Nelson Mandel-a modern hero
李仕才
一、阅读理解。
Almost no one can resist a good mystery novel or detective novel, so the novels ll thousands of copies each year. And many readers regard famous mystery author Agatha Christie as Queen of Crime, who stories are known for their ten atmosphere and strong psychological suspen and have a great effect on the English mystery novels.
Christie was born in September 1890 in England. When she was growing up, her mother often told her stories. Christie loved the stories, which took her into a world of fantasy. Christie’s mother also encouraged her to write from a young age and also took her to travel a lot.
She married Archie Christie in 1914 at the beginning of World War Ⅰ. During the war, Christie wrote her first detective story: The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She cho the crime,
and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot, ranking cond to Sherlock Holmes, to solve it. She nt the book to a publisher, but it was rejected.
After the war ended, Christie nt her book to more publishers, and finally, in 1920, one published it. She earned just $25 for it. Over the next few years, Christie wrote more books and short stories, gaining experience as a writer. In spite of her literary success, life was not going well at home. In 1928, Archie and Agatha got a divorce(离婚). A short time later, she met a young archaeologist, Max Mallowan. After getting married in 1930, they began to spend some time each year in the Middle East, which provided ttings for some of Christie’s novels, such as Murder at the Vicarage(1930), Murder on the Orient Express (1934)and Death on the Nile(1939).
Christie continued writing for the rest of her life. When she died in January 1976, readers around the world mourned(哀悼)her death. But her tales of mystery continue to be loved by new generations of readers. They’ve been translated into hundreds of languages and are lling well today and outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare in Britain.
1.As a whole, this text .
A.is a biography of Agatha Christie
B. promotes Agatha Christie’s novels
C. explains how Agatha Christie became a writer
D.is a review of Agatha Christie’s novels
2.What do we know about Hercule Poirot?
A. He was better known than Sherlock Holmes.
B. He made Christie become famous.
C. He was good at catching criminals.
D. He was the only main character in the novel.
3.From the underlined part "outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare in Britain", we can learn that .
A. the Bible helps her works to ll in Britain
B. the sales of her works rank third in Britain
C. the works of Shakespeare don’t ll better than hers in Britain
D. they ll well equally in Britain
4.Which is the right order for what Agatha Christie experienced?
①She had her first detective novel published.
②She finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
③Her mother encouraged her to write.
④Her marriage to Archie ended in divorce.
⑤She wrote Murder on the Orient Express.
A.③②④①⑤ B.③①②⑤④
C.②①③⑤④ D.③②①④⑤
【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的生平和她在写作上取得的成就。
1.A 【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的生平和她在写作上取得的成就，因此本文是一篇人物传记。故A项正确。
2.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的"She cho the crime, and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot, ranking cond to Sherlock Holmes, to solve it."可知，C项正确。
4.D 【解析】排列顺序题。综合全文信息可知，"她母亲鼓励她写作"最先发生，由此可排除选项C；由第三、四段可知，②先于①发生，①先于④发生，由此可排除A、B两项。故D项正确。
二、单句语法填空
1．You can’t imagine the trouble I had (persuade) him to change his mind.
答案：persuading
2．The ancient buildings (witness) the rapid growth of the city as well as the growth of this country.
答案：have witnesd
3．Although he made a rious mistake in his work, he was lucky to escape (fire) by his boss.
答案：being fired
4．This job could be done (equal) well by a computer.
答案：equally
5．Everything begins hard. Don’t hesitate to turn me if you are in difficulty.
答案：to
6．Everyone who reached the top of Mount Tai (reward) with a magnificent view.
答案：was rewarded
7．Her (devote) to the job left her with very little free time.
答案：devotion
8．There is no reason to be disappointed. As matter of fact, this could be rather amusing.
答案：a
9．Maggie thought it was (fair) that women were not allowed to receive education.
答案：unfair
10．The last time I went to Scotland was in May, the weather was beautiful.
答案：when
三、完形填空
Ten years ago， a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally 1 and felt I was suddenly placed under 2 of death with an indefinite reprieve（缓刑）. After careful thought， I 3 my affairs； then I went home and got into bed.But two years later， I left my bed and 4 the long climb back.It was another year 5 I made it.
