高一第二学期英期中考试试题

高一第二学期英期中考试试题内容摘要：

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. (监狱 ) 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 mainly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories because, though the stories were simple, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader39。 s surprise. which order did O. Henry do the following things? in New York in bank to Texas put in prison a newspaper job to write stories ,c,f,b,d,a ,e,b,d,f,a ,b,d,c,a,f ,b,e,d,a,f enjoyed reading O. Henry39。 s stories because ________. had surprising endings were easy to understand showed his love for the poor were about New York City . Henry went to prison because _______. thought he had stolen money from the newspaper broke the law by not using his own name wanted to write stories about prisoners thought he had taken money that was not his do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? was welleducated was loved by the poor was loved by the poor was very good at learning did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? life inside the prison newspaper articles he wrote city and people of New York exciting early life as a boy (B) Different countries and different people have different manners. (仪态 ) We must find out their customs (风俗 ), so that they will not think us illmannered. Here are some examples of the things that a wellmannered person does or does not do. If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you will not move before the host (主人 ) says Come in, please. After you go into the room, you wouldn39。 t sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or send to your hand, you39。 ll say Thank you and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they will think you illmannered. Before entering a house in Japan, it39。 s good to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes bee very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host very happy. must find out what the different manners are in different countries so that _______. wouldn39。 t be thought in poor health won39。 t think。