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【题目】 Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s most famous detective(侦探的) story writer. She wrote about 80 novels, and her sales (4 billion copies of her novels) was over those of William Shakespeare. However, behind her works was a shy woman whose life was often lonely and unhappy.

She was born in 1890 in Devon, the third child of Clarissa and Frederick Miller, and grew into a beautiful and sensitive(敏感的) girl. She didn’t go to school but was educated by her parents. Her father taught her maths through stories and games, and her mother encouraged her to write by her own stories. Unfortunately her father died in 1901 when she was 11, and both she and her mother were very sad.

When World War I came in 1914, she became a nurse in a hospital, which was very useful to her later work. Many of the murders(杀人犯) in her books were carried out by a clever use of medicine, showing how much she had learnt about them as a nurse.

She wrote her first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1916. And it was published in 1920. In this novel she introduced Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective who appeared in many later novels. Her other main detective was Miss Marple, who was from Agatha’s grandmother and her circle of friends. Christie’s stories keep the reader guessing who the murderer is until the very end of the story.

In 1914, at the beginning of the war, she married Archibald Christie, but the marriage was unhappy. It didn’t last and they left each other in 1926. It was a very difficult time for her, as her much-loved mother had died earlier that year. Agatha suffered a lot and one night she drove her car and disappeared.

She went missing for eleven days and was finally found in a hotel in Harrogate, in the North of England. Agatha only wanted staying alone but the newspapers had given her a hard time over her driving the car and disappearing. She decided never to let them enter her private life again

She enjoyed a very happy second marriage to Max Mallowan who she met in Baghdad and married in 1930. Her detective skills were a help to him in his work in Syria and Iraq. By successfully staying out of the newspapers, she found happiness with her husband. Her best novels were written after 1930, and she continued writing until 1973. She died peacefully in 1976.

【1】What does the underlined word “her” refer to?

A. Clarissa.B. Miss Marple.

C. Agatha.D. Agatha’s grandmother.

【2】Why did Agatha drive her car and disappear?

A. She felt terrible and went to hospital.B. She wanted to stay alone for some time.

C. She went to find Max Mallowan.D. She decided to stay away from the war.

【3】When did Agatha write her best novels?

A. When she was very young and with her father.

B. When she got married with Archibald Christie.

C. When she stopped being shy and quiet.

D. When she had a second marriage.

【4】What is the right order according to the passage?

① Agatha’s mother died. ②Agatha got married the first time.

③ Agatha helped Max Mallowan with his work. ④ Agatha’s father died.

⑤ Agatha disappeared. ⑥Agatha wrote her first detective novel.

A. ①②④③⑤B. ④⑥②①⑤③C. ④②⑥①⑤③D. ④②⑥③①⑤

【5】Why does the writer write the passage?

A. To make a difference on writers.B. To explain how to stop being shy.

C. To show us a history of a war.D. To introduce us a famous writer.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文是人物小传，介绍了世界上最著名的侦探小说作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的孤寂生活和主要作品。

【1】题意：下划线的单词“her”指的是什么?考查词义理解。and和，表并列；根据上文who was from Agatha’s grandmother，可知是她祖母的朋友圈，故选D。

【2】题意：为什么阿加莎开着她的车消失了?考查细节判断。根据Agatha only wanted staying alone but the newspapers had given her a hard time over her driving the car and disappearing.，可知阿加莎只想一个人待着，故选B。

【3】题意：阿加莎什么时候写的最好的小说?考查细节理解。根据Her best novels were written after 1930, 她最好的小说是1930年后写的，可知选D。

【4】题意：根据短文，正确的顺序是什么?考查综合理解。根据短文提供的时间，①阿加莎的母亲去世了（1926年），②阿加莎第一次结婚（1914年），③阿加莎帮助马克斯马洛文与他的工作（1930年），④阿加莎的父亲去世了（1901年），⑤阿加莎消失了（1926年），⑥阿加莎写了她的第一个侦探小说（1916年）；结合It was a very difficult time for her, as her much-loved mother had died earlier that year. Agatha suffered a lot and one night she drove her car and disappeared.（她深爱的母亲在那一年早些时候去世了。阿加莎受了很多苦，一天晚上她开着车消失了），可知正确的顺序是④②⑥①⑤③，故选C。

【5】题意：作者为什么要写这篇文章?考查文意理解。根据Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s most famous detective story writer. She wrote about 80 novels, and her sales was over those of William Shakespeare. However, behind her works was a shy woman whose life was often lonely and unhappy.，结合短文内容，可知介绍的是英国著名女作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的简单生平和主要作品，故选D。