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M3U3 The Million Pound Banknote 阅读理解 A Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was once traveling in France. He went by train to Dijon. He was very tired and wanted to sleep. He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when the train came to Dijon. But first he explained he was a very heavy sleeper, “I may possibly protest(抗议)loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor. “But don’t take any notice of what I say. Just put me off the train anyway.” Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up it was night time and the train had reached Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was so angry that he ran to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in my life,” Mark Twain said. The conductor looked at him calmly(平静地).“You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon,” he said. 1.Mark Twain knew that he was a heavy sleeper, so 　　　.? A.he protested loudly to the conductor B.he did not sleep before he arrived in Dijon C.he told the conductor to wake him up no matter how loudly he might protest D.he slept lightly that time 2.The conductor didn’t wake up Mark Twain at Dijon because 　　　.? A.he didn’t take Mark Twain’s words seriously B.he forgot Mark Twain’s words when the train came to Dijon C.he did not want to bear his protest D.he mistook another American traveler for Mark Twain 3.The American whom the conductor put off the train 　　　.? A.wanted to get off at Dijon B.wanted to get off at Paris C.did not want to get off at Dijon D.did not want to get off at Paris B Twain was a famous American writer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the best books that he ever wrote. Mark Twain was also a famous humorist. He liked to tell funny stories. Here is one of them: Once Mark Twain and two friends were sitting in a restaurant. One friend had just