Unit 8 Detective stories【同步拓展阅读】九年级上册英语单元阅读深度指导（牛津译林版）（解析版）

Unit8Detectivestories译林版）人与社会：文学与艺术单元引言解读Thedetectiveandhiscriminalwearversionsofthesamemask.–JaneRoberts释义：“侦探和他的罪犯戴着同一个面具。”–简·罗伯茨‌启示：侦探和罪犯之间除了法律和勇气，更多的是道德和逻辑的博弈。我们在欣赏侦探小说的同时，也可以尝试发现美好的品质，和他们在博弈的过程中所呈现的逻辑。名言名句积累人与社会1.不论多么天衣无缝的犯罪，只要是人做的，就没有解不开的道理。Nomatterhowperfectthecrime,aslongaspeopledo,thereisnosolutiondon'topen.2.不要让一个人的外表影响你的判断力，这是最重要的。感情会影响理智的。Don'tletaperson'sappearanceaffectyourjudgment,thisisthemostimportant.Feelingswillaffecttherational.3.Toreadofadetective'sdaringfinesseoringeniousstratagemisararejoy.读到一个侦探大胆的技巧或巧妙的策略是一种难得的乐趣。4.Readlikeadetectiveandwritelikeaconscientiousinvestigativereporter.像侦探一样读书，像认真的调查记者一样写作。5.Thecriminalisthecreativeartist;thedetectiveonlythecritic.罪犯是有创造力的艺术家；侦探只是评论家。时文拓展阅读《侦探小说：魅力与启示》阅读提示文章先介绍了侦探小说的魅力，如充满神秘和悬念、情节复杂。接着讲述了侦探小说的发展历史，提到了几位著名的作家。然后分析了侦探小说受欢迎的原因，包括激发好奇心和挑战思维。之后列举了一些著名的侦探小说家及其作品。最后给出了阅读侦探小说的注意事项，并总结了侦探小说的价值。整体思路是从侦探小说的特点入手，逐步深入探讨其历史、受欢迎原因、代表作品及阅读建议等方面，以全面地向读者介绍侦探小说。DetectiveNovels:CharmandInspirationDetectivenovelsareextremelyattractive.Theyusuallypresentcomplexplotsfullofmysteries.Forexample,inaclassicdetectivestory,apreciousdiamonddisappearsfromalockedroomatagrandparty.Thisroomhasonlyoneentranceandhasbeenguardedwithnosignsofforcedentry.Thissituationpresentsreaderswithanexcitingpuzzle.Thedevelopmentofdetectivenovelshasalonghistory.EdgarAllanPoeisconsideredapioneer.Later,SirArthurConanDoyle'sSherlockHolmesseriesmadedetectivenovelswidelyknown.AgathaChristiealsocontributedmanyexcellentworks.Therearemanyreasonswhydetectivenovelsarepopular.Theystimulateourcuriosityandthinkingability.Weareeagertoworkwiththedetectivestouncoverthetruth.Therearecountlessoutstandingdetectivenovelists.ArthurConanDoyle'sSherlockHolmesseriesisrenownedworldwide.In'TheRedHeadedLeague',Holmesinfersthetruepurposebehindthestrangealliancebyobservingdetailssuchaswearandtearonmen'sknees.AgathaChristieisalsooutstanding.InMurderontheOrientExpress,thedetectivemustfigureouthowamurderoccurredonatrainthatwasblockedbysnow,giventhelimitednumberofsuspects.Whenreadingdetectivenovels,payattentiontodetails.Everyseeminglyinsignificantdescriptioncanbeakeyclue.Furthermore,donotbemisledbythefalsetracesintentionallysetbytheauthor.Trytothinklogicallylikeadetectiveinastory,andyouwillfullyenjoythecharmofdetectivefiction.