【正文】 ing area C. shopping centre D. tourist attraction 69. At Nevsky Prospekt, . A. most of the shoppers are foreign visitors instead of Russians B. store owners charge foreign visitors a bit more for most items C. foreign visitors can’t buy anything without showing their passports D. paintings are sold in Art amp。 注意： 1. 詞數(shù) 100左右； 2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 A 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. 56. 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. 57. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City 58. O. Henry went to prison because . 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 59. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was welleducated. B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning. 60. Where did O. Henry get most material 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. B Nothing gets people moving faster than the word “fire”. When someone yells “Fire!”, most people dash for (沖向 ) the exits. Their only thought is to get out of the building fast. Firefighters, on the other hand, race just as quickly toward the fire. They want to put out the fire as fast as possible. There are more than one million firefighters in the United States today. They are trained to put out fires. Back in the 1600s, though, there were no trained firefighters. Putting out fires was everyone’s job. Cities and towns had no indoor plumbing, running water, or fire hydrants (消防栓 ), so water from a pond, river, or well had to be carried to the fire spot in buckets. When a fire broke out, everyone ran to help. They formed a bucket brigade. Men formed one line, leading from the water supply and passed buckets of water to throw on the fire. Women and children formed another line, sending empty buckets back to be filled. It was a very slow way to put out a fire, and many houses were burnt to the ground before the fire could be put out. Then in 1736, Benjamin Franklin came up with an idea — set up a fire department. He convinced a group of people in Philadelphia to form the Union Fire Company. They became the first official volunteer firefighters. Today, three out of four American firefighters are volunteers. These brave men and women do not get paid for their work, but they are in good pany. Gee Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Paul Revere were all volunteer firefighters, in their days. 61. When a fire broke out in 1600s, . A. people sent for firefighters at once B. everyone rushed there with a bucket of water C. children were not allowed to help put out fires D. people used buckets as the tool to put out fires 62. People formed “ a bucket brigade ” to . A. prevent fires from starting B. put out fires C. rescue people trapped in a fire D. warn other people about a fire 63. Who helped a lot to found the Union Fire Company? A. Gee Washington. B. Thomas Jefferson. C. Benjamin Franklin. D. Paul Revere. 64. We can learn from the passage that today in the US . A. the president serves as a firefighter B. a small percent of firefighters get paid C. firefighters mainly e from panies D. everyone has to put out a fire when it breaks out C Dear Readers, Think about an 11yearold child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm. Think about the poor little girl—she knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no wa