求英语阅读高手Passage 2No author in American literature is better k

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Passage 2
No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens.Born in Missouri in 1835,he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and used the pen name of 'Mark Twain'.The two novels brought him his greatest fame:Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.Another book,Life on the Mississippi,told of his adventures on the riverboats of that period.
It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain's life as a writer started.At that time he was working as a newspaperman in Nevada and California.His short story,"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County",was an immediate success and his new life began.
In 1870,Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon.He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her.His wife had a great influence on Twain's later books.
Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer.His travels around the county giving talks on different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered Twain's best works.They are marked by humor and satire and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his time.His last book was completed in 1909,one year before his death.He was then 74 years ol
6.Mark Twain is _______.
A) the best known author in American literature
B) the best author in America all the time
C) the best known author in the world
D) the best author in the world
7.The book,Life on the Mississippi,told us ______.
A) his adventures on the Mississippi
B) his successful way to a writer
C) his life as a writer
D) his successful lectures
8.Which of the following novels made him famous?
A) Tom Sawyer
B) Huckleberry Finn
C) Life on the Mississippi
D) Both A and B
9.Mark Twain's life as a writer started _____.
A) when he was a boy
B) after he got married
C) before he got married
D) when he got married
10.From the story we can learn that Mark Twain ________.
A) was a poor newspaperman
B) was a good reader
C) was a good speaker
D) could draw wonderful pictures
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6.A
依据：No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens（即Mark Twain).
7.A
依据：Another book,Life on the Mississippi,told of his adventures on the riverboats of that period.
8.D
依据：The two novels brought him his greatest fame:Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
9.C
依据：It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain's life as a writer started.
In 1870,Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon.
10.C
依据：Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer.His travels around the county giving talks on different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.