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(监狱). 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 ________.

[  ]

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?

[  ]

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 ________.

[  ]

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 ________.

[  ]

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

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  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.

(1) In which order did Henry do the following things?

[  ]

aLived in New York

bWorked in a bank.

eTravelled to Texas.

dWas put in prison.

eHad a newspaper job.

fLearned to write stories.

Ae, c, f, b, d, a

Be, e, b, d, f, a

Ce, b, d, c, a, f

Dc, b, e, d, a, f

(2) People enjoyed reading OHenry's stories because they ________.

[  ]

Ahad surprise endings

Bwere easy to understand

Cshowed his love for the poor

Dwere about New York City

(3) OHenry went to prison because ________.

[  ]

Apeople thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

Bhe broke the law by not using his own name

Che wanted to wrote stories about prisoners

Dpeople thought he had taken money that was not his

(4) The wordprisonin the passage means ________.

[  ]

A.法院

B.监狱

C.军队

D.边疆

  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(监狱). 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.

(   )56. ___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.

    A. O. Henry   B. William Sydney Porter    C. Carolina   D. Texas

(   )57. O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.

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

(   )58. Which of the following is true?

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.

(   ) 59. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.

A. his happy life as a boy   B. New York and the poor of the city

C. the newspaper         D. his life in prison

(   )60. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________________.

A. they had surprising endings  

B. they were easy to unders

C. they showed love for the poor

D. they were about New York

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