侦探小说：魅力与启示侦探小说极具吸引力。他们通常呈现充满神秘的复杂情节。例如，在一个经典的侦探故事中，一颗珍贵的钻石在一场盛大的派对上从一个上锁的房间里消失了。这个房间只有一个入口，而且有人把守，没有强行进入的迹象。这种情况给读者带来了一个令人兴奋的谜题。侦探小说的发展有着悠久的历史。埃德加·爱伦·坡被认为是先驱。后来，阿瑟·柯南·道尔爵士的福尔摩斯系列使侦探小说广为人知。阿加莎·克里斯蒂也贡献了许多优秀的作品。侦探小说受欢迎的原因有很多。它们激发了我们的好奇心和思考能力。我们渴望与侦探合作，揭开真相。杰出的侦探小说家数不胜数。阿瑟·柯南·道尔的福尔摩斯系列享誉全球。在《红发联盟》中，福尔摩斯通过观察男人膝盖上的磨损等细节，推断出奇怪联盟背后的真正目的。阿加莎·克里斯蒂也很出色。在《东方快车谋杀案》中，鉴于嫌疑人数量有限，侦探必须弄清楚谋杀案是如何发生在被雪封锁的火车上的。阅读侦探小说时，要注意细节。每一个看似无关紧要的描述都可能是一个关键线索。此外，不要被作者故意设置的虚假痕迹所误导。试着像故事中的侦探一样进行逻辑思考，你会充分享受侦探小说的魅力。综合实战演练（一）BeforethediscoveryofDNAinformationinthe1980s,fingerprints(指纹)weretheeasiestwaytosolveseriouscrimes.It’sbelievedthateachoneofushasourownfingerprints.Butdoyouknowthatourfingerprintscanshowalotaboutus?AccordingtoTheConversation,fingerprintscanshowlifestyleandenvironment,eatinghabits,possiblemedicalproblemsandeventhejobofaperson.Sohowcanweworkallthisoutfromjustasimplefingerprint?Well,afingerprintisformedwhenafingertouchesasurface.Mostfingerprintscan’tbeseentotheeyeandrequireachemicaldevelopmentprocessinordertomakethemshown.Stuckbetweentheraisedlinesofafingerprintarethingsthatcantellastoryaboutwhoweare.Thingslikesweat,bloodandfoodshowalotofinformationaboutus.Besides,itsusecouldbemuchwider.Forexample,itmaybehelpfulinthefuturetodoctorstreatingtheirpatients.Afingerprintcheckmayalsotelladoctorwhetherapatientisproperlyhavingamedicine.Inthetreatmentofsomeofthemostseriousillnesses,havingpropermedicineisimportant.Inthefuture,fingerprintsciencecanbeusedbythepoliceandhelpdoctorskeepusinthebestpossiblehealth.1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.DNAcanbeusedtosolveseriouscrimes.

B.Fingerprintsmayshoweverythingaboutus.

C.Wedidn’tbegintousefingerprintsuntil1980s.

D.Fingerprintsarenowtheeasiestwaytosolvecrimes.2.Fingerprintsmaynotshowaperson’s________.A.LifestyleB.looksC.eatinghabits D.medicalproblems3.Whatcanmakeafingerprinttellastoryaboutus?A.Thechemicaldevelopment.B.Afingertouchingasurface.

C.Thefactthatitcanbeseenclearly.D.Thethingsstuckbetweenraisedlines.4.Accordingtothepassage,doctorsmayknowaboutapatientjustthrough________.A.aphysicalexam B.abloodtest

C.afingerprintcheck D.ahealthcheck5.Whatwillthefingerprint’sfutureusebelike?A.Itwillbemorewidelyused. B.Itwillnotbeproperlyused.

