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高二英语试卷 2014. 11.9 第一卷 第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分） 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.