Lord and Lady Duncan Live in Buckingham House. They have told the police that a valuable statue has been stolen. The police have not been able to solve the crime, so they have asked Holmes and Watson to help.
Holmes: Lord Duncan, can you tell me what happened?
Lord Duncan: We returned from the party at midnight and as we drove up to the house, the alarm started ringing. I jumped out of the car and went to investigate(调查). A person, just a little shorter than me, ran past carrying a large bag.
Holmes: How tall are you?
Lord Duncan: I am 1.8 metres tall.
Holmes: What happened next?
Lord Duncan: As the person ran past me, I hit out with my umbrella. The person fell to the ground but got up and ran away into the night. It happened so quickly.
Holmes: Lady Duncan, you must have hurt the thief. Dr. Watson, please test the blood that I found on these broken glasses which were left behind.
Watson: Holmes, I have made a drawing of footprints found outside the broken window. It looks as if our thief was wearing high heels(鞋跟). By the way, the blood sample belongs to Blood Type O.
Holmes: We have five suspects. Which one do you think is the thief?
Profiles of the suspects:
Suspect 1: the gardener, male, 47 years old, 1.8m, black hair, with a beard, Blood Type A
Suspect 2: the butler(管家), male, 30 years old, 1.68m, brown hair, with a scar, Blood Type O
Suspect 3: the cook, female, 32years old, 1.75m, red hair, with glasses, Blood Type O
Suspect 4: the cleaner, female, 86 years old, 1.75m, blond hair, with glasses, Blood Type O
Suspect 5: the driver, male, 38 years old, 1.75m, brown hair, with a beard, Blood Type O
Can you use the clues to decide who stole the statue?(《选自初中英语读本》)
1.Who has asked Holmes to help solve the crime?
A. Lord Duncan. B. The police. C. Lady Duncan. D. Dr. Watson.
2.Lord and Lady Duncan went to the party .
A. by car B. by bicycle C. on foot D. by bus
3.Which of the following was helpful for solving the case?
A. The alarm started ringing.
B. The thief jumped out of the car.
C. The thief left footprints and blood behind.
D. The thief was knocked over by the umbrella.
4.Which is NOT true according to the article?
A. Lord and Lady Duncan returned from the party very late.
B. The thief probably got his or her glasses broken.
C. Lady Duncan probably hurt the thief with her umbrella.
D. The thief was just a little shorter than Lady Duncan.
5.Who do you think the most probably stole the statue?
A. The butler. B. The cook C. The cleaner. D. The driver.
Autism(自闭症) is a disorder of the brain that happens in the first three years of life. It affects the brain's normal development. Most autistic patients have difficulty talking with other people or doing things. However, some of the autistic people have amazing abilities. For example, some can memorize many things and some can do calculations really fast.
Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man is an example. The character in the film was based on Kim Peek, a man from the USA. Peek couldn't switch on a light or put his clothes on by himself. But his memory was so amazing that he could remember almost anything. He could memorize every road, place and distance on maps. He could even remember almost every word in thousands of books. His way of reading was more amazing. Peek could read two pages at the same time in just eight to ten seconds. He read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye.
Scientists still don't know for sure why some autistic people have special talent after they have done a lot of research. There is one possible explanation. When certain parts of the brain are damaged! by autism, other parts of the brain might get stronger. Therefore special abilities were born.
But not all people with autism have amazing abilities. In fact, autistic people with amazing abilities are rare (罕有的) and the abilities cannot be trained. According to research, only ten percent of autistic people show any signs of special talent.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
1.What do we know about Autism?
A. It is a disorder of the bones.
B. It happens all through one's life.
C. It helps people memorize things better.
D. It affects the brain's normal development.
2.Who is Kim Peek?
A. He is a good friend of Kaymond Babbitt.
B. He is a character in the film Rain Man.
C. He is an autistic patient from the USA.
D. He is a scientist working on autism.
3.What is Kim Peek different from others?
A. He can do some basic things like dressing himself.
B. He has a special talent in calculation.
C. He had difficulty reading books.
D. He has a very good memory.
4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese7
A. 毁坏 B. 强化 C. 开发 D. 摘除
5.What does the passage mainly talk about7
A. Ways of dealing with autism
B. Relationship between autism and talent
C. Ways of training autistic people's abilities
D. Reasons for autistic people's special talent
Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.
| Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime. |
| Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable rescources. |
| Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. |
| World Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! |
| World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界), a free-to-play online games with over 40 million downloads, bring quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time. |
1.Ctrip is a useful app for .
A. playing games B. learning English C. booking tickets D. drawing pictures
2.You can NOT know about from Ximalaya Reading.
A. poems B. novels C. news D. fairy tales
3.To remember words in a fun way, is a good choice.
A. Ctrip B. World Hero C. Baby Bus D. World of Tanks Blitz
4.World of Tank Blitz has downloads and it fits in people’s free time.
A. more than 40 millions B. less than 1 million
C. more than 1 million D. less than 40 million
5.According to the information above, .
A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime
B. we have t o pay some money for World of Tanks Blitz
C. we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording
D. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby Bus
My six-year-old daughter, Cindy, and I stopped at a food shop for some bread. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.
The boy had a strange hairstyle. His nose was pierced（穿孔）, and a ring ran__________the hole. He held a skateboard under one arm and a__________under the other.
Cindy, who was walking ahead of me, suddenly__________when she saw the boy. I thought he had frightened my daughter. But I was_________. My daughter backed against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I came face to face with the young man. I _________aside (到一边) and let him pass. He replied very ________, “Thank you very much.”
On our way to the car, I praised Cindy for holding open the door for the boy. It seemed that she was not troubled by the boy’s appearance,__________I still wanted to mare. I wanted to be ready to talk about the young man__________was so different from others. I prepared to tell my little daughter what__________should be like.
But as it turned_______, the person who needed the talk was me!
The only thing Cindy noticed about the boy was the fact that his arms were_________. “ He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. It would be_______ for him to open the door,” said Cindy.
I just________the hairstyle, the piercing and the ring, while she saw a person carrying something under arms and heading towards a(an)_________door.
What my daughter said__________me that I should change my ways of judging people and learn from my daughter to be open-minded and warm-hearted.
1.A. past B. through C. to D. under
2.A. football B. book C. basketball D. coat
3.A. walked B. cried C. laughed D. stopped
4.A. afraid B. crazy C. wrong D. worried
5.A. set B. stepped C. put D. waved
6.A. politely B. proudly C. excitedly D. sadly
7.A. and B. so C. or D. but
8.A. why B. which C. who D. what
9.A. teenagers B. adults C. teachers D. women
10.A. around B. out C. on D. off
11.A. full B. busy C. heavy D. open
12.A. long B. free C. great D. hard
13.A. paid attention to B. looked for C. looked forward to D. heard of
14.A. open B. front C. back D. closed
15.A. reminded B. required C. expected D. refused
—My father has already decided to give up smoking.
—Congratulations! .
A. Many hands make light work B. Better late than never
C. The early bird catches the worm D. It never rains but it pours
—I’m going to spend my summer vacation with my parents in Hainan Island
— ! And remember to send me a postcard.
A. What a pity B. That’s all right C. It’s a pleasure D. Have a nice time
