解析：选B　细节理解题。从第一段第四句"Twain grew up there and was fascinated with (使......入迷) life along the river ..."可知B项正确。

　　6．Tom Sawyer Days were created ________.

　　A．about forty years ago

　　B．in memory of a great writer

　　C．shortly after Twain's death

　　D．to improve kids' interest in reading

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。第二段说全国汤姆索亚日期间会举办不同的活动，旨在颂扬这两部作品，由此推理是为纪念这两部作品的作者马克·吐温的。

　　7．Who will win the fence painting contest?

　　A．Bob, painting the longest.

　　B．Julia, painting most carefully.

　　C．Jim, painting in the newest way.

　　D．John, painting in the shortest time.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。由第二段第四句"There's also a fence painting contest to see who can paint the fastest."可推知能在最短的时间内漆完篱笆的将获胜，故选D。

　　8．From the white fence at Twain's boyhood home, we know that ________.

　　A．the story of Tom Sawyer is based partly on Twain's experiences　

　　B．the story of Tom Sawyer is based totally on Twain's imagination　

　　C．Twain's old house is painted by the fence painting competitors　

　　D．Twain's old house is visited by people from all over the country　

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。至今仍伫立在吐温孩童时期的家外的那片白色篱笆是用来说明句首结论的--"Although the story of Tom Sawyer is a fiction (虚构的事), it's based on facts."。因为从上一段可知《汤姆·索亚历险记》中有与此相关的情节。

　　C

　　It doesn't matter how you choose to live your life - whatever you do, someone will judge you.With that in mind, let's talk about being judged and criticized (批评)．

　　When I started writing, it wasn't the hurtful criticism from readers that prevented me from getting started.It was my worries about what they would think if I wrote about the things I cared about.I wrote my ideas in a private document for a year before I worked up the courage to start sharing them publicly.

Usually, haters simply criticize and move on.And that means that you can safely ignore them