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O。Henry wasa pen name used by an America writer of short stories.His real namewas WilliamSydney
1.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because
A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City
2. O. Henry went to prison because ________.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
3.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.
4. 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 as a boy.
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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 O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. 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 short
C．they showed his love for the poor D．they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because__________ .
A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B．he broke the law by not using his own name
C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D．people thought he had taken money that was not his
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A．He was well-educated. B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to 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 as a boy.
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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 on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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 in 1902 when Porter's most prolific(多产的)writing period started. While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. 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.
Porter traveled with Richard to Austin in 1884, where he met Athol Estes, then seventeen years old and from a wealthy family. On July 1, 1887, Porter married Athol. Athol Estes Porter died on July 25, 1897, from tuberculosis. Porter married again in 1907, to childhood sweetheart Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey Coleman, whom he met again after revisiting his native state of North Carolina.
Porter was a heavy drinker, and his health deteriorated(恶化) markedly in 1908, which affected his writing. In 1909, Sarah left him, and he died on June 5, 1910, of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and an enlarged heart. After funeral services in New York City, he was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank.
c. Travelled to Texas. d. Was put in prison.
e. Had a newspaper Job. f. 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 easy to understand.
C. they showed his love for the poor.
D. they were about New York City.
3.O. Henry went to prison because .
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his.
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.
D. He was very good at learning.
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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 O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. 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 easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor
D. they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because___ .
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to 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 as a boy.
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O.Henry was a pen name __1._ (use) 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 __2.__ everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas, _3.__ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went __4.__ (miss) from the bank, O.Henry was believed 5.__ (steal) it. Because of that, he _6.__ (send) to prison. During __7.__ 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 _8.__ (most) about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple _9.__ the tales were, they would finish __10.__ a sudden change at the end, to the readers’ surprise.
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O. Henry was a pen name used 1. ________ 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 2. ________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed 3. ________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, Henry went to Texas, 4. ________ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money was 5. ________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was 6. ________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After 7. ________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York 8. ________ continued writing. He9. ________ (write) 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 a10. ________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.
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Henry Adams, an American businessman, sailed out of the bay, but1.(carry)out to sea by a strong wind. When he was about to give himself up for lost, a British ship2.(spot)him. On the ship he earned his ticket3.working without pay. That’s4.he came to London by accident. There he found himself without money, friends and a Job, so he was lost. When he was wandering on the pavement, he heard someone5.(call)him. Then he was led to two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, who made a secret bet on6. a man could survive a month in London with a one-million-pound bank-note or not. Henry was7.(fortunate) chosen as the person they wanted for some reason, They gave him a letter with8.bank-note.
Dressed in9.(rag), with nothing but a bank-note, Henry got into a restaurant. He took the bank-note10.(pay)the bill and asked for change. The boss who looked down upon him at first changed his attitude completely and treated him as an honored guest.
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The pen is more powerful than the sword. There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting, if only to show how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
1.Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for .
A. one of her books
B. she was a very heartedly person
C. she was a kind wife
D. she worked for the war
2. How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A. About sixty years old.
B. Over fifty years old.
C. In her forties.
D. Around twenty years old.
3.What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?
A. Before the civil war she had been a slave.
B. Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America.
C. She had a good school education.
D. She was better at writing than swinging a sword.
4.Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? Because .
A. she disclosed the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States
B. she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much
C. the Americans were too excited when they reads the book
D. the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. No wor can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.
B. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
C. We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
D. A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier.
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Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.
1. Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.
A. find ideas for his books B. find gold C. write his books and stories D. find jobs
2. Jack London left school because __________________.
A. he had to work to help his family B. he had completed his education
C. he wanted to become a writer D. he wanted to find gold.
3. From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?
A. His life in Alaska. B. His childhood friend.
C. A large dog in the north. D. His pocket book.
4. What do we know about Jack London?
A. He became famous but remained poor all his life.
B. Though he was poor, he was always happy.
C. He was not famous until he died in 1916.
D. He killed himself because of poor health.
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My name is Cathy, an ordinary woman in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling________for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge________， and hardly any income. As a result, I________giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very________.
Things started to change for me________. I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to ________ myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the________， “Will work for food.” I ________. My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in________.” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for________， or other bad things.” She didn’t respond.________when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to ________my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep ________me said, “Just help the guy.” So I________ down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I________ into my pocket and strangely enough, there________ three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He ________ with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it________ for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much；the ________ that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes！” It was a moment I'll ________forever. I think that man won’t forget it, either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.
1.A. angry B. grateful C. strange D. sorry
2.A. debt B. burden C. disease D. problem
3.A. continued B. stopped C. hated D. appreciated
4.A. rich B. relaxed C. bitter D. pleased
5.A. immediately B. slowly C. quickly D. greatly
6.A. pull B. push C. run D. feed
7.A. determination B. child C. sign D. advertisement
8.A. ran away B. turned back C. sped up D. passed by
9.A. danger B. love C. need D. sadness
10.A. life B. smoking C. food D. book
11.A. And B. But C. So D. Even
12.A. pick up B. carry out C. bring up D. take out
13.A. on B. over C. behind D. inside
14.A. rolled B. pushed C. blew D. took
15.A. knocked B. went C. reached D. shouted
16.A. hid B. stood C. slept D. sat
17.A. turned up B. burst out C. set out D. stood up
18.A. wonderful B. meaningful C. possible D. interesting
19.A. bus B. man C. woman D. plane
20.A. thank B. hold C. respect D. remember