问题补充：
MarkTwain，an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of
short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Thou
ghhehadlittleschooleducation,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime
.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneCl
emens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnot
expectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismotherstendercare,
hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heuse
dtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn liketogotosc
hool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.Healwayswentinthedirectionof
thenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfathersd
eathin1847,Marktwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwit
hfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedas ariver-boatpilot(领航
员)andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringt
hisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafull-time
writer.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.Intheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooks
includingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfam
ous,andbroughthimagreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebts
inbadinvestments（投资）andhehadtowrite
largenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifediedandthenon
eoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.
Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.Heworenothingbutwhitefromheadto
footuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.
【小题1】 When Mark Twain was a little baby,.A．his mother thought he would dieB．he was as active as other boysC．he was not strong enoughD．he was always in hospital【小题2】 In his childhood,.A．Mark Twain learned a lot at schoolB．Mark Twain often went swimming with other boysC．Mark Twain often played games with other boysD．Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety【小题3】 In order to make a living, Mark Twain .A．often ran away from home.B．first worked for a printer.C．wrote stories in the beginning.D．joined the army after he worked in a mine.【小题4】 In the later years of his life, Mark Twain.A．continued writing until his death.B．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.C．must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.D．lent too much money to others.C
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：本文介绍了马克吐温的生平事迹，从童年的生活到写作生涯都做了细致的描写。
【小题1】细节题：从第三段的句子：MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.可知马克吐温小时候不是很强壮，答案是C
【小题2】细节题：从第三段的句子：MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.可知妈妈很担心他的安全。选D
【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：After his fathers deathin 1847, Mark twain began to work foraprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.可知为了谋生他做印刷工。选B
【小题4】细节题：从最后一段的句子： In 1904, his wife died and then one of theirchildren passed away. Attheageof70,his hair was completely white.可知因为妻子和一个孩子的死去让他很难过。选C
