Question

　　O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy. he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to 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 went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

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A．O. Henry

B．William Sydney Porter

C．Carolina

D．Texas

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

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A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

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

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

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A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

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A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

Answer 1

答案：B;B;C;B;A
解析：

剖析：1．這是一道細節(jié)題．短文第一段中所提供的信息O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was Williom Sydney Porter說明Williom Sydney是著名的美國短篇小說作家的真實名字． 　　2．這是一道事實細節(jié)題．短文第二段敘述了O.Henry20歲的時候就到美國的得克薩斯州找工作，他從事于編輯報紙，然后在銀行工作．我們再根據該段中Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison．得知，O. Henry坐牢是因為人們認為是他偷了銀行的錢． 　　3．這是一道正誤辨認題．短文第一段敘述了由于O. Henry出生于貧寒家庭，上學時間不長．我們再根據該段中but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know就可以判斷出，O. Henry在年輕的時候自學他所需要的一切事情． 　　4．這是一道轉換理解題．試題中O. Henry got most materials for his stories from the city and the poor of New York和短文最后一段中He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there只不過是同一意思的不同表達法而已，都是說O. Henry的寫作內容主要是紐約城市和那里貧苦市民的生活． 　　5．這是一道推理判斷題．根據短文最后一段中People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the reader surprised可以推斷出，人們喜歡閱讀O. Henry的小說是因為它們有令人驚奇的結局．