Question

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His        name was  William Sydney Porter. He wasborn in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an             life. He did not go to school for very long, but he        teach himself everything he needed to        . When he was about 20 years old , Henry went to Texas, where he tried          jobs. He first worked             a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank.       some money went missing from the        , O. Henry was believed to have           it. Because of that, he was             to prison. During the three years in         , he learned to write short stories. After he         prison, he went to New York and             writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were ,           would finish with a sudden change at the end to the         surprise.

1.A. real B. the other C. last D. first

2.A. important   B. exciting C. unhappy D. uneasy

3.A. yet B. still C. managed to D. wanted to

4.A. do B. write C. read D. know

5.A. difficult     B. different C. important  D. good

6.A. with        B. on C. for D. as

7.A. Because     B. So C.When D. Where

8.A. newspaper   B. prison C. school D. bank

9.A. seen        B. got C. had D. stolen

10.A. sent       B. made C. given D. taken

11.A. school     B. bank C. North Carolina D. prison

12.A. got out of  B. stayed in C. went in D. looked out of

13.A. stopped    B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished

14.A. readers    B. people C. they D. he

15.A. readers’  B. newspaper’s  C. book’s D. stories’

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

【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.A 考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他的真名是威廉悉尼波特。A. real真实的；B

the other另一个；Clast姓氏；D. first名字。根据句意，故选A。

2.B 考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当他还是个小男孩的时候，他过着令人兴奋的生活。A. important重要的；B. exciting 令人兴奋的；C. unhappy不快乐的；D. uneasy不容易的。联系后文He did not go to school for very long,可知应该是令人兴奋的生活。故选B。

3.C考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他尽力自学他想要知道的一切。A. yet仍然还；B.still还；C.managed to试图做某事，尽力做某事；D. wanted to想要做某事。根据句意，故选C。

4.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他尽力自学他想要知道的一切。A. do做；B. write写；C. read读；D. know知道。根据句意，故选D。

5.B考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当他20岁的时候，他去了德克萨斯州，在那里他尝试不同的工作。A. difficult困难的；B.different不同的；C. important 重要的；D.good好的；根据句意和后文He first worked a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank.可知，故选B。

6.B考查介词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他首先在一家报社工作，然后又在一家银行工作。此题考查固定短语Work on从事……工作。故选B。

7.C考查特殊疑问词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当一些钱在银行里丢失了，人们相信是欧亨利盗的。A. Because因为；B. So因此；C.When当……时候；D Where在哪；根据句意，故选C。

8.D考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当一些钱在银行里丢失了，人们相信是欧亨利盗的。A. newspaper报社；B. prison监狱；C. school学校；D. bank银行。根据句意及常识，故选D。

9.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：当一些钱在银行里丢失了，人们相信是欧亨利盗的。A. seen看到；B. got得到；C. had有；D. stolen偷，盗。根据句意，故选D。

10.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：正因为如此，他被送进监狱。A. sent送往;B made制造，制作；C. given给；D. taken带走。根据句意，故选A。

11.11】D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：在他在监狱里的三年里，他学会了写短篇小说。A. school学校；B. bank银行；C. North Carolina北卡罗来纳州；D. prison监狱。根据句意，故选D。

12.12】A考查动词短语释义及语境的理解。句意：当他从监狱里出来了，他继续写他的小说。A. got out of走出；B. stayed in呆在；C. went in进入；D. looked out of 朝外看。根据句意，故选A。

13.13】B考查当他从监狱里出来了，他继续写他的小说。A. stopped停止；B. continued继续；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. finished完成。根据句意，故选B。

14.14】C考查代词及语境的理解。句意：人们喜欢他的故事，因为简单，他们将完成最后一个突然的变化，对读者也是个惊喜。A. readers读者；B. people人们；C. they他们；D. he他。根据句意，故选C。

15.5】A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：人们喜欢他的故事，因为简单，他们将完成最后一个突然的变化，对读者也是个惊喜。A. readers’读者；B. newspaper’s报社的；C. book’s书；D. stories’故事。根据句意，故选A。

考点：考查人物传记类短文。