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56. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _______. A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world D. only when you change sleeping position 57. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality? A. He or she is always open with others. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in others. 58. Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach? A. He or she is careful not to offend others. B. He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion. C. He or she can't be successful in any business. D. He or she likes to bring others happiness. 59. Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why? A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. B. He or she is rarely ready to help you. C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out. D. He or she wouldn't like to get help from you. 60. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________. A. he or she always shows sympathy for people B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D. he or she often considers annoying people B 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. 61. 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. 62. 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 63. 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 64. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning. 65. 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. C It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94. (责任编辑：admin) |