15.Holmes said,"Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India,and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle.Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father.Now they have sent five pips to John from London!"
"The letters are all from sea ports (海港).The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,"I replied.
"Very good,Watson!And John's enemy is in London already!"
"Well,I hope they won't kill young John,"I said.
But they did.The next morning,we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station.Holmes was very angry about it.
"He came to me for help and those men murdered him!I'm going to find them,if it's the last thing I do!"he said to me,and he hurried out of the house.
At night,when he came back,he was tired,but pleased,he said,"I know the names of John's enemies!And now I'm going to send them a surprise!This will frighten them!"He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封).On it he wrote"S.H.for J.C."
"I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun.His ship is called the Star.He and his men are sailing back to Georgia,USA."
"How did you find him,Holmes?"I asked.
"Ship's papers,"he said,"I've looked at hundreds of them today.Only one ship,the Star,was in the three ports at the right times,this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia.I found out that the captain and two of his men,all Americans,weren't on the ship last night,so I'm sure they killed John.When they arrive in America,they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!"
56.This story may be taken fromC.
A.a science fiction B.a history book
C.a detective novel D.a travel guide
57.Holmes wasB about John's death.
A.curious B.angry C.crazy D.worried
58.The Star left London forD.
A.Canada B.Australia C.India D.America
59.Who do you think the underlined letters"J.C."stand for?A
A.James Calhoun B.James Columbus
C.John Calhoun D.John Columbus
60.Which order is correct according to the story?D
①John came to Holmes for help.②John received a letter with five pips.
③John was killed.④Holmes sent five pips to J.C.
A.③①④②B.③④①②C.④①③②D.②①③④
分析 文章大意:福尔摩斯说,有人从印度用信邮寄了5个桔核,七周以后到达了,杀死了约翰的叔叔,然后他们又从苏格兰邮寄了5个桔核,三天以后到达了,杀死了约翰的爸爸,现在他们从伦敦邮寄了5个桔核给约翰了.这些信都是从海港寄出的,当作者写信的时候,他在船上.我回答道.很好,华生,现在约翰的敌人已经在伦敦了,好的,我希望他们不会杀死年轻的约翰的,但是他们做到了,第二天,我们在报纸上看到一个警察发现他在滑铁卢车站附近死了.福尔摩斯很生气,他来是求助的,这些人杀死了他,我要找到他们,然后就急急忙忙出去了.在晚上的时候,他回来了,很疲劳但是很高兴,他说我知道约翰敌人的名字了,现在我要给他一个惊喜,这会吓坏他们的,他从句子中拿出5个桔核,放进一个信封,在上面写着"S.H.for J.C."我把这封信寄给詹姆斯•卡尔霍恩船长,他和他的船员正在返回美国乔治亚州的路上,你怎么找到他的呢?从船的报纸上,我已经看了好几百次了,仅有一艘船,明星号,在合适的时间,在那三个港口,这个早上,明星号离开了伦敦,起航返回乔治亚,我查明这个船长和两个人,所有的美国人,昨天晚上都在船上,所以,我肯定他们杀死了约翰,当他们到达美国的时候,他们就会收到桔核,警察就会逮捕他们.
解答 56-60 CBDAD
56题答案:C考查细节理解.根据文中的大意本文叙述了约翰一家遇害了,约翰来求助福尔摩斯,福尔摩斯经过调查和分析,找到了杀害他们的凶手.应该是侦探小说,故答案是C.
57题答案:B考查细节理解.根据Holmes was very angry about it.可知福尔摩斯对这件事很生气,故选B.
58题答案:D考查细节理解.根据"He and his men are sailing back to Georgia,USA."可知明星号离开伦敦返回美国,故选D.
59题答案:A考查细节理解.根据"I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun."可知J.C.代表James Calhoun,故选A.
60题答案:D考查细节理解.根据"Now they have sent five pips to John from London!"他们给约翰寄了5个结核,根据"He came to me for help and those men murdered him"他来求助,被他们杀死了,根据"He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封).On it he wrote"S.H.for J.C."他给J.C.船长邮寄了5个桔核,所以这四个事件的顺序是②①③④,故选D.
点评 首先仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目再读短文,从中找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.