2025年陽泉職業(yè)技術學院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024年參考題庫含答案解析

2025年陽泉職業(yè)技術學院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024年參考題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）一、單選題(共50題)1、Anewbridgewasbuilt（）theriver.(1分)A、onB、overC、inD、of正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析ontheriver通常指(船等)在河的水面上。overtheriver常指(橋等)在河的上方。

2、材料Itwasover20yearago,IfirstmetMr.Andrews,myoldheadmaster.DuringtheWarIwasstudyingatschoolinthenorthofEngland.My（1）hadjustreturnedtoLondon,andtherewerenot（2）schoolsleftforchildren.Myfatherhadtogofromoneschooltoanother,tryingto（3）themtotakemeasapupil.Wehad（4）toalltheschoolsnearourhome,butnoonewouldtakeme（5）,wewenttoaschoolaboutfivekilometers（6）fromhome.Theheadmasterkeptuswaitingforatleast（7）.Icouldhearboysplayingontheplaygroundoutside.

Whentheheadmaster'ssecretaryletus（8）hisoffice.Mr.Andrewssaid,

“（9）doyouwanttocomehere?”Ihad（10）ofsayingsomethingaboutstudying,

（11）nowIcouldn'trememberanything,onlythoughtoftheboysplayingoutside,“Idon'tknow（12）inLondon,”Isaid.“I'dliketoplaywith（13）boys.I'llreadalotofbooks,too.”“Allright,”Mr.Andrewssaid.“Wehaveoneseat（14）”

Mytwoyearsatthatschoolwere（15）thehappiestofmylife.

第(1)選（）(1分)A、school

B、family

C、friends

D、parents正確答案選項：參考答案：B

3、TFBOYSarevery______withboysandgirls.

(1分)A、strictB、specialC、friendlyD、popular正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析TFBOYS很受男孩和女孩的歡迎。bepopularwith受…歡迎

4、材料OnMay22,2021,thewholenationwassaddenedbythenewsthatChinesescientistYuanLongpingdied.

DrYuanLongpingworkedmostofhislifegrowingbetterrice.Asaresultofhisresearch,theChinesepeoplearenolongerworriedaboutgettingstarved.

Hisgreatworkalsohelpedtheworldproducemoreandmorerice.

Yuan,bornonSept.7,1930.Aftergraduating（畢業(yè).)fromSouthwestAgricultureCollege,heworkedasateacheratanagricultureschoolinHunan.

Severalnaturaldisasters（天災）hitChinainthe1960s.Yuan,sawmanypeopledieofhungereveryday.Sincethen,hehasresearchedhowtogrowmuchbettercrops.

In1964,hehappenedtofindanaturalhybridrice（雜交水稻）plantthathadgreatadvantagesoverothers.Yuanwasexcitedabouthisdiscovery.Hethenbegantostudythepartsofthisunusualplant.

In1973,

hestartedtodevelopatypeofhybridricespecies（種類）.Itproduced20%morericeperunitthancommonones.Theseeding（種植）wasverysuccessfulinthefollowingyear.ThisprogressmadeChinatheworld’sleaderinriceproduction.

Morethan50%ofChina’stotalricefieldsgrowYuan’shybridspecies.PeoplecallhimtheFatherofHybridRice.

Yuanoncesaidhehadtwodreams—toenjoythecoolunderthericecropstallerthanmenandthathybridricecouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvethefoodproblemofthewholeworld.WhendidYuanLongpingsucceedinseedinghybridrice?______

(1分)A、In1964

B、In1973C、In1974

正確答案選項：參考答案：C

5、Heis（）agoodpartner（）wealllikehim.(1分)A、so;thatB、such;thatC、so;whichD、such;whal正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查結(jié)果狀語從句。句意為：“他是如此好的合作伙伴，以至于我們都喜歡他?！眘uch…that…意為“如此……以至于……”,引導結(jié)果狀語從句，其中such修飾名詞。故選B。

6、I'llletyouknowassoonashe（）(1分)A、arrivesB、willarriveC、arriveD、arrived正確答案選項：參考答案：A

7、MarkTwain'sstory______bypeopleallovertheworld.

