Unit8《Detective+stories》（培优卷）-2024-2025学年九年级上册英语单元测试卷（译林版）

2024-2025学年九年级上册英语单元测试卷Unit8《Detectivestories（培优卷）（时间：90分钟，满分：100分）第一部分选择题部分一、单项选择(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共10分)1．Sadly,the8-year-oldgirlwasfound______inherownhouse______themorningof12December.A．dying;in B．die;in C．death;on D．dead;on2．Atruefriendisaperson________caresandsupportsyouallthetime.A．where B．who C．which D．what3．Forour________,weshouldfollowthetrafficrulesonourwaytoschool.A．safety B．chance C．mystery D．choice4．Thesummervacationiscoming．Don’tswiminthelake,________whenyouarealone.A．especially B．simply C．possibly D．probably5．Alargenumberofpeoplewillliveinfearoftheirlivesifawar________.A．breaksdown B．breaksout C．breaksup D．breaksinto6．The________boywaslastseen________neartheriver.A．missing;playingB．missing;playC．missed;playing D．missed;play7．I________themanwasaboutfortyaccordingtohislooks.A．believed B．knew C．supposed D．accepted8.Iwonderedwhetherthebosswas________arrest________murder.A．under;because B．by;for C．of;to D．under;for9.Teenagersneedto________againstanypossibledangeraroundthem.A．stop B．watch C．guard D．warn10.OnDecember13everyyear,Nanjingholdsacandlelightactivityforthe________oftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan.A．victims B．witnesses C．suspects D．detectives二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共15分)Thereisnowathickwhitefogoverthemoor(沼泽)．Themoonisshiningonit．“Thefogisgettingthicker,”saysHolmes．“Thisisserious—SirHenrymustgohomesoon.”“Ithinkhe’s11.”Wehearfootsteps．Thestepsget12andsuddenlyweseeSirHenrywalkingtowardsusthroughthefog．Hewalksquicklyalongthe13andclimbsupthehillbehindus．“Listen!”criesHolmes．“14!Itiscoming!”Holmesisstaringintothefog．Helooksshocked(震惊的)．AtthesametimeDetectiveLestradecriesoutin15．Igrabmygunandpointitattheterribleanimalinfrontofus．Itisahound,agiantblackdog．Thereis16comingfromitsmouth,anditshugeeyesareburning,too．ThehugeblackcreaturerunsdownthepathafterSirHenry．HolmesandIbothfireourguns．We17itandthehoundcriesinpain．Butthehounddoesnotstop．Heisstillrunningalongthepath18SirHenry．SirHenrylooksbackattheterriblethingbehindhim．Hisfaceiswhiteinthe19.Werunupthepathasquicklyaswecan．SirHenryis20andthehoundisbarking．SuddenlyIseethehoundjumponSirHenryandpushhimtothe21．Holmespointshisgunandshootsthehoundfivetimes．Withalastcry,itrollsonitsback,andthenfallsonitsside．Thegianthoundis22.SirHenryislyingonthepath．Weruntohimandfindthatheis23．“Oh,myGod!”hewhispers．“Itisdead,SirHenry,”saysHolmes．“TheHoundoftheBaskervillesisgoneforever.”Theterriblecreatureislyingbeforeus．Itisaslargeasasmall24．Eventhoughitisdead,thereisstillbluefireinitshugemouth．Iputmyhandonitsglowingface,andmyown25alsoglowinthedark．“Phosphorus(磷),”Isay．“Thankyouforsavingmylife,”saysSirHenry．—ExcerptedfromTheHoundoftheBaskervilles(《巴斯克维尔猎犬》)11．A．coming B．returning C．following D．trying12．A．heavier B．closer C．quieter D．happier13．A．river B．path C．street D．beach14．A．Lookup B．Lookback C．Lookout D．Lookforward15．A．excitement B．tears C．