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【题目】 Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story． Many people have fallen in love with her creations ﹣Hercule Poirot， a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple， an old lady who is also an amateur （业余的）detective．

As I am a big fan of Agatha Christie， let me share with you an interesting story about her． The famous writer never forgot that night when she met a robber many years ago． That evening， she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning． Agatha walked in the quiet street alone． Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her． "Good morning， lady，" the man said in a low voice， "I don't think you wish to die here!"

"What do you want？" Agatha asked．

"Your earrings． Take them off!"

Agatha suddenly had a bright idea． She tried to cover her necklace with the collar （衣领）of her coat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground．

"Take them and let me go，" she said． The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all， only trying to protect the necklace． He thought the necklace would cost more， so he said， "Give me your necklace．" "Oh， sir． It's not worth much． Please let me keep it．

"Stop talking rubbish． Quick!"

With shaky hands， Agatha took off her necklace． As soon as the robber disappeared， she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends． In fact， the earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds．

【1】What does Agatha Christie write？

A.Science fiction．B.Fairy tales．C.Detective stories．

【2】The birthday party o'clock in the morning．

A.was over at 2B.didn't end after 2C.didn't end at 2D.ended before 2

【3】Agatha never forgot the night， for she ．

A.was robbed of her earringsB.had a good time at the birthday party

C.was robbed of her necklaceD.was robbed， but she fooled the robber

【4】The italicized word "it" in the passage refers to ．

A.the necklaceB.one of the earringsC.the coatD.the knife

【5】Which of the following is NOT true？

A.Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings and threw them to the ground．

B.Agatha pretended to care for her necklace and covered it with the collar．

C.Agatha didn't really care for her necklace because it was much cheaper than the earrings．

D.Agatha really cared for her earrings because they were gifts from her friends．

【6】What is the best title of the passage？

A.A foolish robberB.A clever and brave writer

C.Earrings and necklaceD.Agatha Christie and her fans

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【解析】

本文介绍了一位聪明勇敢的作家。这位作家用小计谋让劫匪只抢走了6英镑的项链，而480英镑的耳环完好无损。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story．Agatha Christie无疑是侦探小说的王后。可知，她写侦探小说。选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning她被邀请参加一个持续到凌晨二点的生日聚会。可知，生日聚会在凌晨两点结束。选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段The famous writer never forgot that night when she met a robber many years ago那位著名作家从未忘记过许多年前她遇上强盗的那个夜晚．及最后一段As soon as the robber disappeared，she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends．In fact，the earrings cost 480pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds强盗一消失，她就拿起耳环，尽可能快地跑向她的一个朋友。事实上，耳环花了480英镑，而强盗带走的项链只花了6英镑。可知，Agatha被抢劫了。她用一个小计谋让劫匪只抢走了6英镑的项链。因此，Agatha从来没有忘记那个夜晚，因为她被抢劫了，但她愚弄了强盗。选D。

【4】词义猜测题。根据倒数第三段最后一句Please let me keep it请让我保留它．在根据前两句"Give me your necklace．" "Oh，sir．It's not worth much"把项链递给我。""哦，先生．它不值钱"。可知，it代指necklace项链。选A。

【5】推理判断题。根据最后一段she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends. In fact, the earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds她就拿起耳环，尽可能快地跑向她的一个朋友。事实上，耳环花了480英镑，而强盗带走的项链只花了6英镑。可知，D选项"Agatha真的很喜欢她的耳环，因为这是她朋友送给她的礼物"不正确。选D。

【6】标题归纳题。根据第二段The famous writer never forgot that night when she met a robber many years ago那位著名作家从未忘记过许多年前她遇上强盗的那个夜晚。及最后一段As soon as the robber disappeared， she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends．In fact，the earrings cost 480pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds强盗一消失，她就拿起耳环，尽可能快地跑向她的一个朋友．事实上，耳环花了480英镑，而强盗带走的项链只花了6英镑。可知，这位作家用小计谋让劫匪只抢走了6英镑的项链，而480英镑的耳环完好无损。因此标题可以是"一位聪明勇敢的作家"。选B。

词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型，所猜测词汇可以是生词，也可以是熟词新义，还可以是人称代词的指代内容。词义猜测题主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力。常见的猜词法有：(1)利用上下文语境。猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以要借助上下文对需要猜测的词或短语进行合乎逻辑的推测。 (2)利用定义或解释性的线索。阅读文章中的有些生词往往在其后会有对该词进行解释说明的短语或句子，利用它们猜词义较容易 (3)利用文章的逻辑关系答题。如并列、对比、因果、转折关系等。这些逻辑关系往往通过一些相应的词或短语表达出来，如but, or, however, so, because等。(4)利用构词法知识答题。熟记一些前缀、后缀所表达的意思，不仅可以扩大词汇量，而且帮助我们猜测词义。第4小题的词义猜测题就是利用第1种解题方法。