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閱讀理解 　　Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew once went abroad on the same ship．When the ship was a few days out they were both invited to a dinner, and when speech-making time came, Mark Twain had the first chance．He spoke twenty minutes and made a great hit．Then it was Mr.Depew's turn．“Mr. Toastmaster and Ladies and Gentlemen,”said the famous speaker as he rose,“Before this dinner Mark Twain and myself made an agreement to trade speeches．He had just delivered(發表)my speech, and I thank you for the pleasant manner in which you received it．I regret to say that I have lost the notes of his speech and can not remember anything he was to say．” 　　Then he sat down, and there was much laughter． (1) What did Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew go abroad for? [　　] A． They were going to make important speeches． B． They were going to have important dinner． C． They were going to attend an important meeting． D． The writer of the passage didn't tell us about it． (2) From the first paragraph, we can see that, on the ship ________． [　　] A． Mark Twain made a well-liked speech B． Mark Twain was not pleased with his own speech C． the listeners thought that Mark Twain's speech was well worth listening to but it was too long D． Mark Twain was happy to get the first chance to speak (3) From this passage, we can see that Chauncey M．Depew ________． [　　] A． was a famous speaker but had a poor memory B． lost the notes of the speech but made a wonderful speech C． was a famous speaker indeed D． felt unhappy because Mark Twain broke his promise (4) What did the listeners think of the speech made by Chauncey M. Depew? [　　] A． His speech was more interesting than Mark Twain's． B． His speech was less interesting than Mark Twain's． C． His speech was a wonderful speech made in a funny way． D． His speech was not a speech but a laughing matter． (5) The best title for the passage is ________． [　　] A． Mark Twain and Chauncey M. Depew B． Funny Speeches C． An Agreement to Trade Speeches D． I Cannot Remember Anything He Wanted to Say

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．C;5．D;
解析：

第一段中有一句“He spoke twenty minutes and made a great hit”, make a hit意為“給予極其良好的印象”。由此可知當選A項。

提示：

(1)	短文記敘了Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew在出國的船上的有趣故事，但并未交代他們出國的目的。
(3)	從Chaunecy的演講內容看，其演講機智、幽默，引起了在場聽眾的笑。他可謂一個天才的演講家。
(5)	選擇短文標題應緊扣中心。本文重點講述Chauncey演講的幽默、機智，用他演講中的一句妙語作標題是再貼切不過的了。