O·Henry was an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in 1862 in North Carolina.
At the age of three, his mother died. He didn’t go to school for very long, but he taught himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O·Henry went to Texas. Later he tried different jobs. He first worked for a newspaper, and then found a job in a bank. But the bank thought he took away the money, so he was in prison (监狱) for three years. There he began to write short stories.
In 1902 he moved to New York. He continued (继续) writing and became successful and rich. He died in 1910. In his life, he wrote lots of short stories. His stories always finished with a very special ending. People like them very much.
【小题1】Where was O·Henry from?| A．Australia. | B．America. | C．England. | D．France. |
| A．In about 1865. | B．In about 1862. |
| C．In about 1885. | D．In about 1882. |
| A．In the prison. | B．In North Carolina. |
| C．In the school. | D．In New York. |
| A．40. | B．48. | C．50. | D．58. |
| A．He learned everything from his teachers. |
| B．He wrote many stories during his life. |
| C．He had different jobs when he was young. |
| D．His mother died in 1865. |
Last Saturday, Tony went to see his friend Benny.
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“What? By bus?” Tony thought. “I can see Benny’s house from here now.
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right and he was wrong.
| A．It’s behind the trees. |
| B．You can go there by bus. |
| C．But he didn’t know where Benny lived. |
| D．There was a river in front of him. |
| E．Benny’s house is not far from my house. |
| F．I’m sorry I can’t help you |
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, 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. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). 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.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
【小题1】________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.
| A．O. Henry | B．William Sydney Porter | C．Carolina | D．Texas |
| A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper |
| B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank |
| C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners |
| D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name |
| A．O. Henry was from a rich family. |
| B．O. Henry was in school for a long time. |
| C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself. |
| D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. |
| A．his happy life as a boy |
| B．the city and the poor of New York |
| C．the newspaper |
| D．his life in prison |
| A．they had surprising endings |
| B．they were easy to understand |
| C．they showed love for the poor |
| D．they were about New York City |
Mary lived in a small village．One morning，her father took her to her uncle’s home in town．She had a good time there．
Before Mary left in the evening，her uncle gave her a jar(罐子)and said，“There’s some candy in it．You may put your hand into the jar and take some when you want to eat．’’
Mary looked at the jar when she was on the train．It had a long and small neck．She put her hand into the jar and wanted to take five pieces. But she couldn’t get her hand out. She turned her hand again and again.At last she let go of four pieces.Then she could pull her hand out of the jar．
【小题1】Mary ．| A．thought her uncle would give her something |
| B．didn’t know the way to the town |
| C．went to the town with her father |
| D．didn’t like her uncle but she liked the candy |
| A．for a whole day |
| B．and bought a beautiful jar |
| C．and didn’t go back until the next morning |
| D．and waited for her present |
| A．Mary’s father took out some candy for Mary |
| B．Mary broke the jar and got some candy |
| C．Because the neck was small，Mary couldn’t eat candy |
| D．Mary wanted to eat the candy in the jar |
| A．Mary took only one piece each time． |
| B．Mary ate six pieces． |
| C．Mary became very angry． |
| D．Maybe there was no candy in the jar． |
| A．Mary’s father had a brother． |
| B．The jar was broken． |
| C．Mary went home by train． |
| D．One can’t be too greedy(贪婪)． |
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