Question

【題目】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 the stories finished with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.

【1】People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _______.

A. they had surprising endings.

B. they were easy to understand.

C. they showed his love for the poor.

D. they were about New York City.

【2】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.

【3】What do we 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..

【4】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 poor people in New York.

D. His exciting early life as a boy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】試題分析：本文介紹了美國著名的短篇小說大師歐亨利的一生，他的寫作生涯，他的作品的特點等。

【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后2行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.可知他的作品都有一個出人意料的結尾。這正是人們喜歡他的作品的原因，故A正確。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章5,6行. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison.可知人們懷疑他偷了錢，所以把他送進監(jiān)獄。故D正確。

【3】B細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories和He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. 可知他善于學習，他自學了很多知識，在監(jiān)獄里學會了寫短篇小說。故B正確。

【4】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二行He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.可知紐約普通人的生活是他的寫作材料。故C正確。