C.ItwillbebetterthanDNA. D.Itwillnotbeveryhelpful.【答案】ABDCA【解析】在20世纪80年代发现DNA信息之前，指纹是解决严重犯罪的最简单方法，并且指纹能显示我们很多方面的信息，比如生活方式、饮食习惯、健康问题等。此外，指纹的用途可能会更广泛，未来能被警方使用，还能帮助医生让我们保持最佳健康状态。1.A第一段提到“BeforethediscoveryofDNAinformationinthe1980s,fingerprints(指纹)weretheeasiestwaytosolveseriouscrimes.”（在20世纪80年代发现DNA信息之前，指纹是解决严重犯罪的最简单方法），这就暗示了现在DNA可以被用来解决严重犯罪，A选项正确。B选项“Fingerprintsmayshoweverythingaboutus.”（指纹可能显示我们的一切）过于绝对，原文是“fingerprintscanshowalotaboutus”（指纹能显示很多关于我们的信息）；C选项“Wedidn'tbegintousefingerprintsuntil1980s.”（我们直到20世纪80年代才开始使用指纹）错误，文中只是说在20世纪80年代发现DNA信息之前指纹是解决严重犯罪的最简单方法，并没有说80年代才开始使用指纹；D选项“Fingerprintsarenowtheeasiestwaytosolvecrimes.”（指纹现在是解决犯罪的最简单方法）错误，现在有了DNA信息，指纹不是最简单的方法了。2.B根据第二段“fingerprintscanshowlifestyleandenvironment,eatinghabits,possiblemedicalproblemsandeventhejobofaperson.”（指纹可以显示生活方式、环境、饮食习惯、可能的健康问题甚至一个人的工作），这里没有提到外貌（looks），所以指纹可能不会显示一个人的外貌，B选项正确。3.D根据第四段“Stuckbetweentheraisedlinesofafingerprintarethingsthatcantellastoryaboutwhoweare.”（卡在指纹凸起线条之间的东西可以讲述我们是谁的故事），所以是卡在凸起线条之间的东西能让指纹讲述关于我们的故事，D选项正确。A选项“Thechemicaldevelopment.”（化学显影）是让指纹显现的过程，不是让指纹讲述故事的原因；B选项“Afingertouchingasurface.”（手指触摸表面）是指纹形成的方式，不是讲述故事的原因；C选项“Thefactthatitcanbeseenclearly.”（它能被清楚看到的事实）不是让指纹讲述故事的原因。4.C根据第五段“Afingerprintcheckmayalsotelladoctorwhetherapatientisproperlyhavingamedicine.”（指纹检查也可以告诉医生病人是否正确服药），所以医生可以通过指纹检查（afingerprintcheck）了解病人，C选项正确。A选项“aphysicalexam”（身体检查）、B选项“abloodtest”（血液测试）、D选项“ahealthcheck”（健康检查）在文中都没有提及与医生通过指纹了解病人相关的内容。5.A根据最后一段“Inthefuture,fingerprintsciencecanbeusedbythepoliceandhelpdoctorskeepusinthebestpossiblehealth.”（在未来，指纹科学可以被警方使用，也可以帮助医生让我们保持最佳健康状态），这表明指纹在未来会被更广泛地使用，A选项正确。B选项“Itwillnotbeproperlyused.”（它不会被正确使用）、C选项“ItwillbebetterthanDNA.”（它会比DNA更好）、D选项“Itwillnotbeveryhelpful.”（它不会很有帮助）都与原文不符。（二）Infrontofastoreamanstood,withanunlightedcigar(雪茄)inhismouth.Asapolicemanwalkeduptohim,themanspokeupquickly.“It’sallright,sir,”hesaid.“I’mjustwaitingforafriend.It’sanappointment（约定）madetwentyyearsago.Soundsalittlefunnytoyou,doesn’tit?Well,I’llexplainifyouwanttoknow.Aboutthatlongagothereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands.”“Untilfiveyearsago,”saidthepoliceman.“Itwaspulleddownthen.”Themanstruckamatch（划火柴）andlithiscigar.Thelightshowedhisappearance.“Twentyyearsagotonight,”saidtheman,“IhaddinnerherewithmybestfriendJimmyWells.HeandIgrewuphereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemoney.Weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime.IknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe’salive,forhealwayswasthetruestfriendintheworld.