People think that writing short stories is easy because they are short. But in fact they are hard to write well. There are only a few writers of good short stories and the American writer O. Henry is one of them.
His real name was William Sydney Porter and he grew up in North Carolina. He was not very successful at school but he loved reading. When he was about twenty years old he left North Carolina and moved to Texas. He thought there would be more opportunities for work there. At first he worked on a newspaper but as this did not provide enough money he changed his job. He decided to work in a bank. All went well until some money went missing. William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison. Although this was a horrible experience it helped in one way because he realized that he could write well. William began writing short stories and O. Henry  was born! When he left prison he began writing as a career and published many of his stories. They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York and they had interesting or surprising endings. People enjoyed reading them. His life, however, was not a happy one. He drank too much and died in 1910 in New York but he left behind stories that are still read and enjoyed by millions of people.
小題1:In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.                   b. Worked in a bank.
c. Travelled to Texas.             d. Was put in prison.
e. Had a newspaper job.             f. Learned to write stories.
A.e, c, f, b, d, aB.c, e, b, d, f, a
C.e, b, d, c, a, f D.c, b, e, d, a, f
小題2:People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because          .
A.they had surprise endings
B.they were easy to understand
C.they showed his love for the poor
D.they were about New York City
小題3:O. Henry went to prison because          .
A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B.he broke the law by using violence
C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D.people thought he had taken money that was not his
小題4:What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A.He was well-educated. B.He was not serious about his work.
C.He was devoted to the poor.D.He loved reading.
小題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 as a boy.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析:文章介紹了歐亨利的人生經(jīng)歷和他的寫作的風(fēng)格。
小題1:排序題:從第二段的內(nèi)容:可知?dú)W亨利的人生經(jīng)歷是這樣的:到德克薩斯—有了報(bào)紙的工作—在銀行工作—被送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄—學(xué)習(xí)寫故事—住在紐約,選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子:and they had interesting or surprising endings. People enjoyed reading them. 可知人們喜歡歐亨利的小說是因?yàn)樗鼈冇幸庀氩坏降慕Y(jié)尾,選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子:All went well until some money went missing. William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison. 可知人們認(rèn)為歐亨利偷了錢所以把他送到監(jiān)獄了,選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子:He was not very successful at school but he loved reading. 可知?dú)W亨利在寫作前喜歡讀書,選D
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子:They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York 可知?dú)W亨利的小說的素材都是紐約和紐約的人,選C
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