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  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.

[  ]

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

答案:B;B;C;B;A
解析:

  剖析:1.这是一道细节题.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说明Williom Sydney是著名的美国短篇小说作家的真实名字.

  2.这是一道事实细节题.短文第二段叙述了O.Henry20岁的时候就到美国的得克萨斯州找工作,他从事于编辑报纸,然后在银行工作.我们再根据该段中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坐牢是因为人们认为是他偷了银行的钱.

  3.这是一道正误辨认题.短文第一段叙述了由于O. Henry出生于贫寒家庭,上学时间不长.我们再根据该段中but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know就可以判断出,O. Henry在年轻的时候自学他所需要的一切事情.

  4.这是一道转换理解题.试题中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只不过是同一意思的不同表达法而已,都是说O. Henry的写作内容主要是纽约城市和那里贫苦市民的生活.

  5.这是一道推理判断题.根据短文最后一段中People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the reader surprised可以推断出,人们喜欢阅读O. Henry的小说是因为它们有令人惊奇的结局.


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  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.

[  ]

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 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

(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

  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 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.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 went on writing.

  O.Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories,because they were easy to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end,to the reader’s surprised.

(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 jobf.Learned to write stories

[  ]

A.

e,c,f,b,d,a

B.

c,e,b,d,f,a

C.

e,b,d,c,a,f

D.

c,b,e,d,a,f

(2)

People enjoyed reading O.Henry’s stories because________.

[  ]

A.

they had surprise endings

B.

they were about himself

C.

they showed his love for the poor

D.

they were about New York City

(3)

O.Henry went to prison because________.

[  ]

A.

he had stolen some money from the bank

B.

he wrote something using his pen name

C.

some money was missing in the bank

D.

the police were sure he took the money

(4)

What do we know about O.Henry before he began writing?

[  ]

A.

He studied well in school.

B.

he was not serious about his work.

C.

He worked hard for the poor.

D.

He was very good at learning.

(5)

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 people of New York.

D.

His exciting early life a boy.

Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had   1

ideas about money. They were quarrelling(争吵)about what would happen if a poor fellow could  2   a million pound note. One thought that anyone with such a   3   would have   4   he wanted; the other thought that it would be   5   for him to get anything with the note(钞票).They couldn’t agree with each other. So they   6   to make a bet (打赌).

    It happened that a young man named Henry was   7   through the street that day, who had come to Britain only by chance.   8   home and job, he looked pale(苍白的)and  9  . Suddenly he saw an apple   10   away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of   11  it up to eat. Just as he was   12  out his hand, he heard a   13  calling him. He looked up and saw the two   14  . They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it   15  two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.” Then they left…

1. A. two       B. more      C. different      D. the same

2. A. get       B. make     C. find       D. give

3. A. idea      B. note      C. way       D. chance

4. A. what      B. whatever    C. that       D. which

5. A. nice      B. possible     C. impossible      D. certain

6. A. decided      B. had       C. wished       D. wait

7. A. going      B. wandering   C. walking      D. running

8. A. With       B. Without     C. Not        D. No

9. A. strong      B. happy     C. hungry       D. shy

10. A. thrown      B. left        C. picked        D. found

11. A. eating     B. picking     C. looking       D. collecting

12. A. reaching     B. putting     C. holding       D. raising

13. A. noise      B. sound      C. voice        D. shout

14. A. apples     B. letters      C. gentlemen (绅士)    D. fellows

15. A. after      B. until        C. since        D. for

 

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