Question

    It is dark. Holmes, Lestrade and I move towards the house. “Let’s wait here,”Holmes says.“We can hide behind these rocks. Watson, go to the house and see what they are doing. Make sure they don’t see you.” I hide behind a wall. I can see Mr. Stapleton and Sir Henry sitting at a table.

Then, Stapleton leaves the room and walks to a shed in the yard. He opens the door and there is a strange noise from inside. After a minute he locks the door and goes back into the house. I hurry back to report everything to Lestrade and Holmes.

There is now a thick white fog over the moor. “The fog is getting thicker,” says Holmes, “This is very serious--Sir Henry must go home soon.”

Suddenly, we hear footsteps. They get closer and we see Sir Henry walking towards us through the fog. Then, we hear something. A terrible animal appears. It is a huge black hound. There is fire coming from its mouth and its huge eyes are glowing.

The hound runs after Sir Henry. Holmes and I both fire our guns. We hit it but the hound doesn’t stop. It jumps on Sir Henry and pushes him to the ground. Holmes points his gun and shoots the hound five times. The giant hound is dead.

Sir Henry is lying on the path. We run to him and find he is alive.

I put my hand on the hound’s glowing face and find my own fingers glow in the dark.  “Phosphorous(含磷的),” I say.

We walk toward Merripit House to search for Stapleton. In the house we don’t find him, but we find Mrs. Stapleton tied up in a bedroom. We untie her. When she knows Sir Henry is alive and the hound is dead, she cries, “Thank God! ”

“Now we have proof, we need Stapleton.” says Holmes.

Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles

1.What does Watson see Stapleton do in the yard?

A.He takes the hound for a walk in the yard. B.He looks around the moor with a telescope.

C.He drinks and talks with Sir Henry happily. D.He opens a shed door and locks it again soon.

2.What does they in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Sir Henry and the hound. B.Sir Henry ‘s footsteps .

C.Mr. Stapleton and the hound. D.Mr. Stapleton’s footsteps.

3.According to the story, which of the following is the correct order?

①Holmes kills the hound with his gun.

②Mr. Stapleton ties his wife in the bedroom.

③Sir Henry comes out of the house to the path.

④Mr. Stapleton opens the shed door and locks it again.

⑤Mrs. Stapleton is saved.

⑥The huge hound runs after Sir Henry.

⑦We search Merripit House for Mr. Stapleton.

A.④②③⑥①⑦⑤ B.④③⑥①②⑦⑤

C.②④③⑥①⑤⑦ D.②④③⑥①⑦⑤

4.What do you think will happen next in the novel?

A.Mr. Stapleton will tell Holmes what he has done.

B.Sir Henry will be in danger after returning home.

C.Mrs. Stapleton will take us to search for Stapleton.

D.Holmes will talk about the Baskerville case at once.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

文章讲述了，Mr Stapleton从屋子里面走出来，进入了他的小屋并且很快的出来把它锁住。在这之后院子里的雾越来越浓。Sir Henry从屋子里面走出来向小路走去，这时一只猎犬，跟在了Sir Henry后面追逐。作者们连开数枪终于杀死了这只猎犬并且救了Sir Henry的命，他们走进屋子里调查发现，Mrs Stapleton被绑架在了卧室里。

1.

细节理解题，根据第二段整段可知，Stapleton离开了房间，走向他在院子里面的一个小屋。他打开了这个小屋的门，里面发出了奇怪的声音。一分钟后他又重新把门锁上，然后又回到了他的房子里面。结合选项，故选D。

2.

词义猜测题，根据第四段，Suddenly we hear footsteps。They get closer and see Sir Henry walking towards us through the fog可知，我们突然听见了脚步声，他们变得越来越近，我们可以看见Sir Henry正在向我们走来。此可知这里是指Sir Harry的脚步。故选B

3.

细节理解题，根据这篇文章，下列哪项是正确的顺序？文章讲述了，Mr Stapleton从屋子里面走出来，进入了他的小屋并且很快的出来把它锁住。在这之后院子里的雾越来越浓。Sir Henry从屋子里面走出来向小路走去，这时一只猎犬，跟在了Sir Henry后面追逐。作者们连开数枪终于杀死了这只猎犬并且救了Sir Henry的命，他们走进屋子里调查发现，Mrs Stapleton被绑架在了卧室里。因此顺序应为②④③⑥①⑦⑤。故选D。

4.

推理判断题，根据““Now we have proof, we need Stapleton.” says Holmes. “现在我们有证据了，我们需要斯台普顿。”福尔摩斯说。”可知要破案，需要斯台普顿，那么接下来应该是去寻找它，故选C。