Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

O. Henry was a pen name used 【1】________ 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 【2】________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he decided 【3】________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, Henry went to Texas, 【4】________ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money was 【5】________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was 【6】________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short 【7】________ (story). After going out of prison, he 【8】________ (go) to New York and continued writing. He 【9】________ (write) 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【10】________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】by。

【2】an。

【3】to teach。

【4】where。

【5】missing。

【6】sentenced。

【7】stories。

【8】went。

【9】wrote。

【10】sudden。

【解析】 本文介绍了美国著名的短篇小说大师欧亨利的一生，他的写作生涯，他的作品的特点等。

【1】by。考查介词。介词by表示“被……”，后加动词的逻辑主语。

【2】an。考查冠词。live a/an adj. life“过着……的生活”。exciting的首发音为/i/，是元音，故用冠词an。

【3】to teach。考查固定搭配。decide to do sth.“决定做某事”。

【4】where。考查关系副词。引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中做地点状语，用关系副词where，where =in the Texas。

【5】missing。考查词形变化。missing 形容词，意为“失踪的；丢失的”。

【6】sentenced。考查固定搭配。be sentenced to prison “被判入狱”。

【7】stories。考查名词单复数。根据语境，可知他写了很多短篇小说，故用复数形式。

【8】went。考查时态。根据后面的and continued可知设空处用go过去时。

【9】wrote。考查动词。根据上下文。谓语动词用过去时。

【10】sudden。考查形容词。修饰名词change用形容词形式。