(1分)A、isreadedB、arereadedC、arereadD、isread正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析馬克·吐溫的故事被讀，用被動語態(tài)。

8、John（）thefactorysince1984.He'soneoftheoldestworkersherenow.(1分)A、cametoB、comestoC、hasbeeninD、hascometo正確答案選項：參考答案：C

9、______there,IusuallywalkoutandturnrightonBridgeRoad.

(1分)A、GetB、GetsC、TogetD、Got正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查動詞不定式表示目的。Get到達；Gets是Get的第三人稱單數(shù)形式；Toget為了到達；Got是Get的過去式形式。togetthere意為＂為了到達那里＂，其中動詞不定式toget在此處表示目的。句意：為了到達那里，我通常走出去然后在大橋路向右轉(zhuǎn)。

10、We（）Tom（）honestboy.(1分)A、think;isn'taB、think;isn'tanC、don'tthink;isaD、don'tthink;isan正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查賓語從句否定轉(zhuǎn)移。句意為：“我們認為Tom不是一個誠實的男孩。”當主句的謂語動詞是think,并且主語是第一人稱，主句是一般現(xiàn)在時，這時從句的否定詞一般要轉(zhuǎn)移到主句上來，即否定前移。honest是以元音音素開頭的單詞，所以在修飾單數(shù)名詞boy時，前面要用不定冠詞an。故選D。

11、Don’tworryifyoudon’tunderstandeverything,theteacherwill______themainpointsattheend.

(1分)A、recover

B、review

C、require

D、remember正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查動詞詞義辨析。Recover恢復；require需要，要求；review回顧，總結(jié)符合句意，故選B。

12、Ishouldn'ttrusthimbecausehe（）thepolice.(1分)A、isknownbyB、knowsC、hasknowntoD、isknownto正確答案選項：參考答案：D

13、That'severything________isn'tglass.

(1分)A、thatB、whoC、whereD、when正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析那是所有不是玻璃的東西

14、材料Micklivedinthecountry,andhehad（1）garden.He（2）vegetables,andhehadsomenice,fat（3）,too.Hesoldtheeggsandthemeat,andgotalotof（4）fromthem.

Hisneighbourhadabiggarden,（5）,andhealsohadvegetablesandnice,fatchickensinit.Therewasawirefencebetweenthe（6）butitwasveryold,andthechickensoftenfoundholesinitandwentthrough.

NowMickwantedanewfencebetweenhisgardenandhis（7）soMr.Biggscametobuildit.Micksaidtohim,“Pleasemakethefenceoutofstrongwood.AndIwantahole（8）it.Makeitbigenoughformychickenstogetintomyneighbour'sgardenand（9）hisvegetables,buttoo（10）forhistogetintomineandeatmine.”

第(9)選（）(1分)A、ate

B、eat

C、eating

D、

eaten正確答案選項：參考答案：B

15、材料A:Wheredoyouwanttogonow,Julie?

B:Let'sseetheelephants.

A:Theelephants?(1)

B:Oh,theyareinteresting.(2)

A:Yes,buttheyarelazy,too.I'dliketoseesomeotheranimals.

B:(3)

A:Let'sseethepandas.Theyarekindofcute.

B:Oh,yeah.(4)Theyarebeautiful,butthey'realsokindofshy.Wherearethey?

A:Overthere.(5)第（2）空填（）(1分)A、Whydoyoulikeelephants?B、So,wheredoyouwanttogo?C、Theyarenotfarfromthekoalas.D、Ilovepandas,too.E、Andtheyarereallysmart.正確答案選項：參考答案：E

16、—Whatdoyoufeel（）youarelookingthroughtheoldpictures?—Howtimeflies!(1分)A、becauseB、thoughC、whileD、unless正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查時間狀語從句。句意為：“——當你翻閱舊照片的時候，你有什么感覺?——時光飛逝!”while意為“當……時候”,引導時間狀語從句，從句謂語動詞只能是延續(xù)性動詞。故選C。

17、Canyou________astorytotelluswhatAlicewillseeinthegarden?Workingroupsoffourandhaveadiscussion.

