2.动词不定式作结果状语

He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find(find) that there were no boats for South America.

他身无分文来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船只了。

3.过去分词作状语

Forced(force) to change his plans，he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat...

迫不得已他只好改变了计划，在一艘汽船上当了好几年领航员......

Ⅰ.根据课文，判断正(T)误(F)

1.Seldom do the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create.(F)

2."Mark Twain" was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn passengers that they were coming into shallow water.(F)

3.Mark Twain lived an adventurous life.(T)

4.At last，Mark Twain reached the Amazon.(F)

5.Now Mark Twain is regarded as the greatest writer in America.(F)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.Mark Twain's real meaning is .

A.watermark two

B.Mark Twain's workmate

C.a warning for too deep water

D.Samuel Clemens

答案　A

2.The reason why Mark Twain worked as a pilot is that .

A.he didn't get enough gold he wanted

B.he couldn't get to South America by boat

C.he found New Orleans suitable for him

D.his father didn't want him to go there

答案　B

3.Which of the following jobs hasn't Mark Twain done?

A.Steamboat pilot. B.Journalist.

C.Waiter. D.Sailor.

答案　C

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A.The character's lives in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are not like Mark Twain's.