Question

    O.Henry was a pen name used by an American _____ of short stories. His _____ name was William Sydney Porter. He was _____ in North Carolina in 1862. _____ he was 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, O．Henry was believed to have stolen(偷) it. Because of that, he was sent _____ prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to _____ short stories.

People liked his stories, because they were ______ to understand and they would finish with a sudden change in the end, to the readers' surprise.

1.A.clerk B.teacher C.writer D.doctor

2.A.pen B.old C.first D.real

3.A.bore B.born C.bored D.boring

4.A.To B.For C.When D.Because

5.A.myself B.himself C.yourself D.itself

6.A.food B.clothes C.work D.jobs

7.A.newspaper B.hospital C.school D.bank

8.A.of B.into C.with D.for

9.A.read B.listen C.buy D.write

10.A.hard B.difficult C.easy D.creative

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

欧亨利是美国著名的短篇小说家，他的故事中结尾往往有一个突然的变化，让读者感到惊讶。这篇短文给我们介绍了欧亨利的生平。

1.句意：欧亨利是一位美国短篇小说作家的笔名。

考查名词辨析及语境。clerk职员，办事员；teacher老师；writer作家；doctor医生。根据下文 “People liked his stories”可知，欧亨利是写短篇小说的，所以他是一个作家。故选C。

2.句意：他真实的名字叫William Sydney Porter.。

考查形容词辨析及语境。pen钢笔；old老的；旧的；first第一，首先；real真实的，实际的。上句话 “O. Henry was a pen name”提到欧亨利是一个笔名，这里说的是他的真实姓名。故选D。

3.句意：他1862年出生在北卡罗莱纳州。

考查形容词辨析及语境。bore使厌烦；born出生；bored感到厌烦的；boring令人厌烦的。根据句意可知，这句话介绍的是欧亨利的出生时间和地点。故选B。

4.句意：当他还是个小男孩的时候，他过着激动人心的生活。

考查连词辨析及语境。To到……，介词；For为了，因为；When当……时候；Because因为。根据句意可知，这句话介绍的是欧亨利小时候的生活，应用When引导时间状语从句，故选C。

5.句意：他很长时间没有去上学，但他试图自学他需要知道的一切。

考查反身代词辨析及语境。myself我自己；himself他自己；yourself你自己；itself它自己。这句话的主语是he，指代欧亨利，反身代词应用himself。故选B。

6.句意：在那里他尝试了不同的工作。

考查名词辨析及语境。food食物；clothes衣服；work工作，指工作的性质，不可数名词；jobs工作，具体的工作。根据下句话 “He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a ___7___.”可知，欧亨利尝试了不同的工作，这些是具体的工作，空前different修饰名词复数，应用jobs。故选D。

7.句意：他先是在报社工作，然后在一家银行得到了一份工作。

考查名词辨析及语境。newspaper报纸，报社；hospital医院；school学校；bank银行。根据下文 “When some money went missing from the bank, O．Henry was believed to have stolen(偷) it.”可知，欧亨利被认为偷了银行的钱，由此可知他在银行工作。故选D。

8.句意：因为那件事，他被送进了监狱。

考查介词辨析及语境。of……的；into到……里面；with和……一起；for为了，因为。根据上句话 “When some money went missing from the bank, O．Henry was believed to have stolen(偷) it.”以及下文 “During the three years in prison”可知，欧亨利被送进了监狱，这句话使用了短语send sb. into prison，故选B。

9.句意：在监狱的三年里，他学会了写短篇故事。

考查动词辨析及语境。read阅读；listen听；buy买；write写。根据文意和第一小题的解释可知，欧亨利是写短篇小说的一个作家，所以这里指“写短篇小说”。故选D。

10.句意：人们喜欢他的故事，因为它们很容易理解，会以一个突然的变化结束，让读者感到惊讶。

考查形容词辨析及语境。hard困难的；difficult困难的；easy容易的；creative有创造力的。根据句意 “People liked his stories…”可知，人们喜欢他的故事，故A和B选项不对；空后是…to understand，D选项意思不合适。故选C。