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This passage is adapted from Mark Twain, "Roughing It." Originally published in 1872.

My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory—an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence. A salary of eighteen hundred dollars a year and the title of "Mr. Secretary," gave to the great position an air of wild and imposing grandeur. I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother. I coveted his distinction and his financial splendor, but particularly and especially the long, strange journey he was going to make, and the curious new world he was going to explore. He was going to travel! I never had been away from home, and that word "travel" had a seductive charm for me. Pretty soon he would be hundreds and

hundreds of miles away on the great plains and deserts, and among the mountains of the Far West, and would see

buffaloes and Indians, and prairie dogs, and antelopes, and have all kinds of adventures, and have ever such a fine time, and write home and tell us all about it, and be a hero. And he would see the gold mines and the silver mines, and maybe go about of an afternoon when his work was done, and pick up two or three pailfuls of shining slugs, and nuggets of gold and silver on the hillside. And by and by he would become very rich, and return home by sea, and be able to talk as

calmly about San Francisco and the ocean, and "the isthmus" as if it was nothing of any consequence to have seen those marvels face to face.

What I suffered in contemplating his happiness, pen cannot describe. And so, when he offered me, in cold blood, the sublime position of private secretary under him, it appeared to me that the heavens and the earth passed away, and the firmament was rolled together as a scroll! I had nothing more to desire. My contentment was complete.

At the end of an hour or two I was ready for the journey. Not much packing up was necessary, because we were going in the overland stage from the Missouri frontier to Nevada, and passengers were only allowed a small quantity of

baggage apiece. There was no Pacific railroad in those fine times of ten or twelve years ago—not a single rail of it. I only proposed to stay in Nevada three months—I had no thought of staying longer than that. I meant to see all I could that was new and strange, and then hurry home to business. I little thought that I would not see the end of that three-month pleasure excursion for six or seven uncommonly long years!I dreamed all night about Indians, deserts, and silver bars, and in due time, next day, we took shipping at the St. Louis wharf on board a steamboat bound up the Missouri River.We were six days going from St. Louis to "St. Jo."—a trip that was so dull, and sleepy, and eventless that it has left no more impression on my memory than if its duration had been six minutes instead of that many days. No record is left in my mind, now, concerning it, but a confused jumble of savage-looking snags, which our boat deliberately walked over with

one wheel* or the other; and of reefs which we butted and butted, and then retired from and climbed over in some softer place; and of sand-bars which we roosted on occasionally, and rested, and then got out our crutches and sparred over.In fact, the boat might almost as well have gone to St. Jo. by land, for she was walking most of the time, anyhow—

climbing over reefs and clambering over snags patiently and laboriously all day long. The captain said she was a "bully" boat, and all she wanted was more "shear" and a bigger

wheel. I thought she wanted a pair of stilts, but I had the deep sagacity not to say so.

*

The narrator is on a paddle steamer, a boat that uses steam power to turn a large wheel in the rear of the boat.

QUESTION 1 OF 11

Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from

A the narrator’s view on his brother’s job to the narrator’s hopes for his own trip.

B the narrator’s jealousy of his brother to the narrator’s anxiety about his own trip.

C the narrator’s expectations about the Far West to the reality of life in the Far West.

D the narrator’s excitement about traveling west to the narrator’s fear of leaving home.

QUESTION 2 OF 11

As used in line 2 (“majesty”), “majesty” most nearly means

A solemn royalty.

B breathtaking beauty.

C impressive dignity.

D extreme difficulty.

Based on lines 7–8 (“I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother.”), (“I . . . brother)” it can reasonably be inferred that the narrator’s perspective is one of

A critical reflection upon his past views.

B objective analysis of his prior actions.

C fond recollection of his recent adventures.

D regretful remembrance of his past mistakes.

QUESTION 4 OF 11

Which statement best characterizes the narrator’s relationship with his brother?

A The narrator is disinterested in emulating his brother.

B The narrator is solely motivated by his brother’s wealth.

C The narrator is generally unrealistic about his brother’s situation.

D The narrator is mostly critical of his brother’s recent decisions.

QUESTION 5 OF 11

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A lines 1–5 (“My . . . absence”)(“My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory—an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence”)

B lines 8–11 (“I . . . explore”)(“I coveted his distinction and his financial splendor, but particularly and especially the long, strange journey he was going to make, and the curious new world he was going to explore.”)

C lines 18–22 (“And . . . hillside”)(“And he would see the gold mines and the silver mines, and maybe go about of an afternoon when his work was done, and pick up two or three pailfuls of shining slugs, and nuggets of gold and silver on the hillside.”)

D lines 27–28 (“What . . . describe”)(“What I suffered in contemplating his happiness, pen cannot describe.”) QUESTION 6 OF 11

At the end of the first paragraph, the description of the brother’s return mainly serves to

A demonstrate that the narrator is correct to be envious of his brother.

B call into question the idea that the Far West is a “curious new world.” C suggest that the narrator’s expectations about the Far West are fantastical.

D support the narrator’s view of his brother’s job with specific examples of its glamour.

QUESTION 7 OF 11

It can be reasonably inferred from the discussion of Nevada in

paragraph 3 (lines 33–43 (“At the end of an hour or two I was ready for the journey. Not much packing up was necessary, because we were going in the overland stage from the Missouri frontier to Nevada, and passengers were only allowed a small quantity of baggage apiece. There was no Pacific railroad in those fine times of ten or twelve years ago—not a single rail of it. I only proposed to stay in Nevada three

months—I had no thought of staying longer than that. I meant to see all I could that was new and strange, and then hurry home to business. I little thought that I would not see the end of that three-month pleasure excursion for six or seven uncommonly long years!”)) that the narrator's stay was

A less exciting than he had expected.

B much longer than he had planned.

C more pleasurable than he had anticipated.

D more dangerous than he had expected.

QUESTION 8 OF 11

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A lines 34–37 (“Not . . . apiece”)(“Not much packing up was necessary, because we were going in the overland stage from the Missouri frontier to Nevada, and passengers were only allowed a small quantity of baggage apiece.”)

B lines 38–40 (“I only . . . that”)(“I only proposed to stay in Nevada three months—I had no thought of staying longer than that.”)

C lines 40–41 (“I meant . . . business”)(“ I meant to see all I could that was new and strange, and then hurry home to business.”)

D lines 41–43 (“I . . . years”)(“ I little thought that I would not see the end of that three-month pleasure excursion for six or seven uncommonly long years”) QUESTION 9 OF 11

Which situation is most similar to the situation described in paragraph 4 (lines 44–46 (“I dreamed all night about Indians, deserts, and silver bars, and in due time, next day, we took shipping at the St. Louis wharf on board a steamboat bound up the Missouri River.”))?

A While paying his bills, a man daydreams about winning money in the lottery.

B The night before the school play, a boy worries that he will forget his lines.

C On her way to practice, a softball player pictures herself going up to bat.

D As he prepares for a diving excursion, a diver imagines finding sunken treasure.

QUESTION 10 OF 11

As used in line 55 (“roosted”), “roosted on” most nearly means A made a nest. B lay down to sleep. C settled in a single place.

D climbed to the top of.

QUESTION 11 OF 11

In the description of the boat's movements, the words “walked” and “walking” primarily serve to establish a tone of

A humor.

B foreboding.

C strangeness.

D awe

参考答案：ACACCCBDDCA

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