2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（117）

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1、2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（117）　　O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewaswilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whe

2、nhewasabout20yearsold,HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabankWhensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank,O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshor

3、tstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetalesweretheywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheendtothereader’ssurprise.　　whichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowi

4、ngthings?　　a.livedinNewYorkb.workedinabankc.travelledtoTexasd.wasputinprisone.hadanewspaperf.learnedtowritestories　　　　　　　　　　enjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecause____.　　hadsurpriseending　　wereeasytounderstand　　showedhisloveforthepoor　　wereaboutNewYorkCity　　wentt

5、oprisonbecause____.　　thoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper　　thoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis　　wantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners　　brokethelawbynotusinghisownname　　doyouknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?　　waswell-educated　　wasverygoodatlearning　　wasdevot

6、edtothepoor　　wasnotseriousabouthiswork　　didO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?　　lifeinsidetheprison　　newspaperarticleshewrote　　cityandpeopleofNewYork　　excitingearlylifeasaboy　　参考答案：