(1分)A、workoutB、makeupC、findoutD、putup正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考察動詞短語。A:想出；B：編造；C:找出；D：安裝，根據(jù)句意，應是編一個故事，所以選B

18、材料IfyouarelearningEnglishbecauseyou'regoingtotravelinEnglandandwishtobe（1）there,don'ttrytospeakEnglishperfectly,（2）ifyoudoso,noonewillunderstandyou.InLondonninety-nineineveryhundredpeoplespeak（3）English.Youmaysaythat（4）theydon'tspeakEnglishwellthemselves,theycan（5）understanditwhenitiswellspoken.They（6）whenthespeakerisEnglish.Butwhenthespeakerisa（7）,thebetterhespeaks,the（8）itistounderstandhim.

Noforeignercan（9）stressthesyllables(音節(jié))andmakethetone（10）andfallinquestionand（11）exactlyasa（12）does.（13）thefirstthingyouhavetodoistospeakwithastrong（14）accent,andspeakbroken,thatis,Englishwithoutany（15）.TheneveryEnglishpersonyou（16）willatonceknowyouareaforeigner,andtrytounder-standyouandbereadyto（17）you.Hewillnot（18）youtobepoliteandusegram-maticalphrases.Hewillbe（19）byhisclevernessinmakingoutyour（20）andbeingabletotellwhatyouwanttoknow.第13空填（）。(1分)A、WhileB、AlthoughC、BecauseD、Therefore正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查連詞詞義辨析。while意為“雖然；盡管”;although意為“雖然；盡管”;because意為“因為”;therefore意為“因此”。therefore表結(jié)果；while與although表讓步；because表原因。根據(jù)上下句語境，故選D。

19、Thelittlegirlwasafraidofstaying________inthe________house．

(1分)A、alonealoneB、alonelonelyC、lonelylonelyD、lonelyalone正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析該題考查alone和lonely的區(qū)別：alone可作形容詞和副詞，意為“獨自一人，單獨”，在句中用來作狀語或表語：lonely是形容詞，意為“孤獨的

20、材料Jonny,a15-year-oldstudent,ischeckinghisdad’soldjacket.Hesays,You’re45.Dad,you’renevergoingtowearthisagain.CanIhaveit?Keithhashadabaddayatwork,andheisfeelingold.

AndJonnyhashithispain.Keithraiseshisvoiceandsays,What?YoumeanI’mtoooldtowearthejacketagain?Jonnyfeelslikethishascomeoutofnowhere,andnowhefeelshurt.ButIonlyasked,Whyareyoushoutingatme?ButIdon’tlikebeingtreatedasthoughI’mtooold.

Bothofthemfeelabitupset.Haveyoueverhadasimilarargumentwiththepeoplearoundyou?Herearesometipsforyoutorememberwhenyou’regettingmad.

Acceptyourfeelingsandconsidertheotherperson’sfeelings.Thatmeansnotalwaysmakingyourselfrightorcleverandtheotherpersonwrongorstupid.Explainyourselfandnottheotherperson,soyoucanspeakoutyourideasbystartingwithIbutnotYou.Don’talwayshavetoreflectbeforereacting（回應）.Ifyoufeelangry,Ithinkit’sagoodideatostopforamomentandunderstandwhy.Don’tdecidethepurposeoftheotherpersonbyyourguessing.Trytoworkoutwhatheorsheisfeeling,andadmit（承認）itifyouwerewrong.Don’tforgetthatit’snevertoolatetostartthewaysofcommunicating.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe______.

(1分)A、LearntoAdmitYourMistakesBravely

B、BePatientwiththePeoplearoundYouC、AnArgumentbetweenaFatherandaSon

D、GoodWaysofCommunicationAreImportant

正確答案選項：參考答案：D

21、—Isyourmotheradoctor,Peter?—Yes,she________inChaoyangHospitalfornearly20years.

(1分)A、workedB、isworkingC、hasworkedD、willwork正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析句意——你媽媽是醫(yī)生嗎，彼得?——是的，她在朝陽醫(yī)院工作快20年了?？疾閯釉~時態(tài)。worked一般過去時;isworking現(xiàn)在進行時;hasworked現(xiàn)在完成時;willwork一般將來時。根據(jù)fornearly20years可知，這是一個表示一段時間的時間狀語，通常用于現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)，而且動詞應該用延續(xù)性動詞，現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)結(jié)構(gòu)為have/has＋動詞的過去分詞，主語是she，助動詞用has，work的過去分詞是worked;故答案選C。

22、—We________forschoolintenminutes,Haveyoupackedyourschoolthingsyet,son?—Ofcourse,Mom.