pain D．fear16．A．blood B．water C．fire D．poison17．A．hit B．kick C．kill D．murder18．A．with B．after C．before D．Beside19．A．air B．sunshine C．moonlight D．hill20．A．screaming B．singing C．laughing D．whispering21．A．fog B．ground C．fire D．gun22．A．trapped B．caught C．safe D．dead23．A．dying B．alive C．sleeping D．active24．A．lion B．dog C．woman D．man25．A．eyes B．arms C．feet D．fingers三、阅读选择(本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)AMissClariceChoowasrobbedyesterday．ShereportedittothepoliceandaskedherneighbourAnthonytohelpwriteanoticetoputonthenoticeboardsintheneighbourhood.21January2024JalanKeliPolicePostCaseNo．:2020012109RobberyReportNameofInformant(举报者):MissClariceChooAddress:Block21JalanKeli#25-340NRIC:S1223451DContactNo.:623455TimeofIncident(事件):21Jan．2024,7:30p．m.LocationofIncident:AlongJalanKeliAvenueBriefDetailsIwaswalkingalongJalanKeliAvenuewhenamanjumpedoutofthebushesandpointedaknifeatme．Hetoldmetogivehimmywalletandgoldnecklace．Icomplied.Heisabout170cmtall,ofmediumbuild．Hehadapairofblacksunglassesonandascaronhisrightcheek．Hewaswearingalong-sleevedblackT-shirtanddarkbluejeans.OnceIgavehimmyvaluables,heranofftooquicklyformetoseewherehewasgoing．Afterheranoff,Imademywaytotheneighbourhoodpolicepost.22January2024AppealforWitnessestoRobberyDearNeighbours,IamwritingthisnoticeonbehalfofmyneighbourMissClariceChoo,whowasrobbedofhervaluableson21January2024at7:30p.m．alongJalanKeliAvenue．Herattackerpointedaknifeatheranddemandedherwalletandgoldnecklace.Therobberisamanabout170cmtallandofmediumbuild．Hehasascaronhisrightcheek．Hewaswearingblacksunglasses,along-sleevedblackT-shirtanddarkbluejeans.Ifanyonewitnessedtherobbery,pleasecontactMissClariceChooat6234-4455．Anyinformationyouprovidewillbemosthelpful.Anthony26．WhatwasMissClariceChoorobbedofyesterday?A．Aknife．B．Apairofblacksunglasses.C．Someexpensiveclothes．D．Awalletandagoldnecklace.27．WhydidMissClariceChooneedsuchanotice?A．Tohelpherneighbours．B．Toaskwitnessesforinformation.C．Towarnpeopleoftherobber．D．Toknowmoreabouttheneighbourhood.28．Howcanyouhelpifyouhavesomecluestotherobber?A．Bywritinganotice． B．Bycatchingtherobberyourself.C．BycallingMissClariceChoo．D．BypostingthecluesontheInternet.BI’vebeenwritingdetectivestoriessinceIwasateenager．Somepeoplethinkit’sastrangejobforawoman,butIthinkcrimefictionisforeveryone．I’vestartedgivingwritingclassesandthemostcommonquestionpeopleaskis,“Wheredoyoustart?”It’simpossibletogivefixedrules,buttherearesomegeneraltipsthatpeopleoftenfinduseful．●Beforeyoustartwriting,chooseatimeperiodandplacethatsoundrealistic(现实的)．Ausefultipistowriteaboutwhatyouknow．IfyouwereborninParisorLondon,itmightmakesensetosetyourstoryinaEuropeancountry．Ofcourse,youcanwriteaboutanycentury,butyou’llhavetodoalotmoreresearchtomakeyourstorybelievable．●Thecharacterofyourdetectiveisveryimportant．Heorshemusthavequalitiesthathelpthemsolvethecrime,buttheyalsoneedcharacteristicsthatmakethemanindividual(个人)．Heorshemustalsofitinthetimeandplaceofyourstory．