Question

    Sir Charles Baskerville is found ________ with a scared look on his face. The footprints of a hound are nearby. People believe the giant dog did the killing. And it seems the dog is looking for its next _______.

That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ________. Sir Henry Baskerville, the new ________ of Baskerville Hall is arriving from America to inherit（继承）Sir Charles' fortune. Scared and  _______ about what to do, Mortimer turns to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his  _______ partner, Dr Watson.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, scares you with its story about a ghost dog. People think the dog is ________ every member of the Baskerville family.

It all started many years earlier. Hugo Baskerville was a bad man who kidnapped a young woman. But when he tried to _______ her from running away, a giant dog killed him.

Now Sir Charles, also from the Baskerville family, has died ________. People are worried that the killer ghost dog has ________. Sir Henry Baskerville is said to be the last member of the family alive. He receives a scary note, telling him to leave town ________ it's too late.

Doctor Watson finds there are many more suspects than just the ghost dog. But of course it is the bright Holmes who ________ the mystery.

Watson tells the story in the book. Sometimes, some of the words he uses are difficult to understand. But the ________ and suspense（悬念）he builds still makes the book very funny and ________. Finally, it turns out that the dog is a trained big dog ________ a ghost dog. Holmes discovers the murderer at last.

1.A.lonely B.mad C.safe D.dead

2.A.victim B.murderer C.survivor D.suspect

3.A.proud of B.worried about C.angry with D.satisfied with

4.A.doctor B.master C.servant D.detective

5.A.unwilling B.uncertain C.hopeful D.confident

6.A.famous B.rich C.patient D.strong

7.A.killing B.arresting C.eating D.carrying

8.A.finish B.start C.stop D.avoid

9.A.secretly B.mysteriously C.patiently D.repeatedly

10.A.passed B.replied C.returned D.paid

11.A.if B.since C.before D.so

12.A.puts out B.acts out C.takes out D.works out

13.A.danger B.horror C.mystery D.secret

14.A.scary B.boring C.relaxing D.pleasant

15.A.in face of B.in need of C.because of D.instead of

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.D

【解析】

这是福尔摩斯探案集其中的一个案例，讲述的是巴斯克维尔家族和 杀手鬼狗的故事。

1.句意：查尔兹·巴斯克维尔爵士被发现死时脸上带着惊恐的神色。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. lonely孤独的 B. mad疯了的 C. safe安全的 D. dead死的，根据后文People believe the giant dog did the killing，可知是死了，故选D。

2.句意：这只狗似乎在寻找下一个受害者。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. victim受害者 B. murderer杀凶手 C. survivor幸存者 D. suspect嫌疑人，根据后文That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ____3____.可知他们担心还会有受害者，故选A。

3.句意：这就是詹姆斯·摩梯末医生所担心的。本题考查形容词短语辨析及语境理解。A. proud of以…自豪 B. worried about担心 C. angry with生气 D. satisfied with满意，根据前文还会继续又受害者，所以很担心，故选B。

4.句意：巴斯克维尔庄园的新主人亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士将从美国来到这里继承查尔斯爵士的财产。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. doctor医生 B. master主人 C. servant服务员 D. detective侦探，根据后文to inherit（继承）Sir Charles' fortune可知是庄园的新主人，故选B。

5.句意：摩梯末既害怕又不知道该怎么办，便向著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯和他著名的搭档华生医生求助。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. unwilling不愿意的 B. uncertain不确定的 C. hopeful有希望的 D. confident自信的，结合句意可知是不知道做什么，故选B。

6.句意：摩梯末既害怕又不知道该怎么办，便向著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯和他著名的搭档华生医生求助。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. famous著名的 B. rich富有的 C. patient 有耐心的D. strong强壮的，根据常识华生医生也是很出名的，故选A。

7.句意：人们认为这条狗正在杀死巴斯克维尔家族的每一个成员。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. killing杀 B. arresting逮捕 C. eating吃 D. carrying携带，根据前文People believe the giant dog did the killing，故选A。

8.句意：但是当他试图阻止她逃跑时，一只巨大的狗把他咬死了。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. finish完成 B. start开始 C. stop停止 D. avoid避免，stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事，结合句意，故选C。

9.句意：现在，同样来自巴斯克维尔家族的查尔兹爵士神秘地去世了。本题考查副词辨析及语境理解。A. secretly秘密地 B. mysteriously神秘地 C. patiently有耐心地 D. repeatedly反复地，结合句意，故选B。

10.句意：人们担心杀手鬼狗又回来了。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. passed经过 B. replied回复 C. returned返回 D. paid支付，这里的ghost dog指的就是前文杀死雨果·巴斯克维尔的那只狗，人们担心它又回来了，故选C。

11.句意：他收到一张可怕的纸条，告诉他在太晚之前就离开这个城市。本题考查从属连词及语境理解。A. if假如，引导条件状语从句 B. since自从，引导时间状语从句 C. before之前，引导时间状语从句 D. so所以，并列连词，结合句意故选C。

12.句意：但当然是聪明的福尔摩斯解开了谜团。本题考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。A. puts out熄灭 B. acts out付诸行动 C. takes out拿出来 D. works out解决；弄懂 ，结合句意，故选D。

13.句意：但他所构建的神秘和悬疑仍然使这本书非常有趣和可怕。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. danger危险 B. horror幽默 C. mystery神秘 D. secret秘密，从意思上，与名词suspense可并列的mystery，故选C。

14.句意：但他所构建的神秘和悬疑仍然使这本书非常有趣和可怕。本题形容词辨析及语境理解。A. scary害怕的 B. boring无聊的 C. relaxing令人放松的 D. pleasant令人愉悦的，这是部恐怖故事，故选A。

15.句意：最后，原来这只狗是经过训练的大狗，而不是鬼狗。本题考查介词短语辨析及语境理解。A. in face of面对 B. in need of需要 C. because of因为 D. instead of代替，结合句意，故选D。