(1分)A、leaveB、haveleftC、willleaveD、wereleaving正確答案選項：參考答案：C

23、Thatistheplace（）hestayedwhenhewasinLondon.(1分)A、thatB、whereC、whichD、when正確答案選項：參考答案：B

24、Hewasbornintheyear（）thewarbrokeout.(1分)A、whichB、thatC、whereD、when正確答案選項：參考答案：D

25、Noonebutthosetwoengineers（）everythingabouttheplan.(1分)A、knowB、knowsC、don'tknowD、havelearned正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析but連接兩個主語，遵循“就遠原則”。noone提示空處謂語動詞用單三形式。

26、Aftersearchingforonemonth,hefinallymanaged（）anapartmentnearhisoffice.(1分)A、findingB、foundC、tofindD、find正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查不定式。句意為：“找了一個月后，他終于在辦公室附近找到了一間公寓?！眒anagetodosth.意為“設法做成某事”,故選C。

27、Myparents________inBeijingsince1995．

(1分)A、arelivingB、havelivedC、liveD、willlive正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析過去發(fā)生一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在用havelived

28、Chinesepeoplehavebeenusingpaperforover（）years.(1分)A、thousandsB、twothousandC、thousandsofD、thousand正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查數(shù)詞。句意為：“中國人使用紙已經(jīng)有兩千多年的歷史了?！北硎揪唧w數(shù)目時，thousand和基數(shù)詞搭配，不用復數(shù)形式，后面不接of;表示概數(shù)時用thousandsof,意為“數(shù)以千計的”。根據(jù)空格前的關鍵詞over,意為“超過”,后跟具體數(shù)目。故選B。

29、Thankyouverymuch（）lendingtheeraser（）me.(1分)A、for;atB、to;toC、for;toD、to;for正確答案選項：參考答案：C

30、材料

Joanworkedinahospitalasanurse.Oneeveningtherewasabigdanceatthehospital.Mostofthedoctorsandnurseswouldbethere,butofcoursesomebodyhadtobelefttolookafterthesickchildren,andJoanwasnotoftheluckyones.Shelikeddancingverymuch,sowhenshehadtostartworkthateveningwhileherfriendsweregettingreadytogotothedance,shefeltverysorryforherself.

Shewenttoeachsickchildoneafteranotherandsaidgood-night,untilshecametoonelittleboy,Dicky.Hewaselevenyearsold,buthewasalreadyabletotalklikeanadult.PoorDickyhadaveryseriousillness,andnowhewashardlyabletomoveanypartofhisbodyexcepthishands.Joanknewhewouldnevergetanybetter,buthewasalwayshappyandalwaysthinkingaboutotherpeopleinsteadofabouthimself.

DickyknewthatJoanloveddancing,sonowwhenshecametosaygood-nighttohim,hegreetedherwiththewords,“I'mverysorrythatyouhavetomissthedancebecauseofus.Butwearegoingtohaveapartyforyou.Ifyoulookinmydrawer,you'llfindapieceofcake.Isaveditfrommysuppertoday,soit'squitefresh.Andthereisalsoadollarthere.Youcanbuysomethingtodrinkwiththat.AndI'dgetupanddancewithyoumyselfifIwereableto.”headded.

Suddenlythehospitaldanceseemedveryfarawayandnotatallimportantto

Joan.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?(1分)A、

Dicky

knew

why

Joan

was

unhappy.B、

Dicky

heard

about

the

dance.C、

Dicky

showed

sympathy(同情)

for

Joan.D、

Dicky

rose

up

to

greet

Joan

when

she

came.正確答案選項：參考答案：D

31、—Whatafantasticsong!Itbringsthegoodolddaysbacktome.

—________.Ifeelthesame.

