Mark Twain was a great American 1 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 2 .
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 3 his writing. 4 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 5 I don’t think the mosquitoes will e to visit me.
After he 6 the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 7 mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain , however, 8 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 9 . They know my 10 number. They didn’t e to the wrong room.”
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(答案→)A
解析：这篇短文主要描述了美国著名作家马克吐温在一个小镇上住旅馆，遇到蚊子的故事。
【小题1】根据常识可知马克吐温是一位著名的美国作家，故选A，作家。
【小题2】联系上文，他也是一位著名的演讲家，可知许多人喜欢听他的演讲。Talk可用作名词“演讲”，故选C。
【小题3】短语辨析。A.为……感谢；B.因为，由于；C.和……友好相处；D.参加。结合语境可知他由于他的作品要去一个小镇，故选B。
【小题4】联系下文，可知指的是在他动身之前，故选D，在……之前。
【小题5】联系下文，我认为蚊子不会来拜访我。可知他认为没关系，故选A，没关系。
【小题6】动词辨析。Arrive一般不和介词to搭配使用；get to为非正式用于；reach为及物动词，不需要介词。联系下文，可知指的是他到达这个镇上后，故选A。
【小题7】短语辨析。too much太多，修饰不可数名词；much too太；too many太多，修饰可数名词复数；many too无此用法。联系上文，可知此处指的是有许多蚊子，蚊子为可数名词，故选C。
【小题8】联系下文，可知他开了一个玩笑。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。选D。
【小题9】联系下文，他们知道我的房间号码，可知此处意思是这些蚊子非常聪明，故选C，聪明的。
【小题10】联系下文，可知此处指的是房间号码，故选B，房间。