Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，请从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。C
O. Henry was an American writer. He wrote lots 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 a long time, but he learned everything he wanted to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he did different jobs. He first worked in a newspaper, and then he has a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was suspected (被怀疑）. Because of that he was sent into 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 continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the poor life there. People liked his stories, because although simple(简单), to the reader's surprise, the stories would finish with a sudden change at the end.
（1）William Sydney Porter was famous as a writer of ___________.
A.children's stories
B.long stories
C.short stories
D.love stories
（2）O. Henry stayed in prison for ____________.
A.3 years
B.4 years
C.5 years
D.6 years
（3）O. Henry learned to write stories ____________.
A.when he was in prison
B.when he worked in a newspaper
C.when he worked in a bank
D.when he was in New York
（4）People enjoyed his stories because ____________.
A.the stories were very short
B.the stories were interesting
C.the stories had surprising endings
D.the stories were about the prison
（5）O. Henry's stories were mostly about ____________.
A.his prison life
B.New York
C.the life of the rich
D.the life of the poor and New York

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）C
（5）D
【解析】文章大意：文章介绍了O Henry, 美国著名短篇小说作家，的生平。1862年他出生在Carolina. 他没上多长时间学，但是他学他想要知道的一切。他做过不同的工作，然后在一家银行工作。因为丢了钱被关进监狱。在监狱里，他开始写短篇小说。出狱后，他继续写。他写纽约和穷人的生活。他的小说，尽管简单，总是有出乎意料的结果。
（1）细节理解题。根据原文O. Henry was an American writer. He wrote lots of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter.可知William Sydney Porter是个短篇小说作家，故选C。
（2）细节理解题。根据原文 During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. 可知他坐了三年监狱。故选A。
（3）细节理解题。根据原文During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories.可知当他在监狱时，他开始学习写短篇小说，故选A。
（4）细节理解题。根据原文People liked his stories, because although simple(简单), to the reader's surprise, the stories would finish with a sudden change at the end. 可知人们喜欢O. Henry的作品是因为他的作品总是有出乎人们意料的结尾，故选C。
（5）细节理解题。根据原文He wrote mostly about New York and the poor life there. 可知他大多写纽约和穷人的生活, 故选D。