题目内容
【题目】O. Henry was a pen name of an American _______ of short stories. His _______ name was William Sydney Porter. He was ________ in North Carolina in 1862. _______ a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to teach________ everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different _____. He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a ________ . When some money went missing from the bank, people believed he stole it. Because of that, the police________ him into prison. ________the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
O. Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because they were ______ to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
【1】A. clerk B. teacher C. writer
【2】A. pen B. old C. real
【3】A. bore B. born C. bored
【4】A. To B. For C. As
【5】A. myself B. himself C. herself
【6】A. food B. work C. jobs
【7】A. bank B. school C. hospital
【8】A. asked B. sent C. let
【9】A. During B. As C. With
【10】A. easy B. difficult C. creative
【答案】
【1】C
【2】C
【3】B
【4】C
【5】B
【6】C
【7】A
【8】B
【9】A
【10】A
【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】句意:欧亨利是美国短篇小说作家的笔名。A. clerk银行职员;B. teacher 老师;C. writer作家。由句子His ___2___ name was William Sydney Porter. 他的真名是威廉·西德尼·波特。威廉·西德尼·波特(William Sydney Porter),是美国最著名的短篇小说家之一。可知,欧亨利是作家。故选C。
【2】句意:他的真名是威廉·西德尼·波特。A. pen钢笔2;B. old旧的,老的;C. real真正的。
结合上下文可知欧亨利真正的名字叫威廉·西德尼·波特。因此本题选C。
【3】句意:他1862年出生于北卡罗莱纳。A. bore无聊;B. born出生;C. bored无聊的。be born in 出生于;故选B。
【4】句意:作为一个年轻的男孩,他过着令人兴奋的生活。A. To到; 向,朝着;B. For为,为了;C. As作为。结合句意和选项可知C正确。
【5】句意:他上学时间不长,但他尽力自学自己所需要知道的一切。A. myself 我自己;B. himself他自己;C. herself她自己。he的反身代词是himself。这里指的是自己教自己。故选B。
【6】句意:在那里他尝试过不同的工作。A. food食物;B. work工作,不可数名词;C. jobs工作,可数名词复数。根据下文的句子He first worked on newspaper他先在报社工作。可知A不对。different译为“不同的”,其后的可数名词应为复数形式。故选C。
【7】句意:他先在报社工作,然后在银行工作。A. bank银行;B. school学校;C. hospital医院。由下文的句子When some money went missing from the bank, people believed he stole it.
当银行有一些钱丢失时,人们怀疑是他偷的。可知,他然后在银行工作。故选A。
【8】句意:因此,警察把他送进了监狱。A. asked叫;B. sent 送;C. let让。ask sb. to do sth. 叫某人去做某事;send sb. into sw. 送某人去某地;let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事。结合上下文可知,人们怀疑是他偷了银行的钱,因此警察把他送进了监狱。故选B。
【9】句意:在狱中的三年里,他学会了写短篇小说。A. During在……期间;B. As作为;C. With随着。during + 时间,表示在某段时间里……。故选A。
【10】句意:人们喜欢他的故事,因为他们很容易理解,他们会在结尾处突然改变,让读者感到惊讶。A. easy容易的;B. difficult 困难的;C. creative创造性的。creative后跟动词的-ing形式,所以C不对;再结合句意可知,人们喜欢他的作品是因为容易理解。故选A。
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。这篇文章非常简单,先看选项,再结合选项仔细阅读短文,理解了全文内容,很容易选出正确答案。阅读短文时,常常会遇到一些生词。这时,要沉着,冷静,细心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通过对全篇短文的理解,就很有可能猜测出生词的大意。另外,还可以从含有生词句子的上下文,以及句子和段落之间的关系来判断、理解生词以求获得其真正含义。