People think that writing short stories is

题目内容：

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.

小题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, a

B．c, e, b, d, f, a

C．e, b, d, c, a, f

D．c, b, e, d, a, f小题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小题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小题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.小题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.

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:D

小题5:C

答案解析：

文章介绍了欧亨利的人生经历和他的写作的风格。

小题1:排序题：从第二段的内容：可知欧亨利的人生经历是这样的：到德克萨斯—有了报纸的工作—在银行工作—被送进监狱—学习写故事—住在纽约，选B

小题2:细节题;从第二段的句子：and they had interesting or surprising endings. People enjoyed reading them. 可知人们喜欢欧亨利的小说是因为它们有意想不到的结尾，选A

小题3:细节题;从第二段的句子：All went well until some money went missing. William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison. 可知人们认为欧亨利偷了钱所以把他送到监狱了，选D

小题4:细节题;从第二段的句子：He was not very successful at school but he loved reading. 可知欧亨利在写作前喜欢读书，选D

小题5:细节题;从第二段的句子：They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York 可知欧亨利的小说的素材都是纽约和纽约的人，选C

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。