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1、桂林市第十八中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试卷第I卷第二部分阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分；满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodis
2、tUniversity(SMU)inDallas,Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic(阁楼)onedaywh
3、enshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript(手稿).Onitstoppagewerethewords,“ByO.Henry”.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.Soitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgon
4、etothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonBoardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventually,hefoundhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardn
5、erCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.121.WhofoundO.He
6、nry’smanuscript?A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.2.WhichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthattheManuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.23.Theunderlinedword
7、“authenticated”inParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described24.Accordingtothetext,whydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.BLifeisfilledwithchallenges.Aswe
