閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練題目：

　　1. Basenjis were first found .

　　A. in Africa, Europe and America B. in both Africa and America

　　C. in central Africa D. in North Africa

　　2. What made Basenjis so special?

　　A. They were funny enough to make people laugh.

　　B. One of them barked at a dog show in London.

　　C. They were a true friend of man.

　　D. They were born quiet dogs.

　　3. Americans like basenjis because they are .

　　A. pleasant B. pretty C. clean D. quiet

　　4. In what way are basenjis like cats?

　　A. They make gentle sounds instead of barking.

　　B. They are fond of people and look like cats.

　　C. They clean themselves all over.

　　D. They have short, silky fur.

　　5. Basenjis are good hunters because they are .

　　A. strong B. fearless C. the right colour D. the right weight

　　閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練答案：

　　1C 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B

　　英語六級(jí)閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練2：

　　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, 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.

　　閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練題目：

　　1.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 f. learned to write stories

　　(A)e.c.f.b.d.a. (B)c.b.e.d.a.f. (C)e.b.d.c.a.f (D)c.e.b.d.f.a.

　　2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ____.

　　(A)they had surprise ending (B)they were easy to understand

　　(C)they showed his love for the poor (D)they were about New York City

　　3.O.Henry went to prison because ____.

　　(A)people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

　　(B)people thought he had taken money that was not his

　　(C)he wanted to write stories about prisoners

　　(D)he broke the law by not using his own name

　　4.What do you know about O. Henry before he began writing?

　　(A)He was well-educated (B)He was very good at learning

　　(C)he was devoted to the poor (D)He was not serious about his work

　　5.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

　　閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練答案：

　　1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C