Question

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 simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
【小題1】In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.      c. Traveled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.      f. Learned to write stories.

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

【小題2】People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________.

A．they had surprise endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed his love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

【小題3】O. Henry went to prison because_____________.

A．people thought he had stolen money that was not his

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 from the newspaper

【小題4】What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A．He was well-educated.	B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor.	D．He was very good at learning.

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文介紹了美國(guó)著名的短篇小說(shuō)家歐亨利的的人生之路以及作品的主要特色。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章4-9行內(nèi)容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.可知A項(xiàng)的順序是正確的。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.說(shuō)明他的小說(shuō)又一個(gè)出人意料的結(jié)尾。故A正確。
【小題3】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章7，8行Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison說(shuō)明A項(xiàng)是他入獄的原因。
【小題4】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4行He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.說(shuō)明他受到的教育不多，但是他的學(xué)習(xí)能力很強(qiáng)，自學(xué)了自己想要知道的所有知識(shí)。故D正確。
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