Henry was _____ struggling at sea by a British ship, _____ he was able to survive the accident.
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A．spotted; and thus |
B．discovered; thus |
C．founded; so |
D．seen; thus |
科目：高中英语 来源：活题巧解巧练·高一英语（下） 题型：054
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Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境)to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私)anything into the country. Every evening 1 at weekends, he 2 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bicycle with a big load of straw(稻草)on it. When the bicycle 3 the frontier. Henry used to stop the man and 4 him take the straw off and 5 it. Then he would examine the straw carefully to see 6 he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie straw again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off 7 the hill with it. Although Henry was always 8 to find gold or jewellery or other valuable things 9 in the straw, he never found anything even though he examined it very 10 . He was sure that the man was 11 something, but he was not 12 to imagine what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets 13 usual, he 14 to him, “Listen, I know that you're smuggling things 15 this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you are bringing 16 so successfully? I'm an old man, and today is my last day on the 17 . Tomorrow I'm going to 18 . I promise that I shall not tell 19 if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ”The factory worker didn't say anything for 20 . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quickly, “Bicycles! ”
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省武胜县2010届高三下学期第一次联考 题型：阅读理解
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. e. b. d. c. a. f. C. c. e. b. d. f. a D. c. b. e. d. a f.
42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. people thought he had taken money that was not his
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. he broke the law by not using his own name
43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was very good at learning. B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was well-educated.
44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. His exciting early life as a boy. D. The city and people of New York.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年新疆兵团农二师华山中学高一上期期中考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
【小题1】In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.
| A．e. c. f. b. d. a | B．c. e. b. d. f. a |
| C．e. b. d. c. a. f. | D．c. b. e. d. a f. |
| A．they had surprise endings | B．they were short |
| C．they showed his love for the poor | D．they were about New York City |
| A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper |
| B．he broke the law by not using his own name |
| C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners |
| D．people thought he had taken money that was not his |
| A．He was well-educated. | B．He was not serious about his work. |
| C．He was devoted to the poor. | D．He was very good at learning. |
| A．His life inside the prison. | B．The newspaper articles he wrote. |
| C．The city and people of New York. | D．His exciting early life as a boy. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建省高一第三阶段考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr. King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.
It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It must be full of expensive things,” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
“But you’ve heard me this time.” said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”
“No, I can’t, Sir.”
1.What was Mr. King?
A．a driver B．a doctor
C．a policeman D．a shopkeeper
2.Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?
A．Because Henry was too lazy.
B．Because Henry hoped to be rich.
C．Because Henry finished middle school.
D．Because Henry sold few books.
3.What did a driver do when he saw Henry run across the street?
A．He drove aside and hit a big tree.
B．He began to whistle to him.
C．He went out of the bookstore.
D．He shouted at him.
4.Why did Henry say that he was deaf?
A．He wanted to have a joke with the judge.
B．He wanted to get the judge’s help
C．He wanted to find another piece of work
D．He didn’t want to pay for the accident.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011辽宁全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued,pointing to a very lage belly(肚子)of mine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam?”
Henry encouraged me to calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
1.
Susan got her first driver's license .
A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland
2.
Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because .
A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law
B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C. she was to give birth to a baby soon
D. she insisted on signing for herself
3.
We can infer from the text that in the U.S. .
A. American males should serve in the army
B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
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