Question

    Have you ever read stories of Sherlock Holmes—a famous detective? Here is one of his cases.

Stapleton, Charles’ younger brother, found that he would inherit (继承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew(侄子) —Henry both died.

Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story.

Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charles’ fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the murderer.

Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell, so he paid a woman at Henry’s hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another older shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasn’t sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in their hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper.

After receiving the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles’ death. So he asked Holmes for help.

1.What's the relationship between Stapleton and Henry ?

A.Father and son. B.Friends. C.Uncle and nephew. D.Strangers

2.Paragraph 4 is mainly about _______.

A.how Stapleton bought the hound B.how Stapleton made the hound shine

C.how the hound killed Charles D.how the hound chased Charles

3.The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because ___________.

A.it didn’t have Henry’s smell B.it belonged to Henry’s wife

C.the hound saw nothing about Henry D.the hound didn’t like the smell

4.What may happen if Stapleton’s wife didn’t send the letter to Henry?

A.It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger.

B.It may be easy for Stapleton’s wife to know the truth.

C.Henry may be murdered easily with no sign like Charles.

D.Henry may get to know the truth much more easily.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

文章大意：著名的侦探福尔摩斯，他是一个神奇的私人侦探，破了很多奇怪的案子。本文给我们讲述了福尔摩斯的一个案子。

1.

细节推断题。根据“Stapleton， Charles' younger brother， found that he would inherit （继承） the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew（侄子） —Henry both died.”查尔斯的弟弟斯台普顿发现，如果查尔斯和他的侄子亨利都死了，他将继承巴斯克维尔的土地。可知，斯台普顿和亨利之间是叔侄关系。故答案为C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第四段“He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there．”以及这一段的内容可知，主要是关于猎犬是如何杀死查尔斯。故答案为C。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段“He needed something to give the hound Henry's smell， so he paid a woman at Henry's hotel to steal one of his shoes． The first one was a new one， which was no use for the hound， so it was put back.”可知，Stapleton想用同样的方法杀死Henry，他首先要让猎犬知道Henry的气味，所以他买通了宾馆的一个服务员，偷了Henry的一只鞋子。但是这只鞋子是新的，它上面没有Henry的气味，所以是没用的。故答案为A。

4.

推测判断题。通读短文可知，Stapleton利用猎犬杀死了Charles，并且丝毫没有谋杀的迹象．在短文第四段中“He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there”提到，他想用相同的手法杀死Henry。因此如果他的妻子没有给Henry报信，那么Henry 就会像Charles一样被毫无迹象的杀死。故答案为C。