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandheretonight,andit’sworthitifmyoldfriendshowsup.”Theytalkedforawhileandthensaidgoodbyetoeachother.Abouttwentyminuteslater,atallmanwentstraighttothewaitingman.“Isthatyou,Bob?”heasked.“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?”criedthewaitingman.“It’sBob.IwascertainI’dfindyouhereifyouwerestillalive...”Theytalkedwitheachotherexcitedlyandwenttolookforaplacetohavealongtalkaboutoldtimes.Atthecornerstoodacoffeeshopwhichwasbright.Theylookedateachother’sfacewhentheycameintotheshop.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenly.“You’renotJimmyWells,”heshouted.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangeaman’sappearancecompletely.”“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman.“You’vebeenunderarrest（逮捕）fortenminutes,thepoliceinChicagothinkyoumaycomehereandaskustoarrestyou.Now,beforewegotothestationhere’sanoteIwasaskedtogiveyou.Youmayreadithere.It’sfromJimmyWells.”ThemanfromtheWestbegantoreadthenote.“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.Whenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigar,IsawitwasthefaceofthemanwantedinChicago.ButIcouldn’tdoitmyself,soIwentaroundandgotanotherpolicemantodothejob.Jimmy.”1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“pulleddown”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A.建立 B.翻新 C.空置 D.拆除2.WhydidBobgotoWesttwentyyearsago?A.Becausehewantedtomakemoney.B.Becausehehadanappointmentwithafriend.C.Becausehedidn’twanttobearrested.D.Becausehewantedtomakefriends.3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BobwaitedforJimmyinfrontacakeshop.B.JimmyandBobusedtoliveinthesamecity.C.Jimmyforgottheappointment.D.BobknewthefirstpolicemanwashisfriendJimmyatfirst.4.WhoaskedthesecondpolicemantoarrestBob?A.Awoman. B.Agirl.C.Theownerofthecakeshop. D.Jimmy.5.Theendofstoryshowsthat_________.A.TimewaitfornomanB.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedC.Justice（正义）canhardlybedoneD.Lifeishardtopredict(预测).【答案】DABDD【解析】本文讲述两个分手20年的朋友履行20年前的约定，及20年后在此相聚，但结局出人意料，JimmyWells巡警发现他的朋友原来是芝加哥通缉的罪犯，他不忍心逮捕朋友就让另外一名警察抓捕罪犯。Jimmy以另外一种方式兑现了自己的诺言。同时也没有忘记自己的使命和责任。1.词义猜测题。这里曾经是餐馆现在是商店。可以推测餐馆被拆除。答案选D2.细节理解题。从ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemoney.知答案选A3.细节理解题。从HeandIgrewuphereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers.可知B正确。4.D从最后叙述可知。鲍勃：我准时到了指定的地点。当你划火柴点燃雪茄时，我看到那是芝加哥通缉犯的脸。但我自己做不到，所以我找另一名警察来做这项工作。故答案选D5.D主旨大意题。从这篇文章来看20年前的好朋友，20年后的约会成了警察抓捕的罪犯。真是世事难料。