My father then set out to sell it.Eventually,he found himself in Des Moines,meeting with Gardner Cowles,a top editor at the Des Moines Register.Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot.My father took the money to the girl.It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O.Henry story was about.But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
【语篇导读】本文为记叙文。作者的父亲在得克萨斯州的一所大学任教时,教过一位患有严重的背部疾病的女孩,她家境贫寒,没钱治病。幸运的是,女孩的母亲在她海边私人旅馆的阁楼里捡到了欧·亨利生前遗落的手稿。作者的父亲帮女孩拿去鉴定并找到了买家,女孩才得以用这笔钱动了手术。
WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?
A.Thegirl’smother. B.Theauthor’sfather.
C.Thegirl. D.Theauthor.
答案:A
解析:细节理解题。由第二段第二句可知,是小女孩的妈妈在打扫阁楼时,发现了欧·亨利的手稿。
2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
