2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练1_高考复习指南

2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练1

　　答案：　C

　　7．解析：　段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知，本段主要讲的是笔迹治疗法，可以帮助改变一个人的个性。

　　答案：　B

　　8．解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段第四句“Companies are beginning to hire handwriting analysts to assist them in finding the right person for the right job.”可知，公司请笔迹分析师的目的是帮助他们找到合适的雇员。

　　答案：　D

　　9．解析：　推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“All in all，handwriting analysis is scientific and has endless possibilities.”可推知，笔迹分析是科学的且有无限的可能，故A项正确。

　　答案：　A

　　O.Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was Willianm 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 beieved 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 go 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 readers' surprise.