Readersareveryknowledgeable,andtheywillnoticeifyougetanydetailswrongaboutthetimeperiod．●Everydetectivestoryneedsacrime,ofcourse．Youneedtoexplainwhathappensbeforethecrime,thecrimeitselfandwhathappensnext．Rememberthatyoudon’talwayshavetowriteaboutamurder．Somereadersdon’tenjoystoriesfilledwithgunsandblood．So,whynotwriteaboutatheft,kidnapping,orsomethingdifferentlikeanenvironmentalcrime?●Cluesareimportanttokeepthereaders’interest．Theymustbeinteresting,butnottoodifficultorrepetitive(重复的)．Thereadersalsoneedtoknowwhothesuspectsareandwhethertheycanprovethattheyweresomewhereelsewhenacrimewascommitted．Readerslovea“twist”attheendofthestory—-asurpriseoranewfactthatbringstheactiontoitsconclusion.29.Whatisthemostcommonquestionthewritergetsfrompeopletakingherwritingclasses?A．Howtostartwritingadetectivestory.B．Howtomakethestoryrealistic.C．Howtocreateinterestingcharacters.D．Howtochooseatimeperiod.30.Whencreatingthecharacterofadetective,whatshouldbeconsidered?A．Onlythequalitiesthathelpsolvethecrime.B．Onlythecharacteristicsthatmakethemanindividual.C．Boththequalitiesforsolvingthecrimeandtheindividualcharacteristics.D．Neitherthequalitiesforsolvingthecrimenortheindividualcharacteristics.31.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________.A．writingaboutamurderistheonlywaytowriteadetectivestoryB．thewriterdoesn'tlikewritingaboutgunsandbloodindetectivestoriesC．readerswillloseinterestifthecluesaretooeasyorrepetitiveD．thesuspectscanneverprovetheyweresomewhereelsewhenacrimewascommitted32．Whydidthewriterwritethispassage?A．Tokeepthereaders’interest. B．Totellarealdetectivestory.C．Todescribethelifeofastorywriter. D．Togiveadviceonwritingadetectivestory.CAthiefenteredthebedroomofthe30thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,whomethimandhelpedhimescapepunishment.TheeventhappenedintheearlymorninghoursinoneofthefirstdayswhenCalvinCoolidgecameintopower,lateinAugust,1923．Heandhisfamilywerelivinginthesamethird-floorsuite(套房)attheWillardHotelinWashingtonthattheyhadoccupiedseveralyearsbefore．TheformerPresident’swifewasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse．Coolidgeawoketoseeastrangergothroughhisclothes,removeawalletandawatchchain.Coolidgespoke,“Iwishyouwouldn’ttakethat.”Thethief,gaininghisvoice,said,“Why?”“Idon’tmeanthewatchandchain,onlythecharm(表坠)．Takeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisimpressedonitsback,”thePresidentsaid.Thethiefread,“PresentedtoCalvinCoolidge.”“AreyouPresidentCoolidge?”heasked.ThePresidentanswered,“Yes,andtheHouseofRepresentatives(众议院)gavemethatwatchcharm．I’mfondofit．Itwoulddoyounogood．Youwantmoney．Let’stalkthisover.”Holdingupthewallet,theyoungmansaidinalowvoice,“I’lltakethisandleaveeverythingelse.”Coolidge,knowingtherewas$80init,persuadedtheyoungmantositdownandtalk．HetoldthePresidentheandhiscollegeroommatehadoverspentduringtheirholidayanddidnothaveenoughmoneytopaytheirhotelbill.Coolidgedecidedtoofferthemanandhisroommatetworailticketsbacktothecollege．Thenhecountedout$32saiditwasaloan(借款)．