Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）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 managed 【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 stories. After 【7】 ________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York 【8】 ________ 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】going

【8】and

【9】wrote

【10】sudden

【解析】

试题分析：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”。

【2】an。考查冠词。live a/an adj. life“过着...的生活”。

【3】to teach。考查固定搭配。manage to do sth.“设法做成某事”

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

【5】missing。考查固定搭配。be mising “失踪；丢失”

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

【7】going。考查非谓语动词。介词后面接动名词。

【8】and。考查连词。and 连接并列谓语went 和continued。

【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。形容词修饰名词change。