第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 20years 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 finished with a sudden change at the end, to the readers’surprise.

1. People enjoyed reading O.Henry’s stories because________________.

A. they were about New York city    B. they had surprising endings

C.they were easy to understand      D. they showed his love for the poor.

2. O.Henry went to prison because _____________.

A. he broke the law by not using his own name

B. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

  C. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

  D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

3. Where did O.Henry get most materials for his short stories?

 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

Mr Zhang is mild in character. He never shouts ____ he is very angry.

A. if       B. even

C. though       D. even when

Don’t be afraid of asking for help _______ it is needed.

A. unless B. since

C. although     D. when

They sat down opposite each other, but it was some moments ______ they spoke.

A. after   B. before

C. since   D. when

______ you are at home alone, please don’t leave the door open.

A. While B. As

C. Before       D. How

The patient insisted that he _______ ill and _______ to the hospital.

    A. wasn’t, wasn’t sent             B. wasn’t, shouldn’t be sent

C. shouldn’t be, wasn’t sent       D. shouldn’t be, shouldn’t be sent

“This book is ______ more useful for us students.” “Yes, but it is _______ too difficult.”

A. quite, quite B. much, rather

C. rather, quite       D. quite, much

 “Is there a flight to London this evening？” “There _______ be. I’ll phone the airport and find it out.”

    A. must                 B. might

C. would                D. can

    Their answers are exactly the same — one of them ______ from the other.

    A. must copy               B. must have copied

    C. should copy             D. should have copied

It was the boy _____ had been in prison _____ stole the money.

    A. who, where                 B. that, how

    C. who, that                  D. that, which