Question

【题目】根据短文理解选择正确答案。
D
In Paris, one freezing winter evening, I was having dinner with my friend, Mr. Dupin, the famous detective. We had just finished our meal, when there was a loud knocking at the door. Dupin opened it. There stood Mr. Germain, the chief警长）of the Paris Police.
We welcomed him warmly, for he was an old acquaintance（熟人）whom we hadn't seen for a great time.
"I need your assistance," said Germain. "I met a case（案件）that has been giving me a great deal of trouble. It is very simple but very strange."
“Also, please keep this secret. If anyone found out that I told you this. I would certainly lose my job.”
“Well, then,” said the Chief,” I have learned that a very important letter has been stolen from the king. We are sure who stole it and that the letter is in his house."
"But who would dare do such a thing" I cried.
"The thief," said Germain softly, "He's a man who darers do many dangerous things. He is one of the most powerful and important ministers in the government. He is Minister Danton.”
"A lot of times, while Minister Danton was out, a lot of well-trained police officers carefully searched the entire house, room by room. In fact, we examined everything in the house but found nothing."…
A month later, Dupin asked Germain and me to his house. There he took out a letter and handed it to the Chief. We were both very surprised.
Dupin explained, "I know Minister Danton very well. He could not hide the letter in any of the usual hiding places. I realized that he might have left the letter out in the open, right under everyone's nose, where no one would search for it."
"Then I visited him with my dark glasses on to help me observe（观察）better. While we were chatting, a dirty, torn letter in the letter holder suddenly caught my eyes-unusual for the Minister, who is careful and neat."
"I was sure it was the letter."
"Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again."
"The next morning, I hired a man to fire a gun on the street, while the Minister went to see what happened, I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one, On it Dupin wrote these words:
Your plan was good, but mine was better
As you can see, I took the letter.
----Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
（1）The underlined word "assistance" in the third paragraph probably meanshere.
A.hobby
B.help
C.habit
D.holiday
（2）Who is the best at solving difficult cases according to the passage?
A.The writer.
B.Mr. Germain.
C.Mr. Dupin.
D.Minister Danton.
（3）Dupin did all the following things to help get the letter back EXCEPT .
A.wearing his dark glasses when visiting Danton's house
B.leaving his gloves purposely behind in Danton's house
C.hiring a man to fire a gun on the street the next morning
D.writing some words on the letter he put into the letter holder
（4）From the passage we can infer that .
A.Dupin and Danton are also acquaintances
B.Dupin and the writer are both detectives
C.Danton and the writer are new friends
D.Germain and Danton are dangerous enemies

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】本文讲述法国巴黎的著名侦探杜宾先生的故事。警长因为一个棘手的案子请杜宾帮忙找回国王丢失的一封信，他知道信在部长那里，但是就是找不到。杜宾先生去了部长家里，凭着敏锐的眼睛发现了那封信的所在，然后巧妙的将信调包，帮助了警长。
（1）词义猜测。根据I met a case（案件）that has been giving me a great deal of trouble可知警长遇到了很麻烦的案子请杜宾先生帮忙。hobby爱好；help帮助；habit习惯；holiday假期。故选B。
（2）推理判断。根据文章内容 In fact, we examined everything in the house but found nothing.和A month later, Dupin asked Germain and me to his house. There he took out a letter and handed it to the Chief. 可知没人找到那封信在哪里，但是一个月后杜宾先生找到了，故选C。
（3）细节理解。注意题目：为了得到那封信，杜宾先生做了以下事情，除了哪一个。根据 "Then I visited him with my dark glasses on to help me observe（观察）better.可知A项正确；根据Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again可知B项正确；根据The next morning, I hired a man to fire a gun on the street可知C正确；根据I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one, On it Dupin wrote these words……可知D项虽然也是文章内容，但是并不是杜宾为了取得信而做的事情。所以选D。
（4）推理判断。根据I know Minister Danton very well. 和 I visited him with my dark glasses on以及While we were chatting,可知杜宾与丹顿部长是熟人。故选A。