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  O.Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories.His real name was William Sydney Porter.He was born in North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an exciting life.He did not go to school for very long,but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

  When he was about 20 years old,O.Henry went to Texas.There he tried different jobs.He first worked on a newspaper,and then had a job in a bank.When some money went missing from the bank,O.Henry was believed to have stolen it.Because of that,he was sent to prison.During the three years in prison,he learned to write short stories.After he got out of prison,he went to New York and went on writing.

  O.Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories,because they were easy to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end,to the reader’s surprised.

(1)

In which order did O.Henry do the following things?

a.Lived in New York.b.Worked in a bank.c.Traveled to Texas.

d.Was put in prison.e.Had a newspaper jobf.Learned to write stories

[  ]

A.

e,c,f,b,d,a

B.

c,e,b,d,f,a

C.

e,b,d,c,a,f

D.

c,b,e,d,a,f

(2)

People enjoyed reading O.Henry’s stories because________.

[  ]

A.

they had surprise endings

B.

they were about himself

C.

they showed his love for the poor

D.

they were about New York City

(3)

O.Henry went to prison because________.

[  ]

A.

he had stolen some money from the bank

B.

he wrote something using his pen name

C.

some money was missing in the bank

D.

the police were sure he took the money

(4)

What do we know about O.Henry before he began writing?

[  ]

A.

He studied well in school.

B.

he was not serious about his work.

C.

He worked hard for the poor.

D.

He was very good at learning.

(5)

Where did O.Henry get most material for his short stories?

[  ]

A.

His life inside the prison.

B.

The newspaper articles he wrote.

C.

The city and people of New York.

D.

His exciting early life a boy.

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完形填空

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His 1 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. 2 a young boy he lived a poor life. He did not go to school for very long, 3 he managed to teach 4 everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. He 5 different jobs there. He first worked for a newspaper, and then he had a 6 in a bank. When some money went 7 from the bank, O. Henry was 8 to have stolen it. Because of 9 , he was sent to prison (监狱). During the three years in prison, he learnt to write 10 . After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on 11 . He wrote 12 about New York and the 13 of the poor there. People liked his stories, 14 though the stories were simple, they would 15 with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.

1.

[  ]

A.first
B.last
C.family
D.real

2.

[  ]

A.Like
B.As
C.For
D.Since

3.

[  ]

A.but
B.and
C.or
D.not

4.

[  ]

A.one
B.him
C.himself
D.someone

5.

[  ]

A.looked for
B.lost
C.tried
D.missed

6.

[  ]

A.classmate
B.friend
C.work
D.job

7.

[  ]

A.away
B.missing
C.back
D.out

8.

[  ]

A.said
B.told
C.talked about
D.asked

9.

[  ]

A.that
B.this
C.those
D.these

10.

[  ]

A.letters
B.messages
C.short stories
D.music

11.

[  ]

A.studying
B.learning
C.reading
D.writing

12.

[  ]

A.nearly
B.certainly
C.hardly
D.mostly

13.

[  ]

A.people
B.life
C.person
D.live

14.

[  ]

A.because
B.because of
C.so
D.so that

15.

[  ]

A.begin
B.finish
C.do
D.make

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完形填空。
     O. Henry was a pen name used by an American  1  of short stories. His  2  name was William
Sydney Porter. He was  3  in North Carolina in 1862.
       4  a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to
teach  5  everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas.
There he tried different  6 . He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a  7 . When some
money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was
  8  to prison.  9   the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison,
he went to New York and went to writing.
     O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories,
because they were  10   to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the
reader's surprise.
(     )1. A. clerk   
(     )2. A. pen     
(     )3. A. bore    
(     )4. A. To      
(     )5. A. myself  
(     )6. A. food    
(     )7. A. newspaper
(     )8. A. send    
(     )9. A. On      
(     )10. A. hard   
B. teacher  
B. old      
B. born     
B. For      
B. himself  
B. clothes  
B. hospital 
B. sent     
B. For      
B. difficult
C. writer
C. first 
C. bored 
C. As    
C. hiself
C. work  
C. school
C. sending
C. In    
C. easy  
D. doctor         
D. real            
D. boring       
D. Because      
D. itself     
D. jobs          
D. bank         
D. to send   
D. During     
D. creative    

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  O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.

(1) In which order did Henry do the following things?

[  ]

aLived in New York

bWorked in a bank.

eTravelled to Texas.

dWas put in prison.

eHad a newspaper job.

fLearned to write stories.

Ae, c, f, b, d, a

Be, e, b, d, f, a

Ce, b, d, c, a, f

Dc, b, e, d, a, f

(2) People enjoyed reading OHenry's stories because they ________.

[  ]

Ahad surprise endings

Bwere easy to understand

Cshowed his love for the poor

Dwere about New York City

(3) OHenry went to prison because ________.

[  ]

Apeople thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

Bhe broke the law by not using his own name

Che wanted to wrote stories about prisoners

Dpeople thought he had taken money that was not his

(4) The wordprisonin the passage means ________.

[  ]

A.法院

B.监狱

C.军队

D.边疆

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   O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison (被投进监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and continued (继续) writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People hiked his stories very much.

(1)O. Henry was a___________.

[  ]

Areporter

Bsinger

Cwriter

Dteacher

(2)During his life, O. Henry tried _______ jobs.

[  ]

AOne

Bthe same

Cfour

Ddifferent

(3)How long did O. Henry stay in prison?

[  ]

ATen month

BOne year

CThree years

DFive years

(4)What did O. Henry do when he was in prison?

[  ]

AHe wrote some books.

BHe wrote short stories.

CHe painted some pictures.

DHe slept all day and all night.

(5)O. Henry's stories were mostly about______.

[  ]

ANew York

Bthe life of the poor there

CBanks

DA and B

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