Hethentoldtheyoungman,“Thereisaguardinthecorridor.”Theyoungmannoddedandleftthroughthesamewindowashehadentered.33．WhatcausedthethieftomeetthePresident?A．HeknewthePresidenthadlotsofmoney.B．HeknewthePresidentlivedinthesuite.C．Hewantedtobearichbusinessman.D．Hewantedtostealsomemoney.34．WhydidCalvinCoolidgeliveattheWillardHotelinthosedays?A．BecausetheformerPresidentwasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse.B．BecausetheformerFirstLadyhadn’tlefttheWhiteHouse.C．BecausetheFirstLadylikedtolivethere.D．Becausehelikedthere.35．Coolidgecountedout$32_______.A．inordernottobekilledbythethiefB．inordertobeoutofdangerC．sothatthestudentcouldovercomehisdifficultyD．becausehehadnomoremoney36．Whichofthefollowingmighthappenafterwards?A．Theyoungmanrepaidthe$32.B．Thethiefwasputintoprison.C．ThePresidenttoldmanyreportersthethief’sname.D．ThePresidentorderedtheyoungmantorepaythemoney.DHaveyoueverwonderedhowweknowthethingsthatweknow?Howdoweknow,forexample,thatthestarsarereallyhugeballsoffireliketheSunandveryfaraway?AndhowdoweknowthattheEarthisasmallerballturningroundoneofthosestars,theSun?Thekeytothesequestionsis“evidence”,whichmeansthefacts,signsorobjectsthatmakeyoubelievesomethingistrue.Sometimesevidencemeansactually(实际上)seeing(orhearing,feeling,smelling...)thatsomethingistrue．AstronautshavetravelledfarenoughfromtheEarthtoseewiththeirowneyesthatitisround．Sometimesoureyesneedhelp．The“eveningstar”lookslikebrighttwinkleinthesky,butwithatelescope(望远镜)youcanseethatitisabeautifulball．Somethingthatyoulearnbydirectseeing(orhearingorfeeling...)iscalledanobservation.Oftenevidenceisn’tjustobservationonitsown,butobservationalwayshidesatthebackofit．Ifthere’sbeenamurder,oftennobody(exceptthemurdererandthedeadperson!)actuallyobservedit．Butdetectivescangathertogetherlotsofotherobservationswhichmayallpointtowardsthesuspect．Ifaperson’sfingerprintsmatchthosefoundonaknife,thisisevidencethathetouchedit．Itdoesn’tprovethathedidthemurder,butitcanhelpwhenit’sjoinedupwithlotsofotherevidence.Prediction(预测)helpstolookforevidence．Scientistsmakeaguessaboutwhatmightbetrue．Forexample,iftheworldisreallyround,wecanpredictthatanyofus,goingonandoninthesamedirection,shouldeventuallyfindourselvesbackwherewestarted.Peoplesometimessaythatyoumustbelieveinfeelingsdeepinside,butnotalltheinsidefeelingsarerealevidence.Whatcanwedoaboutallthis?Whensomebodytellsyousomethingthatsoundspossible,thinktoyourself:“Isthereanyevidenceforthat?”And,nexttimesomebodytellsyouthatsomethingistrue,whynotsaytothem:“Whatkindofevidenceisthereforthat?”Remember,alwaysthinkcarefullybeforeyoubelieveaword.37．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Whatyouseedirectlyisrealevidence.B．PredictionhelpstoprovesomethingifitistrueC．peopleshouldalwaysbelievetheirinsidefeelings.D．AstronautsfindtheEarthisroundwithatelescope38．WhydoesthewriterusetheexampleofadetectiveinParagraph4?A．Toexplainwhatthepredictionis. B．Totellwhatobservationiscalled.C．Tointroducehowdetectiveswork. D．Toproveevidenceisnotjustobservation39．