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 __【1】_ (use) 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 __【2】__ everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas, _【3】__ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went __【4】__ (miss) from the bank, O.Henry was believed 【5】__ (steal) it. Because of that, he _【6】__ (send) to prison. During __【7】__ 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 _【8】__ (most) about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple _【9】__ the tales were, they would finish __【10】__ a sudden change at the end, to the readers’ surprise.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】used

【2】himself

【3】where

【4】missing

【5】to have stolen

【6】was sent

【7】the

【8】mostly

【9】as/ though

【10】with

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于人物传记类短文，结束了美国著名的短篇小说家欧亨利的生平以及作品特点。

【1】used 考查分词做状语。本句中名词短语a pen name与动词use构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词短语做定语，相当于定语从句which was used....。句意：欧亨利是美国一个短篇小说作家所使用的笔名。

【2】himself 考查反身代词。固定搭配teach oneself自学；句意：他上学的时间不长，但是他自学了自己需要知道的所有知识。

【3】where 考查定语从句。本题定语从句的先行词是Texas，关系副词where引导定语从句，在句中做地点状语。

【4】missing 考查形容词。形容词missing丢失的；和系动词go形成系表结构go missing丢失；当银行丢失了一些钱的时候，他被认为偷了这笔钱。

【5】to have stolen 考查不定式固定结构。结构sb be believed to have done sth据说人们已经做了某事；其中的不定式的完成式表示已经完成的动作。

【6】was sent 考查语态。本句主语he与动词send构成被动关系，所以使用被动语态，且本文叙述的是过去发生的事情，所以使用一般过去时的被动语态was sent。

【7】the 考查定冠词the。本句中名词three years后面有介词短语in prison修饰，所以使用定冠词the表示特指。

【8】mostly 考查副词。在英语中通常使用副词做状语修饰形容词、副词或动词。所以本句使用副词mostly修饰动词短语write about....。

【9】as/ though 考查倒装句。本句考查了as引导的部分倒装句式，句式：Simple as the tales were意为“尽管这些故事很简单”，相当于Though the tales were simple。

【10】with考查介词。本句中介词with意为“使用....”；句意：尽管这些故事很简单，但让读者惊讶的是，在都用一个突然的变化结束故事。