Huckleberry Finn didn’t have a home because his mother died and his father, who was often drunk, rarely stayed in one place. For a while, Huck lived with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. He liked Widow Douglas, but he was unhappy that she wanted him to wear clean clothes and went to school.
Huck was pleased when his father returned and took him to live in a hut in the woods. But soon Mr Finn started hitting the boy and locking him inside the hut when he went out. Huck ran away to Jackson Island, where he happened to meet Jim, Miss Watson's slave, who was hiding there. After a few days Huck dressed as a girl and went into town to find out what was happening. He discovered that people thought Jim was on the island and that there was a reward of $300 for anyone who found him. So Huck and Jim decided it's time to leave.
They got on the raft as fast as they could, put all their things on it, and moved off down the river. When it began to get light, they hid. When it was dark again, they traveled on. On the fifth night they passed St Louis, and they decided to go on down to Illinois. There were no slaves in Illinois.
They slept for most of that day and they began their journey again when it was dark. After some time, they saw lights on the Illinois side of the river and Jim got very excited.
After that, they went on down the river. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at them very fast, Jim and Huck jumped off the raft into the water.
When Huck came up out of the water. He couldn't see Jim anywhere. He called out his name again and again,but there was no answer.“He's dead!” Huck thought. Slowly, Huck swam to the side of the river and got out. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at him. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house “Who’ s there?”
“George Jackson”, Huck answered quickly."I’ve fallen off a river boat.”
Well,the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took Huck in and gave him some new clothes and a good meal. He told them that his family were all dead, so they said he could stay with them as long as he wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so he stayed.
8. Why did Huck escape to Jackson Island?
A.He wanted a free life. | B.He didn’t want to go to school. |
C.He liked to stay with Jim. | D.He went there to look for his father. |
9. Why did Huck dress as a girl when he went into town?
A.He wore a girl's dress for fun. | B.He didn't want to be recognized. |
C.He didn’t have any other dress. | D.He was robbed of his own clothes. |
10. What made Jim get very excited when they got to the Illinois side of the river?
A.The bright lights on the river bank. |
B.That they finally got rid of the people who came to catch them. |
C.The prospect of breaking away from slavery. |
D.That they found a place to stay for a rest. |
11. From the last three paragraphs, we can see that ________.
A.Huck was a clever and quick-minded boy |
B.Huck was very happy to find his last home |
C.Jim escaped alone to Illinois |
D.the people who lived near the riverside wanted to take in Huck as a family laborer |