因此答案选D（三）SherlockHolmeswasgreatatsolvingcrimes(犯罪).Nocrimewastoostrangeor1forhimtosolve.Hecouldtakeonelookatacrimesceneandknowwhathappened.Heusedhissharpeyestolookforandlookatthe2details.Hedirectedthatlookatthecrimesceneaswellaseverybodyandeverything.Then,heusedhisknowledgeandevensharpermindto3theanswer.Holmesneverguessed.Healsousedsciencetohelphimcollectandexaminehardevidence,suchas4frompeople’sfeetandfingers.Thatwasn’tcommonforthe1800s.However,thevastmajorityofpolicestationsaroundtheworldstilluseSherlockHolmes’5ofhandlingcases.Wecan’tmentionSherlockHolmeswithoutalso6Dr.JohnH.Watson.Hewasaretiredarmyofficer,andhe7theroomsandtherentat221BBakerStreelwithHolmes.Overtime,WatsonbecamemorethanjustaflatmatetoHolmes.Infact,heplayedanimportantrole—hewasHolmes’spartnerinsolvingcrimes.Theyworkedwelltogether,andHolmes8Watson’shelpandfriendship.Wealsowouldn’tknowmuchaboutHolmeswithoutWatson.Thedoctorrecordedhowtheprivatedetectivesolvedeachcrime.Afterthat,hewrote9aboutthem.Hedidthatbecausehedidn’twantthepolicetotakealltheadvantagesofHolmes’swork.So,weshould10thankDr.WatsonforbringingusSherlockHolmes.1.A.humorous B.difficult C.lifeless D.silly2.A.brightest B.safest C.smallest D.clearest3.A.copydown B.carefor C.findout D.resultin4.A.smells B.shoes C.colors D.prints5.A.experiences B.stories C.methods D.dreams6.A.talkingabout B.askingfor C.dealingwith D.agreeingwith7.A.compared B.shared C.mixed D.connected8.A.dependedon B.appliedfor C.gaveup D.turneddown9.A.posters B.notices C.advertisements D.stories10.A.carefully B.really C.hopefully D.luckily【答案】1.B2.C3.C4.D5.C6.A7.B8.A9.D10.B【导语】本文主要介绍了夏洛克·福尔摩斯以及华生医生。1.句意：对他来说，没有什么案子是太奇怪或太难侦破的。humorous幽默的；difficult困难的；lifeless无生命的；silly愚蠢的。根据“SherlockHolmeswasgreatatsolvingcrimes(犯罪).”可知，对于福尔摩斯来说破案并不难，故选B。2.句意：他用锐利的眼睛去寻找和观察最小的细节。brightest最明亮的；safest最安全的；smallest最小的；clearest最清楚的。根据“sharpeyes”结合常识可知，破案要注意最小的细节，故选C。3.句意：然后，他用他的知识和更敏锐的头脑找到了答案。copydown抄下来；carefor关心；findout发现；resultin导致。根据“Then,heusedhisknowledgeandevensharpermindto...theanswe”可知，是指发现案件的答案，故选C。4.句意：他还利用科学来帮助他收集和检查确凿的证据，比如人们脚上和手指上的指纹。smells气味；shoes鞋子；colors颜色；prints指纹。根据“feetandfingers”可知，是指手脚的指纹，故选D。5.句意：然而，世界上绝大多数警察局仍然使用夏洛克·福尔摩斯的方法来处理案件。experiences经历；stories故事；methods方法；dreams梦想。根据“policestationsaroundtheworldstilluseSherlockHolmes’...ofhandlingcases.”可知，是指现在很多警察局仍然使用福尔摩斯的方法来处理案件。故选C。6.句意：提到夏洛克·福尔摩斯，我们就不能不提到约翰·H·华生医生。talkingabout谈论；askingfor请求；dealingwith处理；agreeingwith同意。根据“Wecan’tmentionSherlockHolmeswithout”可知，提到了福尔摩斯，就要谈论到华生医生，故选A。7.句意：他是一名退休军官，他和福尔摩斯一起住在贝克街B号221号。compared比较；shared分享；mixed混合；connected连接。根据“theroomsandtherentat221BBakerStreelwithHolmes.”可知，他和福尔摩斯分享房间，故选B。8.句意：他们合作得很好，福尔摩斯依靠华生的帮助和友谊。dependedon依靠；appliedfor申请；gaveup放弃；turneddown拒绝。根据“Watson’shelpandfriendship.”结合选项可知，应该是依靠华生的帮助和友谊。故选A。9.句意：在那之后，他写了关于它们的故事。posters海报；notices布告；advertisements广告；stories故事。