Question

【题目】

O. Henry was a pen name of an American writer. He wrote 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 was lost from the bank, others believed O. Henry took it. So people sent him to prison﹡. He stayed in prison for three years. There 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 they always finished with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise﹡.

【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 job f. Learned to write stories

A. c, e, b, d, f, a B. e, c, f, b, d, a C. e, b, d, c, a, f D. c, b, e, d, a, f

【2】O. Henry went to prison because__________.

A. he didn’t use his real name.

B. he took money from the newspaper.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. people thought he took the money from the bank.

【3】People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because__________.

A. they had surprising endings. B. they were easy to understand.

C. they showed his love for the poor. D. they were about New York City

【4】Where did O. Henry mostly write for his short stories? __________

A. The newspaper articles. B. His life inside the prison.

C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】文章介绍了美国著名的作家欧亨利。

【1】根据Henry went to Texas. He first worked on a newspaper, then had a job in a bank.So people sent him to prison There he learned to write short stories. he went to New York 故选A

【2】根据 When some money was lost from the bank, others believed O. Henry took it. So people sent him to prison故选D

【3】根据 People liked his stories, because they always finished with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise故选A

【4】根据 He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.故选C