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1、单元加餐练Ⅰ.阅读理解O.Henry,borninGreensboro,NorthCarolina,wasthepennameofWilliamSydneyPorter.Hisfather,AlgernonSydneyPorter,wasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthreeyearsold,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Williamwasagoodreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andworkedinad
2、rugstoreandlateronaTexasfarm.Afterthat,hemovedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.AftermovingtoAustin,Texas,in1882,hemarried.In1884hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedTheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist(专栏作家).In1897hewasp
3、utintoprisonoversomefinancial(财务的)dealings.Whileinprison,WilliamstartedtowriteshortstoriestoearnmoneytosupporthisdaughterMargaret.Hisfirstwork,WhistlingDick'sChristmasStocking(1899),appearedinMcClure'sMagazine.Afterservingthreeyearsofthefiveyears'sentence,hechangedhisnametoO.He
4、nry,hopingtoforgethisbitterpast.O.HenrymovedtoNewYorkCityin1902andfromDecember1903toJanuary1906hewroteastoryaweekfortheNewYorkWorld,andalsopublishedthestoriesinothermagazines.Hisfirstcollection,CabbagesandKings,appearedin1904.Manyotherworksquicklyfollowed,suchasTheGiftoftheMagi
5、andTheFurnishedRoom.O.Henry'sbestknownworkisTheRansomofRedChief.Hisstoriesalwayshavesurprisingendings.Hepublished10collectionsandover600shortstoriesduringhislifetime.O.Henry'slastyearswereshadowedbydrinking,illhealth,andfinancialproblems.In1907,heexperiencedafailedmarriage.In19
6、10,O.Henrydiedafteranillness.语篇解读:本文对欧·亨利的生平作了简单的介绍。1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.AbriefintroductiontoO.Henry.B.O.Henry'scareerandmarriage.C.HowO.Henrybecameawellknownwriter.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.Itcanbei
7、nferredfromthepassagethatO.Henry________.A.didn'tliketostudyduringhischildhoodB.hadlittleparentalloveasschildC.wasveryinterestedinmedicineandfarmingD.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.Henryspentsome
8、timeinprisonbecause________.A.hegotinvolvedinsomeprobl