根据“Wealsowouldn’tknowmuchaboutHolmeswithoutWatson.Thedoctorrecordedhowtheprivatedetectivesolvedeachcrime.”可知，华生医生写下了福尔摩斯破案的故事，故选D。10.句意：所以，我们真的应该感谢华生医生给我们带来了夏洛克·福尔摩斯。carefully认真地；really真正；hopefully有希望地；luckily幸运地。根据“weshould...thankDr.WatsonforbringingusSherlockHolmes.”结合“Hedidthatbecausehedidn’twantthepolicetotakealltheadvantagesofHolmes’swork.”可知，我们真的应该感谢华生医生，因为没有他，我们不可能知道福尔摩斯的破案过程，故选B。（四）Haveyoueverwonderedhowweknowthethingsthatweknow?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.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Whatyouseedirectlyisrealevidence.B.PredictionhelpstoprovesomethingifitistrueC.peopleshouldalwaysbelievetheirinsidefeelings.D.AstronautsfindtheEarthisroundwithatelescope2.WhydoesthewriterusetheexampleofadetectiveinParagraph4?A.Toexplainwhatthepredictionis. B.Totellwhatobservationiscalled.C.Tointroducehowdetectiveswork. D.Toproveevidenceisnotjustobservation3.Theunderlinedword“eventually”inParagraph5means________.A.finally B.probably C.completely D.luckily4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Evidencespeaks B.ScientistsmakepredictionsC.Insidefeelingshelpgetideas D.Observationoffersthefacts【答案】1.B2.D3.A4.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。1.细节理解题。根据“Predictionhelpstolookforevidence.Scientistsmakeaguessaboutwhatmightbetrue.”可知，预测有助于寻找证据，由此用证据来证明你的预测是否正确。”故选B。2.推理判断题。根据“Oftenevidenceisn'tjustobservationonitsown,butobservationalwayshidesatthebackofit.”可知，通常证据不只是观察本身，而是观察隐藏在它背后的真相。再由句子“Butdetectives(侦探)cangathertogetherlotsofotherobservationswhichmayallpointtowardsthesuspect(嫌疑犯).”可知，侦探们可以收集很多其他的观察结果，这些观察结果可能都指向嫌疑犯。可知，作者在第4段中使用侦探的例子就是为了证明证据不只是观察。但可以通过观察，寻找证据。故选D。3.词义猜测题。根据“Forexample,iftheworldisreallyround,wecanpredictthatanyofus,goingonandoninthesamedirection,shouldeventuallyfindourselvesbackwherewestarted”可知，如果世界真的是圆的，在同一个方向上继续前进，最终应该回到起点。故选A。4.最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了如何通过观察来寻找证据。故选A。（五）OnedayKavyaandIwereplayingwithaballandtheballwentintoaman’shouse.Thoughwewerescared,wewenttohishouseandaskedhimifhecouldgiveusourball.Hesaid,“No”.Wefelthelpless.Suddenly,Ihadanidea.Therewasawatertankbehindtheman’shouse.IlookedatitandtoldKavya,“Kavya,lookatthis.Wecanclimbthewatertankandjumpoverthegate.”Kavyaagreed,butwewerebothwearingskirts.Wecouldn’tclimbinskirts.“Itdoesn’tmatter.Wecangetitbacktomorrow.Don’tforgettowearpants,”saidKavya.“Bye,”Isaidandwentbackhome.ThenextdayIwenttoKavya’shouseearly.Wewerebothwearingpants.“Bestofluck,”saidKavya’sbrotherVijay.Hekneweverything.Hesaid,“Shoutloudlyifyouneedme.”Wewenttothewatertank.“Whowillclimbfirst?”askedKavya.