Theunderlinedword“eventually”inParagraph5means________.A．finally B．probably C．completely D．luckily40．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．EvidencespeaksB．ScientistsmakepredictionsC．InsidefeelingshelpgetideasD．ObservationoffersthefactsE阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。TheUnity(和谐)ofManandNatureThe“unityofmanandnature”isnecessaryandimportantintheculturaltraditionofChina．TheChinesebelieveintheunityofmanandnature,abasicwaytotheirphilosophy(哲学)oflife．___41__Theyarealsocelebratedfornature．___42___Zhuangzi,forexample,believed“Heaven(天)andearthareparentstoallthingsintheworld”．Thebeautyofnatureisto“givebirthtoallthings”and“letallthingsgrow”,whilethedutyofhumansisto“makeallthingsperfect”．Heaven,earth,andhumansshouldbeoneinunity．___43___Theyarenecessarytoeachother,sotheyshouldtreateachotherwithkindness．TheideaofunityofmanandnaturehasbeenintheheartofChinesepeople．__44__InmostprovincesofChina,someruleshavebeenmadetoreducepollution．Manypowerstationsthatproduceandprovidesafeandcleanelectricityhavebeenbuilt．___45___MostoftheChinese,especiallytheyoung,arewillingtoprotectthenaturalenvironment．Chinaisnowworkingwithallothercountriestomaketheearthabetterplacetolive.A．Eachofthethreehasitsownway.B．Thepowerisfromwater,wind,andsunlight.C．ThereareplentyofgreatpeopleinthehistoryofChina.D．TheancientChineseneverplacedthemselvesabovenature.E．ItencouragesmodernChinesetotakeactiontoprotectnaturalenvironment.F．MosttraditionalChinesefestivalsbuildarightorderofrelationshipsamonghumans.第二部分非选择题部分四、根据首字母或括号提示用单词正确形式填空(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)46．Sheisas_________mother,andsheneedstotakecareofherchildrenbyherself.47.Thetruthhetoldusnotonlybroughthimsomefriendsbutalsobroughtsomee_________.48．Foryourown_________(safe),pleasedon’tsmokeinsidetheplane.49．Thousandsofhousesinthisareawere_________damagedintheterribleearthquake．(heavy)50.Mywallet_________(steal)onthebus,somebodywitnessedthecaseandthethievewasunderarrestquickly.五、完成句子（5分）51.汤姆相信星座与性格的形成无关。Tombelievesstarsigns_____________________________________________theformationofpersonalities.52．那个有犯罪记录的人是这起刑事案件的凶手。Theman____________________________________isthemurdererofthecriminalcase.53．他被指控在过去一年里侵入了几个计算机系统。He_____________________________________________severalcomputersystemsoverthelastyear.54．人们发现一名中等身高的上班族在现场被害。Peoplefoundanofficeworker___________________________killed___________________________55．事实证明，受害者是在外面某个地方受伤，回家后失血过多死亡。It_____________thatthevictimwaswoundedsomewhereoutsideand________________________afterhegotbackhome.六、短文填空（10分）Detectivenovelsarefascinating．Theyaretypicallycharacterizedbycomplexplotsandunsolvedmysteries．Theclues_____56_____(hide)inthestory,waitingforreaders_____57____(discover).Intermsofdevelopment,theyhave__58____longhistory．Fromearlysimpleformstonow,theyhavebecomeincreasinglycomplex．Theyarepopularbecausetheyfeel____59___(excite)byfollowingthedetective'sthoughtprocessandalsobecausetheyfeelsatisfiedintheprocessofrevealingthe____60___(true).OutstandingdetectivenovelistsincludeArthurConanDoyle．