Question

O．Henry was a pen name used by an American writer 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 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 went missing from the bank，O．Henry was believed to have stolen it．Because of that，he was sent to prison．During 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 easy to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end，to the reader’s surprised． (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 jobf．Learned to write stories [　　] A． e，c，f，b，d，a B． c，e，b，d，f，a C． e，b，d，c，a，f D． c，b，e，d，a，f (2) People enjoyed reading O．Henry’s stories because________． [　　] A． they had surprise endings B． they were about himself C． they showed his love for the poor D． they were about New York City (3) O．Henry went to prison because________． [　　] A． he had stolen some money from the bank B． he wrote something using his pen name C． some money was missing in the bank D． the police were sure he took the money (4) What do we know about O．Henry before he began writing？ [　　] A． He studied well in school． B． he was not serious about his work． C． He worked hard for the poor． D． He was very good at learning． (5) Where did O．Henry get most material for his short stories？ [　　] A． His life inside the prison． B． The newspaper articles he wrote． C． The city and people of New York． D． His exciting early life a boy．

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答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．D;5．C;