“You,”Isaid.Sheagreed.Sheclimbeddownintotheman’shouse.Ifollowedherandthenwewerelookingunderabedfortheballwhenweheardanoise.ItwasVijay.“Motheriscallingyou,”hewhispered.Wehurriedandtookoutthelostball.Butalongwiththeballwasa...goldbar!Wequicklytookboththeballandthegoldbarandwentaway.WhenwereachedKavya’shouse,theTVwason.Itwasnewstime.Icouldn’tbelievemyearswhenitsaidthat20goldbarswerestolenfromagoldshop.Theyshowedapictureofthegoldbarsandtheywereexactlyliketheonewehadfound.Weallknewitbecausetherewasalookofsurpriseoneveryone’sface.WequicklytoldthestorytoKavya’smotherandshecalledthepolice.1.Howdidtheyfeelwhentheballwasintheman’shouse?A.Excited. B.Angry. C.Scared. D.Satisfied.2.Whycouldn’ttheyclimbthewatertankandjumpoverthegateatfirst?A.Theyfelthelpless.B.Theywerewearingskirts.C.Thewatertankwasdangerous.D.Theywerewearingpants.3.Whatcanwetellfromtheendofthestory?A.Thepolicecameatonceandcaughttheman.B.Thepolicefoundtherestofthegoldbarsinanotherfamily.C.Kavyaandtheauthoreachgotagiftfromthepolice.D.Thepolicedidn’tcatchthemanaftertheylearnedaboutthematter.4.Whichcanbethebesttitle?A.TheLostGoldBar B.TheLostBallC.TheHelpfulMother D.TheBadMan【答案】CBAB【解析】Kavya和“我”的球掉进了一个男人的房子里，男人拒绝归还。我们打算从他家后面的水箱翻墙进去拿球，但是因为穿着裙子无法实施，第二天穿着裤子去了。进去后不仅找到了球还发现了一根金条，后来得知有20根金条被盗，我们发现的金条和被盗的一样，于是告诉了Kavya的妈妈，她报了警。1.C细节理解题。根据文中“Thoughwewerescared,wewenttohishouseandaskedhimifhecouldgiveusourball.”可知，当看到球掉进了这个男人家时，她们感到害怕，故选C。2.B细节理解题。根据文中“Kavyaagreed,butwewerebothwearingskirts.Wecouldn’tclimbinskirts.”可知，因为穿着裙子所以不能爬，故选B。3.A推理判断题。根据文中“Icouldn’tbelievemyearswhenitsaidthat20goldbarswerestolenfromagoldshop.”及“WequicklytoldthestorytoKavya’smotherandshecalledthepolice.”可知，从这个男人家床底下发现的金条和新闻中某个金店丢失的一样，由此可推知，Kavya的妈妈报警之后，警察会把这个男人抓起来，故选A。4.B最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文围绕“丢失的球”为线索，发现了金店丢失的金条，所以最适合本文的标题是B选项“丢失的球”，故选B。（六）InParis,onefreezingwinterevening,Iwashavingdinnerwithmyfriend,Mr.Dupin,thefamousdetective.Wehadjustfinishedourmeal,whentherewasaloudknockingatthedoor.Dupinopenedit.TherestoodMr.Germain,thechiefoftheParisPolice.Wewelcomedhimwarmly,forhewasanoldacquaintance(熟人)whomwehadn’tseenforagreattime.“Ineedyourassistance,”saidGermain.“Imetacase(案件)thathasbeengivingmeagreatdealoftrouble.Itisverysimplebutverystrange.” “Also,pleasekeepthissecret.IfanyonefoundoutthatItoldyouthis.Iwouldcertainlylosemyjob.”“Well,then,”saidtheChief,“Ihavelearnedthataveryimportantletterhasbeenstolenfromtheking.Wearesurewhostoleitandthattheletterisinhishouse.”“Butwhowoulddaredosuchathing”Icried.

“Thethief,”saidGermainsoftly,“He’samanwhodaresdomanydangerousthings.Heisoneofthemostpowerfulandimportantministersinthegovernment.HeisMinisterDanton.”