(1分)A、HelpyourselfB、TakeiteasyC、NoproblemD、That’strue正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析句意：——多好聽的歌啊！它讓我回想起過去的美好時光?！_實。我也有同感?？疾榍榫敖浑H。Helpyourself請自便；Takeiteasy放輕松；Noproblem沒問題；That’strue確實。根據(jù)“Ifeelthesame.”可知，此處表示贊同前者，故選D。

32、Jack（）ateacherformonths.(1分)A、hasbecomeB、hasturnedC、haschangedD、hasbeen正確答案選項：參考答案：D

33、There（）(1分)A、shecomesB、comessheC、doesshecomeD、shedoescome正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查部分倒裝。句意為：“她來了?！狈轿桓痹~there位于句首，如果主語是名詞，則句子要倒裝；如果主語是代詞，則句子不倒裝。句子的主語“she”為代詞，所以不需要倒裝，只將there提前。故選A。

34、—Ireallylikeeatingpotatochips.Doyouknow________theywereinvented?—Actually,theywereinventedbymistake.

(1分)A、whyB、whenC、howD、whether正確答案選項：參考答案：C

35、（）surprisedmemostwas（）.(1分)A、That;thatshespokeJapanesesowellB、What;howcouldshespeakJapanesesowellC、What;thatshespokeJapanesesowellD、That;whyshecouldspeakJapanesesowell.正確答案選項：參考答案：C

36、LiLeihad（）lastSunday.(1分)A、quitebusyB、quiteabusydayC、aquitebusydayD、quitebusyaday正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析一般要用quite+冠詞+adj.+n.這個固定的表達.

37、China’sentryintoWTOhasagreatinfluence＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿everyChinese.

(1分)A、uponB、toC、withD、in正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析中國加入WTO對每個中國人都有很大的影響。本題考查考生對固定短語搭配“haveinfluenceon(upon)”的掌握情況。

38、材料Wendy:Whatareyoureading,Andy?

Andy:I'mreadingabookaboutDIY.（1）

Wendy:DIY?Whatdoesitstandfor?

Andy:Itisexactly“do-it-yourself”.IaminterestedinDIY.（2）

Wendy:Youaregreat!Didyoufixyourmodelplanebyyourself?

Andy:Sure.（3）Itwaseasy.

Wendy:Socanyoumakeakiteforme?

Andy:（4）It'sapieceofcake.Butdoyouhavethetools?（5）Youshouldgetthemreadyforme.

Wendy:Allright.Iwillgetthemready.第（2）空填（）(1分)A、Noproblem.B、IttellsmehowtodoDIY。C、Ineedapairofscissorsandglueortape.D、Ireadtheinstructionsfirstandthenfollowedthesteps.E、Forexample,Irepairedmybikelastweekendinsteadofpayingsomeonetodoit.正確答案選項：參考答案：E

39、材料Whydopeopleplayfootball?It'sa(1)gameandit'sdangeroustoo.Twenty-twomenfightforsixtyminutestomake(2)manygoalsastheycan.Theygetmoreblackeyes,bruiseandbrokenbonesthanthey(3)points.Footballplayersmustbemad.

Andwhydopeoplewatchfootball?They(4)bemadtoo.Theycertainly(5)andscreamlikemadmen.I'mafraid(6)nearafootballfieldwhenthey'replayingagame.Thecrowdsaredangerous.I'd(7)stayhomeandwatchTV.ButwhathappenswhenIturnit(8)?They'reshowingafootballgame.SoIturnontheradio.WhatdoIhear?The(9)footballscores.AndwhatdoIseewhenIopenanewspaper?Picturesoffootballplayers,interviewswith(10)players,scoresoffootballgames.

第(10)選（）(1分)A、basketball

B、volleyball

C、tennis

D、football正確答案選項：參考答案：D

40、材料Do

you

know

how

to

study

better

and

make

your

study

more

effective?

We

all

（1）thatChinesestudentsusuallystudyhardforlonghours.Thisisverygood,butitdoesn't（2）alot,foraneffectivestudentmusthaveenoughsleep,enoughfoodandenoughrestandenough（3）Everydayyouneedtogooutforawalkor（4）somefriendsofsomeniceplaces.It'sgoodfor（5）.

