【題目】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.

1A. clerk B. teacher C. writer

2A. pen B. old C. real

3A. bore B. born C. bored

4A. To B. For C. As

5A. myself B. himself C. herself

6A. food B. work C. jobs

7A. bank B. school C. hospital

8A. asked B. sent C. let

9A. During B. As C. With

10A. easy B. difficult C. creative

【答案】

1C

2C

3B

4C

5B

6C

7A

8B

9A

10A

【解析】

本文介紹了美國著名的短篇小說大師歐亨利的一生,他的寫作生涯,他的作品的特點等。

1句意:歐亨利是美國短篇小說作家的筆名。A. clerk銀行職員;B. teacher 老師;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),是美國最著名的短篇小說家之一。可知歐亨利是作家。故選C。

2句意:他的真名是威廉·西德尼·波特。A. pen鋼筆2;B. old舊的,老的;C. real真正的。

結合上下文可知歐亨利真正的名字叫威廉·西德尼·波特。因此本題選C。

3句意:他1862年出生于北卡羅萊納。A. bore無聊;B. born出生;C. bored無聊的。be born in 出生于;故選B。

4句意:作為一個年輕的男孩,他過著令人興奮的生活。A. To; 向,朝著;B. For為,為了;C. As作為。結合句意和選項可知C正確。

5句意:他上學時間不長,但他盡力自學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的反身代詞是himself。這里指的是自己教自己故選B。

6句意:在那里他嘗試過不同的工作。A. food食物;B. work工作,不可數(shù)名詞;C. jobs工作,可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)。根據(jù)下文的句子He first worked on newspaper他先在報社工作?芍A不對different譯為“不同的”,其后的可數(shù)名詞應為復數(shù)形式。故選C。

7句意:他先在報社工作,然后在銀行工作。A. bank銀行;B. school學校C. hospital醫(yī)院。由下文的句子When some money went missing from the bank, people believed he stole it.

當銀行有一些錢丟失時,人們懷疑是他偷的。可知,他然后在銀行工作。故選A。

8句意:因此,警察把他送進了監(jiān)獄。A. asked;B. sent ;C. let。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. 讓某人做某事。結合上下文可知,人們懷疑是他偷了銀行的錢,因此警察把他送進了監(jiān)獄。故選B

9句意:在獄中的三年里,他學會了寫短篇小說。A. During……期間;B. As作為;C. With隨著。during + 時間,表示在某段時間里……。故選A

10句意:人們喜歡他的故事,因為他們很容易理解,他們會在結尾處突然改變,讓讀者感到驚訝。A. easy容易的B. difficult 困難的;C. creative創(chuàng)造性的。creative后跟動詞的-ing形式,所以C不對;再結合句意可知,人們喜歡他的作品是因為容易理解。故選A。

本文介紹了美國著名的短篇小說大師歐亨利的一生,他的寫作生涯,他的作品的特點等。這篇文章非常簡單,先看選項,再結合選項仔細閱讀短文,理解了全文內(nèi)容,很容易選出正確答案。閱讀短文時,常常會遇到一些生詞。這時,要沉著,冷靜,細心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通過對全篇短文的理解,就很有可能猜測出生詞的大意。另外,還可以從含有生詞句子的上下文,以及句子和段落之間的關系來判斷、理解生詞以求獲得其真正含義。

練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】根據(jù)下面短文內(nèi)容,在短文的空格處填上一個恰當?shù)脑~,使短文完整、通順。

A person has two ears but only one mouth. That means we should listen, not just speak. The word “l(fā)isten” has the same letters as the word “silent(沉默)”. 1 silently is a good quality(品質(zhì)) that we should have. Then why is it important to be a good listener?

When someone is under too much 2 from his work or study, he may show his poor feelings. It’s easy for him to get upset or angry. At this moment, we need to listen quietly first 3 he gets calm(冷靜的). Then we may have a good talk with him. Maybe it is a good way to help him 4.

Sometimes, we may think our parents are always talking too much. But in fact, they do so because they are worried about our health or just expect to help us if we have difficulty 5 our study. If we listen carefully and patiently, our parents will feel we care about them. A loving silence is often more powerful than words.

Sometimes, we just want others to listen to us but forget to listen to others. If so, don’t be 6 when others get unhappy suddenly( 突然). That’s because you are not polite(禮貌) and you may not realize it. In order to show our respect( 尊重)for others, we’d better listen to them first. Then we can tell them 7 we are thinking.

