高考英语英语阅读理解 100 篇一、阅读理解 1、(1 分) 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