“Haveyousearchedhishouse?”“Alotoftimes.WhileMinisterDantonwasout,alotofwell-trainedpoliceofficerscarefullysearchedtheentirehouse,roombyroom.Infact,weexaminedeverythinginthehousebutfoundnothing.”…

Amonthlater,DupinaskedGermainandmetohishouse.TherehetookoutaletterandhandedittotheChief.Wewerebothverysurprised.Dupinexplained,“IknowMinisterDantonverywell.Hecouldnothidetheletterinanyoftheusualhidingplaces.Irealizedthathemighthavelefttheletteroutintheopen,rightundereveryone’snose,wherenoonewouldsearchforit.”“ThenIvisitedhimwithmydarkglassesontohelpmeobserve(观察)better.Whilewewerechatting,adirty,tornletterintheletterholdersuddenlycaughtmyeyes—unusualfortheMinister,whoiscarefulandneat.”“Iwassureitwastheletter.”

“ThenIpurposelyleftmyglovesbehindsoIcouldcomebackagain.”

“Thenextmorning,Ihiredamantofireagunonthestreet,whiletheMinisterwenttoseewhathappened,Istoletheletterbyreplacingitwithasimilarone.”OnitDupinwrotethesewords:Yourplanwasgood,butminewasbetter.

Asyoucansee,Itooktheletter.—BasedonastorybyEdgarAllanPoe1.Theunderlinedword“assistance”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.hobby B.help C.habit D.holiday2.Whoisthebestatsolvingdifficultcasesaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter. B.Mr.Germain. C.Mr.Dupin. D.MinisterDanton.3.DupindidallthefollowingthingstohelpgettheletterbackEXCEPT________.A.wearinghisdarkglasseswhenvisitingDanton’shouseB.leavinghisglovespurposelybehindinDanton’shouseC.hiringamantofireagunonthestreetthenextmorningD.writingsomewordsontheletterheputintotheletterholder4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.DupinandDantonalsoknoweachotherwellB.DupinandthewriterarebothdetectivesC.DantonandthewriterarenewfriendsD.GermainandDantonaredangerousenemies【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.A【导语】本文根据埃德加·爱伦·坡的故事改编。警长请著名侦探杜宾帮忙找回国王丢失的一封信，他知道信在部长的家，但在部长的家里搜寻了几遍都找不到信。于是杜宾亲自去了一趟部长的家里，靠着细致的观察，杜宾发现了那封信，他巧妙地将信调包，最终拿回了国王的信。1.词义猜测题。根据“Imetacase(案件)thathasbeengivingmeagreatdealoftrouble.”可知，警长遇到了一个一直困扰他的案子，于是他来找杜宾先生帮忙，“assistance”应是“help”的意思。故选B。2.推理判断题。通读文章后半部分可知，最后是杜宾先生用计谋帮助警长找回国王丢失的信，由此可知杜宾先生最擅长解决疑难案件。故选C。3.推理判断题。根据“ThenIvisitedhimwithmydarkglassesontohelpmeobserve(观察)better.”、“ThenIpurposelyleftmyglovesbehindsoIcouldcomebackagain.”和“Thenextmorning,Ihiredamantofireagunonthestreet,whiletheMinisterwenttoseewhathappened,Istoletheletterbyreplacingitwithasimilarone.”可知，杜宾戴上墨镜是为了用眼睛搜寻信时不被发现，落下手套是为了第二天能有正当理由再次去部长的家，雇了一个人在街上开枪是为了让部长离开家他方便调包信件；由此可知选项A、B和C都是杜宾先生为了拿回信件所做的事情。故选D。4.推理判断题。根据“IknowMinisterDantonverywell.”、“ThenIvisitedhimwithmydarkglasseson”以及“Whilewewerechatting”可知，杜宾非常了解部长，会拜访他，两人也可以一起交谈，由此可知他两人彼此熟悉。故选A。（七）MissClariceChoowasrobbedyesterday.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.Anthony1.WhatwasMissClariceChoorobbedofyesterday?A.Aknife.B.Apair