Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，請從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。C
O. Henry was an American writer. He wrote lots 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 a long time, but he learned everything he wanted to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he did different jobs. He first worked in a newspaper, and then he has a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was suspected (被懷疑）. Because of that he was sent into prison（監(jiān)獄）. 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 poor life there. People liked his stories, because although simple(簡單), to the reader's surprise, the stories would finish with a sudden change at the end.
（1）William Sydney Porter was famous as a writer of ___________.
A.children's stories
B.long stories
C.short stories
D.love stories
（2）O. Henry stayed in prison for ____________.
A.3 years
B.4 years
C.5 years
D.6 years
（3）O. Henry learned to write stories ____________.
A.when he was in prison
B.when he worked in a newspaper
C.when he worked in a bank
D.when he was in New York
（4）People enjoyed his stories because ____________.
A.the stories were very short
B.the stories were interesting
C.the stories had surprising endings
D.the stories were about the prison
（5）O. Henry's stories were mostly about ____________.
A.his prison life
B.New York
C.the life of the rich
D.the life of the poor and New York

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）C
（5）D
【解析】文章大意：文章介紹了O Henry, 美國著名短篇小說作家，的生平。1862年他出生在Carolina. 他沒上多長時間學，但是他學他想要知道的一切。他做過不同的工作，然后在一家銀行工作。因為丟了錢被關進監(jiān)獄。在監(jiān)獄里，他開始寫短篇小說。出獄后，他繼續(xù)寫。他寫紐約和窮人的生活。他的小說，盡管簡單，總是有出乎意料的結果。
（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文O. Henry was an American writer. He wrote lots of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter.可知William Sydney Porter是個短篇小說作家，故選C。
（2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文 During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. 可知他坐了三年監(jiān)獄。故選A。
（3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories.可知當他在監(jiān)獄時，他開始學習寫短篇小說，故選A。
（4）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文People liked his stories, because although simple(簡單), to the reader's surprise, the stories would finish with a sudden change at the end. 可知人們喜歡O. Henry的作品是因為他的作品總是有出乎人們意料的結尾，故選C。
（5）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文He wrote mostly about New York and the poor life there. 可知他大多寫紐約和窮人的生活, 故選D。