Easier said than done. Every head is a world. So we should learn to listen with our ears, eyes and hearts as much as we can, and try to 8 ourselves good listeners from now on.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】用所給單詞的適當形式填空
(1)Do tell your friends about our hotel . Any friend of(you) is welcome here.
(2)Drive carefully , or you will hurt (you).
(3)It's important for children to learn about road(safe).
(4)To prepare for the match , they receive two hours’(train) every day.
(5)The(France ) are famous for their cooking.
(6)Such after-school activities as sports clubs and language(society) are usually popular.
(7)He was late, but (luck) the meeting hadn't started.
(8)Sally(be) at Park School since she was eleven years old.
(9)Atthe (parent) meeting , the teacher told Tom's mother that he had made great progress.
(10)Wang Hao is one of the best table tennis (play) in the world.
(11)You should finish your summer holiday homework a week before school(start).
(12)My parents and I would stay at home if it (rain).
(13)I prefer (read) books to watching TV.
(14)A (swim) pool is somewhere you can swim.
(15)We must take (physics) training every day.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】用所給單詞的適當形式填空
(1)Mr. Liu is one of (popular) teachers in our school.
(2)Our school is much (beautiful) than yours.
(3)Who is (young) of the twins.
(4)Jim works as (hard) as Tom.
(5)The higher the mountain is , the (thin) the air is.
(6)If you can answer all the questions (correct) ,you will get a gift from the host.
(7)He didn't want to go to school by pretending to be(terrible) ill.
(8)Millie tried her best but did (bad) among all the members in the team.
(9)It's reported that the haze(霧霾) in February, 2014 is the (serious) one these years in China.
(10)Lucy is one of the (tall) girls in our class.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】—Could I speak to Paul? I phoned________ this morning.

—Sorry he is still in the meeting. He wont come out until the meeting is over.

A.lateB.earlierC.earliestD.later

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】閱讀理解,判斷正誤。
B
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. " That's an old saying in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-Autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
(1)The Spring Festival is more meaningful for Chinese people.
(2)The saying means the place where you live looks better than other places.
(3)Foreign culture can't replace Chinese culture.
(4)Some people worry that young Chinese ignore Chinese culture.
(5)This passage mentioned three Chinese festivals.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。
(B)
When thinking of Britain, many images come to mind. Big Ben, the Ferris wheel, red telephone boxes...and black London taxis. The taxi has an important role in London.
But what is so special about a simple taxi? First of all, the shape and style are very different from those of ordinary taxis. It looks like a half-car and half-van (半廂式貨車). It has plenty of room in the back, which means it's easy for disabled people to use. And the black color makes it stand out on the road.
Besides the style of the car, taxi drivers have an important part in your travel. They have to pass a taxi driving test, and in London it is very difficult. As there are many tourists in London, drivers must know many roads by memory!
Apart from driving you to your destination, it is normal {or the driver and passenger to have a conversation. Getting a taxi involves a social space which the driver and you share. The image of a London taxi driver is one that is friendly and talkative. Most times when I get a taxi, I ask how the driver is. Then we usually talk about sports or news events.
In China, I've noticed that taxi drivers are usually quieter. Sometimes I try to speak with them in Chinese. And when I do, they usually seem friendly and open to talk. It's also a good situation to practice my Chinese!
(1)Big Ben, the Ferris wheel, red telephone boxes and black taxis are of Britain.
A.images
B.events
C.situations
D.hotels
(2)What does a London taxi look like?
A.It looks like an ordinary taxi.
B.It looks like a white box.
C.It looks like a ball.
D.It looks like a half-car and half-van.
(3)Why is a London taxi easy for disabled people to use?
A.Because the taxi drivers are quiet.
B.Because it has plenty of room in the front.
C.Because it has plenty of room in the back.
D.Because the passengers are talkative.
(4)Taxi drivers in London must be good at .
A.speaking to passengers in Chinese
B.talking about sports or news events
C.taking language tests
D.remembering many different roads
(5)How can the writer practice Chinese in this passage?
A.By driving.
B.By taking a taxi.
C.By thinking.
D.By shopping.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】---What do you know about kite surfing?

----It is _________ exciting water sport.

A.a B. an C. the D.\

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源: 題型:

【題目】—Would you like to go to Mr. Lee’s Restaurant for dinner with me?

—Why not try another one? There was no one there to_____me for a long time last week.

A.serveB.answerC.helpD.meet

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案