Whenyou（6）toyourstudies，yourmindwillberefreshed(清醒)andyou'lllearn（7）andstudybetter.HeretakesEnglishlearning（8）anexample.Firstyoumakealotofprogressandyoufeel（9）.Thenyourlanguagestudyseemstostay

（10）andyoumaygiveup.Thiscan（11）fordaysorevenweeks,yetyouneedn'tgiveup.Atsomepointyourlanguagestudywill（12）takeanotherbigjump.

Everythingwillbe（13）foryou.Ifyougetenoughsleep,food,restandexercise,studyingEnglishcanbeveryeffectiveand（14）Don'tgiveupalongtheway.Learnslowlyandyou're（15）togetgoodresults.

第(8)選（）(1分)A、like

B、as

C、for

D、with正確答案選項：參考答案：B

41、I________meetmyparentstonight.

(1分)A、hadyoutoB、wouldyoutoC、hadlikeyoutoD、wouldlikeyouto正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析我想讓你今晚見見我的父母。wouldlikesbtodosth想讓某人做某事

42、材料TomandPeteraretalkingabouttheirvisittothenaturalreserve(自然保護區(qū)),

Tom:(1)

Peter:At8:30.

Tom:Doyouknowhowtogetthere?

Peter:(2)Itwilltakeusabouttwohourstogettherebybus.

Tom:(3)

Peter:It'sanareathatprotectslotsofdifferentanimals.

Tom:(4)

Peter:I'mnotreallysure.IknowtherearedifferentkindsofbirdsthereandI'mgoingtotakemycamerawithme.

Tom:(5)Whatclothesareyougoingtowear?

Peter:Well,ifit'swet,I'llwearmysportsshoesandtakemyraincoatwithme.

Tom:SowillI.第（2）空填（）(1分)A、Whatkindofanimalswillweseethere?B、Yes,I'vegotamap.C、No,wedon't.D、Whatdoyouknowaboutthereserve?E、Whendowemeettheothersatthereserve?F、Don'tworryG、That'sagoodidea.正確答案選項：參考答案：B

43、-Whichdoyouprefer,riceornoodles?—（）,thanks.Iamnothungry.Ionlyneedsomewater.(1分)A、NeitherB、EitherC、BothD、None正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查不定代詞。句意為：“——你更喜歡哪一個，米飯還是面條?——兩者都不，謝謝。我不餓，我只需要一些水?！备鶕?jù)riceornoodles可知是在兩者之間選擇，所以排除D;根據(jù)“Iamnothungry.Ionlyneedsomewater.”可知，兩者都不需要。故選A。

44、材料

“MarkTwain”wasthenameusedbySamuelLanghomeClemens.Hewasbornin1834anddiedin1910.Hisfatherwasalawyer,butaverypoorone.ThefamilywassopoorthatSamueldidnothavemuchschooling.Hehadtolearnallthathecouldfromthepeoplehemet.HisfatherdiedwhenSamuelwasveryyoung,andthentherewasevenlessmoneythanbefore.

ManyofthemeninthispartofAmericaworkedintheshiponthegreatRiverMississippi,andhedidthishimselfatonetime.Wheredidhegetthename“MarkTwain”?Itcamefromthegreatriveritself.Itwasactuallypartofthecriesusedbymenworkingintheship.Whenamanshoutedtohisfellowworkers“Bythemarktwain!”,hemeantthattheriverwas“twomarksdeep”there.Samueloftenheardthesewordswhenhewasyoung,andheusedthemasapennameallhislife.

DuringhisworkontheMississippihemettravelersofallkinds,andthishelpedhimagreatdealwhenhestartedwriting.Whenthewarstarted,SamuelleftthereforNevadawithhisbrother.Later,hebecameagoldminer,buthenevermademuchmoneyatthetime.Hesoonsawthatlifeinthegoldmineswasnotforhim.HethentriedwritingforthenewspapersinNevada,andthisseemedmorehopeful.Hefoundthathecouldwrite.

SamuelwenttoEuropein1867andlatergotmarriedthere.Hethenspentmostofhistimewriting.HeisnowalwaysknownasMarkTwain,andmanypeopledonotevenknowthathisfamilynamewasClemens.HebecamethegreatestAmericanwriterofthetime,becausehecouldmakehisreaders