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.
【小题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.

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第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

M: What are you doing here (76)a_____?                                                 76. __________       

W: Just looking at the lights. I like to look at the city at night.                              

M: Everybody is standing around the piano and singing.

Don’t you want to (77)j_____us?                                                                   77. __________       

W: I’d (78)r_____stay out here for a few minutes.                                        78. __________       

Look down there where I’m pointing.

M: I don’t see anything (79)s_____.                                                             79. __________        

W: That’s (80)w_____I used to live when I was a child.                                 80. __________       

M: What kind of neighborhood was it?

W: A very (81)p_____one. Everybody was supposed to work                          81. __________        

hard and end up with a house in the outer area of the city.

M: But you’ve ended up with a flat in the sky.

W: Yes, and I don’t want to lose it.

M: I think that means that all of us had (82)b______go                                         82. __________       

home soon so that you can get a little (83)s_____.                                        83. __________        

W: I do have to be at the (84)o______in the morning.                                    84. __________       

M: Tell me, how do you do it, both work so hard and play so hard?

W: I don’t know. I just like to do (85b_____. And I don’t need much sleep.            85. __________       

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

96. Peter was my c     on the journey, so I didn’t feel lonely.[来源:]

97. Every one was a     at the news that war might break out.

98. Flower arrangement is an      (高雅的) art.

99. In football match t      is even more important than individual skills

100. The s      was covered with things that had been washed up by the sea. 

101. She is a leader in the      (保护) of wildlife.

102. Workers in China can get a p      after they retire.

103. It is often less expensive to see a doctor in a c      than in a hospital.

104. A golden wedding is the fiftieth a     of a marriage.

105. Out of     (同情) for the homeless child, she gave him shelter for the night.

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. c. e. b. d. f. a    B. e. c. f. b. d. 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 that was not his

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 from the newspaper

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.

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.
【小题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 Job.      f. Learned to write stories.