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阅读理解
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 readers' surprise.
1．In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
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2．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.
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A．they had surprising 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 was went to prison because ________.
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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?
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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?
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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.
阅读理解
Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…
On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.
On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.
Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.
Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”
1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?
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A．She got everything black.
B．She ruined her TV dinner.
C．She forgot the time.
D．Her parents were out without her.
2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .
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A．Tuesday, computer magazines
B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers
C．Wednesday, computer magazine
D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines
3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to
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A．disappointed |
B．curious |
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C．delighted |
D．angry |
4．What made her worried on Friday?
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A．She did all the stupid things that week.
B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.
C．She broke two of the glasses.
D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.
5．What is the best title for the passage?
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A．A Busy Week. |
B．Everything Goes Well. |
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C．What a Week! |
D．An Unlucky Girl. |
阅读理解
Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…
On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.
On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.
Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.
Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”
1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?
[ ]
A．She got everything black.
B．She ruined her TV dinner.
C．She forgot the time.
D．Her parents were out without her.
2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .
[ ]
A．Tuesday, computer magazines
B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers
C．Wednesday, computer magazine
D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines
3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to
[ ]
|
A．disappointed |
B．curious |
|
C．delighted |
D．angry |
4．What made her worried on Friday?
[ ]
A．She did all the stupid things that week.
B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.
C．She broke two of the glasses.
D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.
5．What is the best title for the passage?
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A．A Busy Week. |
B．Everything Goes Well. |
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C．What a Week! |
D．An Unlucky Girl. |
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