His'SherlockHolmes'seriesisworld-famous．AgathaChristieisalsoremarkable,her_____61____(work)include'MurderontheOrientExpress'.When____62______(read)detectivenovels,payattentiontodetails．Everysmall______63____(describe)canbeaclue．Furthermore,donotbemisledbytheauthor'sintentionaldistraction．____64_____youtrytothinklogicallylikeadetectiveinastory．youcan_____65_____(full)enjoythecharmofdetectivenovels.七、书面表达(本大题共15分)假设你叫李华，昨天晚上你看完电影在回家途中目击了一起抢劫案。请就以下信息，以李华的名义写一份给警方的书面材料，要求词数100左右。材料的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。案发时间：昨天晚上大约九点案发地点：电影院附近的一条街道拐角处作案人情况：两个男子，一个是戴着墨镜的高个子，一个是矮个子受害人情况：一位年轻的女士，戴着……案发经过及结果：请自拟内容DearSir/Madam,I’mwritingtoreportarobberytoyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ihopetheinformationwillhelpyoucatchtherobbers.Yoursfaithfully参考答案一、单项选择(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共10分)1．D。【解析】：“find+宾语+形容词”表示“发现某人/物处于某种状态”，这里表示这个8岁的女孩被发现死了，要用形容词dead；“在具体某一天的上午、下午或晚上”要用介词on，这里是12月12日的上午，所以用on。选项A中dying表示“奄奄一息的”，不符合语境；选项B中die是动词原形，不能用于这种结构；选项C中death是名词，也不符合结构。2．B【详解】句意：一个真正的朋友会一直关心和支持你。考查定语从句。where哪里；who谁；which哪个；what什么。分析句子结构可知，此句是一个定语从句，先行词是person，用who引导定语从句，故选B。3．A【详解】句意：为了我们的安全，我们应该在上学路上遵守交通规则。考查名词辨析。safety安全；chance机会；mystery秘密；choice选择。根据“weshouldfollowthetrafficrulesonourwaytoschool.”，可知遵守交通规则是为了安全。故选A。4．A【详解】句意：暑假就要到了。不要在湖里游泳，尤其是当你一个人的时候。考查副词辨析。especially尤其；simply仅仅；possibly可能；probably大概，或许。根据“Don’tswiminthelake,…whenyouarealone.”可知，此处强调尤其一个人的时候，更不能到湖里游泳，故选A。5．B【详解】句意：如果战争爆发，许多人将生活在对生命的恐惧中。考查动词短语。breaksdown分解；breaksout爆发；breaksup打碎；breaksinto闯入。根据“Alargenumberofpeoplewillliveinfearoftheirlivesifawar…”可知，此处指战争爆发，应用“breaksout”。故选B。6．A【详解】句意：这个失踪的男孩最后一次被人看见是在河边玩耍。考查形容词的用法和非谓语。missing失踪的，形容词；missed思念，错过，过去式或过去分词。根据“The...boywaslastseen...neartheriver.”可知，这个男孩失踪了，第一空应用形容词missing作定语，修饰名词boy；第二空强调正在河边玩时被看见，应用seesbdoingsth“看见某人正在做某事”。故选A。7．C。【解析】suppose表示“推测，猜想”。句意为根据他的外貌我推测这个人大约四十岁。选项A中believe表示“相信”，强调一种信念；选项B中knew表示“知道”，是比较确定的；选项D中accept表示“接受”，都不符合语境。8．D【解析】“underarrestfor...”是固定短语，意思是“因……而被捕”。句意为我想知道老板是否因谋杀而被捕，所以选择D。选项A中because后面要接句子；选项B中by不是这种表达中的介词；选项C中of和to也不符合这个短语的搭配。9．C。【解析】guardagainst是固定短语，意思是“防范，警惕”。句意为青少年需要防范他们周围任何可能的危险。选项A中stopagainst不是固定搭配；选项B中watch主要表示“观看，注视”，watchagainst不是固定搭配；选项D中warn要和of搭配，表示“警告……有危险”。10．A。【解析】victim表示“受害者”。句意为每年12月13日，南京为抗战受害者举行烛光活动。选项B中witness表示“证人，目击者”；选项C中suspect表示“嫌疑犯”；选项D中detective表示“侦探”，都不符合语境。二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共15分)11．A12．B13．B14．C15．D16．C17．A18．B19．C20．A21．B22．D23．B24．A25．D【解析】本文讲述了福尔摩斯和他助手在乡间追捕一只巨大的黑丝猎犬，这只猎犬在追逐一个名叫亨利的人。他们最终成功地杀死了这只猎犬，拯救了亨利。11．句意：我想他来了。coming来；returning回去；following跟随；trying尝试。根据“Wehearfootsteps.”可知听到脚步声，应指“要来了”，故选A。12．句意：脚步声越来越近，突然我们看到亨利爵士穿过迷雾向我们走来。heavier更重的；closer更近的；quieter更安静的；happier更开心的。根据“weseeSirHenrywalkingtowardsusthroughthefog”可知看到亨利爵士穿过迷雾向我们走来，此处应指距离更近的。故选B。13．句意：他沿着小路快步走着，爬上了我们身后的小山。river河流；path小路；street街道；beach沙滩。根据“Hewalksquicklyalongthe…andclimbsupthehillbehindus.”可知爬上了我们身后的小山，走的应是小路，故选B。14．句意：“听着！”福尔摩斯喊道。“小心！它来了！”