. The magician picked several persons from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

   A. by accident    B. on occasion

   C. at random      D. on an average

 

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　　O．Henry(1862-1910)was a productive American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City．

　　William Sydney Porter(O．Henry)was born in Greenboro, North Carolina．When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt．William was an eager reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store and on a Texas farm．He moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk．After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married．

　　In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone．It was at this time that he began heavy drinking．When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist．In 1897 he was charged with embezzling money from the bank, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt．In 1898 he entered a prison at Columbus, Ohio．

　　While in prison O．Henry started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret．His first work, "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking"(1899), appeared in McClure's Magazine．After doing three years of the five years’ sentence, Porter was set free in 1901 and changed his name to O．Henry．

　　O．Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the new York World, also publishing in other megazines．Henry's first collection, Cabbages And Kings apeared in 1904．The second, The Four Million, was published two years later and included his well-known stories“The Gift of the Magi”and “The Furnished Room”．The Trimmed Lamp(1907)included“The Last Leaf”．O．Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime．

　　O．Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism, ill health, and financial problems．O．Henry died of a very bad liver disease on June 5, 1910, in New York．Three more collections, Sixes And Sevens(1911), Rolling Stones(1912)and Waifs And Strays(1917), appeared after his death．

(1)

Which of the following do you think didn't contribute to his career as a novelist?

[　　]

A．

While a boy, he was fond of reading．

B．

He did various jobs and had different experiences．

C．

He once worked on a magazine and a newspaper．

D．

He was addicted to drinking alcohol．

(2)

The underlined word “embezzle” probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

to steal

B．

to swallow

C．

to cheat

D．

to hide

(3)

________ was O．Henry's first collection．

[　　]

A．

Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking

B．

Cabbages And Kings

C．

The Gift of the Magi

D．

The Trimmed Lamp

(4)

In all, how many O．Henry's collections were published?

[　　]

A．

3

B．

10

C．

13

D．

15

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O．Henry，born in Greensboro，North Carolina，was the pen name of William Sydney Porter.His father，Algernon Sidney Porter，was a physician.When William was three years old，his mother died，and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt.William was a good reader，but at the age of fifteen he left school，and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm.After that，he moved to Houston，where he had a number of jobs，including that of bank clerk.After moving to Austin，Texas，in 1882，he married.
In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The  Rolling Stone.When the weekly failed，he joined The  Houston Post as a reporter and columnist(專(zhuān)欄作家)．In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial(財(cái)務(wù)的)dealings.While in prison，William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.His first work，Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking(1899)，appeared in McClure’s Magazine.After serving three years of the five years’ sentence，he changed his name to O．Henry，hoping to forget his bitter past.
O．Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World，and also published the stories in other magazines.His first collection，Cabbages and Kings，appeared in 1904.Many other works quickly followed，such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room.O.Henry’s best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief.His stories always have surprising endings.He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.
O．Henry’s last years were shadowed by drinking，ill health，and financial problems.In 1907，he experienced a failed marriage.In 1910，O.Henry died after an illness.
【小題1】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．A brief introduction to O．Henry.
B．O.Henry’s career and marriage.
C．How O．Henry became a well­known writer.
D．O.Henry’s best known works.
【小題2】It can be inferred from the passage that O．Henry ________.
A．didn’t like to study during his childhood
B．had little parental love as a child
C．was very interested in medicine and farming
D．took up only one job after he moved to Houston
【小題3】Which is the right time order for the following events in O．Henry’s life?
①He moved to New York City.
②He joined The Houston Post.
③Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking came out.
④The Furnished Room came out.
⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.
A．①②③④⑤B．②①③⑤④C．③②①④⑤D．②③①⑤④
【小題4】Which of the following works of O. Henry’s is the most popular according to the passage?
A．Cabbages and Kings.
B．The Gift of the Magi.
C．The Furnished Room.
D．The Ransom of Red Chief.

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O．Henry，born in Greensboro，North Carolina，was the pen name of William Sydney Porter.His father，Algernon Sidney Porter，was a physician.When William was three years old，his mother died，and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt.William was a good reader，but at the age of fifteen he left school，and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm.After that，he moved to Houston，where he had a number of jobs，including that of bank clerk.After moving to Austin，Texas，in 1882，he married.

In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The  Rolling Stone.When the weekly failed，he joined The  Houston Post as a reporter and columnist(專(zhuān)欄作家)．In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial(財(cái)務(wù)的)dealings.While in prison，William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.His first work，Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking(1899)，appeared in McClure’s Magazine.After serving three years of the five years’ sentence，he changed his name to O．Henry，hoping to forget his bitter past.

O．Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World，and also published the stories in other magazines.His first collection，Cabbages and Kings，appeared in 1904.Many other works quickly followed，such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room.O.Henry’s best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief.His stories always have surprising endings.He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.

O．Henry’s last years were shadowed by drinking，ill health，and financial problems.In 1907，he experienced a failed marriage.In 1910，O.Henry died after an illness.

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A．A brief introduction to O．Henry.

B．O.Henry’s career and marriage.

C．How O．Henry became a well­known writer.

D．O.Henry’s best known works.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that O．Henry ________.

A．didn’t like to study during his childhood

B．had little parental love as a child

C．was very interested in medicine and farming

D．took up only one job after he moved to Houston

3.Which is the right time order for the following events in O．Henry’s life?

①He moved to New York City.

②He joined The Houston Post.

③Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking came out.

④The Furnished Room came out.

⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.

A．①②③④⑤  B．②①③⑤④    C．③②①④⑤  D．②③①⑤④

4.Which of the following works of O. Henry’s is the most popular according to the passage?

A．Cabbages and Kings.

B．The Gift of the Magi.

C．The Furnished Room.

D．The Ransom of Red Chief.

 

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O．Henry was an American short-story writer, a master of surprising endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City．A twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance, is typical of O．Henry’s stories．

William Sydney Porter （O．Henry） was born in North Carolina．His father was a physician．When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt．At the age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store．He moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of a bank clerk．After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married．

In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone．When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist．In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt．

While in prison O．Henry started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret．His first work, Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking （1899）, appeared in McClure’s Magazine．After doing three years of the five-year sentence, Porter emerged from the prison in 1901 and changed his name to O．Henry．

O．Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, also was published in other magazines．Henry’s first collection, Cabbages and Kings appeared in 1904．The second, The Four Million, was published two years later and included his well-known stories The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room．O．Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime．

O．Henry’s last years were shadowed by ill health and financial problems．He married Sara Lindsay Coleman in 1907, but the marriage was not happy, and they separated one year later．O．Henry died on June 5, 1910, in New York．

1．The following statements are the characteristics of O．Henry’s stories except ______．

       A．the stories often end with surprising endings

       B．there are a lot of coincidences in his stories

       C．the stories are mainly about common people

       D．his own experiences are main subjects in his stories

2．We can infer from the text that ______．

A．O．Henry’s mother’s death resulted in his leaving school
B．O．Henry earned much money by starting the Weekly

      C．some people believed O．Henry was put in prison for no good reason
D．his daughter asked O．Henry to write short stories

3．One of O．Henry’s most famous stories The Gift of the Magi came out in ______．

       A．1902                 B．1904                  C．1906                  D．1907

4．What do you think of O．Henry’s life?

       A．Rough．            B．Smooth．           C．Rich．              D．Happy．

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