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1、课下能力提升(十二)Ⅰ.阅读理解O.Henry,borninGreensboro,NorthCarolina,wasthepennameofWilliamSydneyPorter.Hisfather,AlgernonSydneyPorter,wasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthreeyearsold,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Williamwasagoodreader,butattheageoffiftee
2、nheleftschool,andworkedinadrugstoreandlateronaTexasfarm.Afterthat,hemovedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.AftermovingtoAustin,Texas,in1882,hemarried.In1884hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedTheHous
3、tonPostasareporterandcolumnist(专栏作家).In1897hewasputintoprisonoversomefinancial(财务的)dealings.Whileinprison,WilliamstartedtowriteshortstoriestoearnmoneytosupporthisdaughterMargaret.Hisfirstwork,WhistlingDick'sChristmasStocking(1899),appearedinMcClure'sMagazi
4、ne.Afterservingthreeyearsofthefiveyears'sentence,hechangedhisnametoO.Henry,hopingtoforgethisbitterpast.O.HenrymovedtoNewYorkCityin1902andfromDecember1903toJanuary1906hewroteastoryaweekfortheNewYorkWorld,andalsopublishedthestoriesinothermagazines.Hisfirstco
5、llection,CabbagesandKings,appearedin1904.Manyotherworksquicklyfollowed,suchasTheGiftoftheMagiandTheFurnishedRoom.O.Henry'sbestknownworkisTheRansomofRedChief.Hisstoriesalwayshavesurprisingendings.Hepublished10collectionsandover600shortstoriesduringhislifeti
6、me.O.Henry'slastyearswereshadowedbydrinking,illhealth,andfinancialproblems.In1907,heexperiencedafailedmarriage.In1910,O.Henrydiedafteranillness.1．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．AbriefintroductiontoO.Henry.B．O.Henry'scareerandmarriage.C．HowO.Henrybecameawell
7、knownwriter.D．O.Henry'sbestknownworks.解析：选A 主旨大意题。本文介绍了欧·亨利从出生到早期奋斗，到中年时期取得的成就，再到他悲惨的晚年的经历，因此是对他生平的简要介绍。2．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatO.Henry________.A．didn'tliketostudyduringhischildhoodB．hadlittleparentalloveasschildC．wasveryinterestedinmedicineandf
8、armingD．tookuponlyonejobafterhemovedtoHouston解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，欧·亨利三岁时母亲就去世了，是祖母和姑母把他抚养大的，由此可推断，他的童年缺少父母的爱，故答案为B项。3．O.Henryspentsometimeinprisonbecause________.A．hegotinvolvedinsomeproblemsconnectedwithmo