Lookup查阅；Lookback回顾；Lookout小心；Lookforward期盼。根据“cries”可知此处应是指“小心”，故选C。15．句意：与此同时，雷斯垂德警探害怕地大叫起来。excitement兴奋；tears泪水；pain伤痛；fear恐惧。根据“criesout”可知大叫应是因为恐惧，故选D。16．句意：有火从它的嘴里冒出来，它的大眼睛也在燃烧。blood血；water水；fire火；poison毒药。根据“itshugeeyesareburning”可知此处提及燃烧，应指有火。故选C。17．句意：我们击中了它，猎犬痛得直叫。hit击中；kick踢；kill杀；murder谋杀。根据“HolmesandIbothfireourguns”可知此处开枪了，应是击中了它。故选A。18．句意：他仍在沿着小路追赶亨利爵士。with和；after在……之后；before在……之前；Beside在旁边。根据前文“ThehugeblackcreaturerunsdownthepathafterSirHenry.”及空前的“still”可知，指的是仍在沿着小路追赶亨利爵士。故选B。19．句意：他的脸在月光下显得苍白。air空气；sunshine阳光；moonlight月光；hill小山。根据前文“Themoonisshiningonit.”及“ Hisfaceiswhite”可知故事发生在晚上，此处应指在月光下。故选C。20．句意：亨利爵士在尖叫，猎犬在吠叫。screaming尖叫；singing唱歌；laughing笑；whispering低语。根据前文“SirHenrylooksbackattheterriblethingbehindhim.”可知此处应是指在尖叫。故选A。21．句意：突然我看到猎犬扑向亨利爵士并将他推倒在地。fog雾；ground地面；fire火；gun枪。根据“SuddenlyIseethehoundjumponSirHenry…”可推知猎犬扑向亨利爵士后应是推倒在地上。故选B。22．句意：巨型猎犬死了。trapped捕捉；caught抓住；safe安全的；dead死的。根据“Withalastcry,itrollsonitsback,andthenfallsonitsside.”可知猎犬死了，故选D。23．句意：我们跑向他，发现他还活着。dying垂死的；alive活的；sleeping睡着的；active积极的。根据“‘Oh,myGod!’”可知发出感叹，应是指发现猎犬还活着。故选B。24．句意：它和一只小狮子一样大。lion狮子；dog狗；woman女人；man男人。根据“Thegianthoundis…”可知这是一只举行猎犬，根据常识可知应是像一只小狮子一样大。故选A。25．句意：我把手放在它发光的脸上，我自己的手指也在黑暗中发光。eyes眼睛；arms手臂；feet脚；fingers手指。根据前文“Iputmyhandonitsglowingface”可知此处应指手指，故选D。三、阅读选择(本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)26-28．DBC【解析】本文主要描述了克拉丽斯被抢劫后到警局报警，并让邻居安东尼帮忙写一个通告，以便目击者可以提供更多关于劫匪的信息。本文便是安东尼所写的张贴在街区布告栏的通告。26．D细节理解题。根据文中BriefDetails中的“Hetoldmetogivehimmywalletandgoldnecklace.”可知，MissClariceChoo被抢劫了钱包和金项链。故选D。27．B细节理解题。根据文中“Ifanyonermationyouprovidewillbemosthelpful.”可知，这个通告能够让邻居们了解劫匪的样貌，并寻找目击者以提供更多的信息，从而帮助破案。故选B。28．C细节理解题。根据文中“Ifanyonewitnessedtherobbery,pleasecontactMissClariceChooat6234-4455.”可知，有关于劫匪的线索可以电话联系克拉丽斯。故选C。29．A30．C31．C32．D【解析】本文主要是一位写侦探故事的作者给出了几个关于如何开始写侦探故事的方法。29.A文中提到“themostcommonquestionIgetfrompeopletakingmywritingclassesishowtostartwritingadetectivestory”，所以最常见的问题是如何开始写一个侦探故事，选A。30．C文章提到在创造侦探角色时，既要考虑有助于破案的品质，也要考虑个人特征，所以选C。31.C选项A，写侦探故事不是只有写谋杀这一种方式；B选项，文章未表明作者不喜欢在侦探故事中写枪支和血液；D选项，文章没有提及嫌疑人能否证明自己在犯罪时在别处。而C选项，根据文中对于线索的描述可以推断出如果线索太简单或者重复读者会失去兴趣，所以选C。32．主旨大意题。根据“It’simpossibletogivefixedrules,buttherearesomegeneraltipsthatpeopleoftenfinduseful.”可知作者给出了几个关于如何开始写侦探故事的方法，故选D。33．D34．B35．C36．A【解析】本文主要讲述了一个小偷走进了美国第三十任总统的卧室，想偷他的钱包和手表。总统看见了他，告诉他手表的来历以及自己的身份并说服他不要那样做。得知小偷偷窃的原因后总统借给小偷32美元渡过难关，帮助他逃脱了惩罚。33细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“HetoldthePresidentheandhiscollegeroommatehadoverspentduringtheirholidayanddidnothaveenoughmoneytopaytheirhotelbill.”可知他和室友需要足够的钱支付账单，所以他想偷一些钱，故选D。34．细节理解题。根据第二段的倒数第二句“TheformerPresident'swifewasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse.”可知是因为前任总统的妻子还住在白宫里。故选B。35．细节理解题。根据最后一段的第二句“Thenhecountedout$32saiditwasaloan”可知总统是借给小偷渡过难关的。故选C。36．推理判断题。根据短文内容可知总统是想帮助这个大学生小偷，借钱给他渡过难关，所以可推测出这个年轻人是心怀感激的，他会偿还这32美元。故选A。37．B38．D39．A40．A【分析】本文是一篇议论文。主要介绍了如何通过观察来寻找证据，在短文中介绍了几个寻找证据的方法。37．细节理解题。根据“Predictionhelpstolookforevidence．Scientistsmakeaguessaboutwhatmightbetrue.”可