国际沟通英语(1)总题库共653题I.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解)(共32篇,每篇5题,合计160题)Passage1O
HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories
HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter
HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862
Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife
Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow
Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O
HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs
Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO
Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit
Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison
Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories
Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting
HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere
Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise