Question

    “They have only one way to run away,” whispered Holmes. “That is back through the house into Saxe-Coburg Square. I hope that you have done what I asked you, Jones.”

“Yes, I have an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door.”

“Then we have closed all the holes. And now we must be silent and wait.”

What a long time it seemed! We waited for an hour and a quarter, but it seemed to me much longer. I was tired, but I was afraid to move my body. I could hear the gentle breathing of my guys. I looked at the floor. Suddenly I saw a light.

At first it was only a small light on the stone floor. Then it became a yellow line, and then, without any sound, a hole opened and a hand appeared. For a minute or more the hand pointed up through the floor. Then it disappeared and all was dark again except the small light between the stones.

Then there was a loud sound and one of the big, white stones turned over and left a square hole. A clean-cut, boyish face looked out of the hole. He climbed out and was soon standing at the side of the hole. He then helped his guy, a small man with lots of very red hair.

“It’s all clear,” he whispered. “Have you got everything? My god! Run away, Archie, run away.”

Sherlock Holmes jumped out and caught the man with the boyish face. The other jumped down the hole.

—Taken from The Red-Headed League

1.How long did the writer and his guys wait?

A.65 minutes B.75 minutes C.85 minutes D.95minutes

2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to(指代)                 .

A.the hole B.the light C.the stone D.the floor

3.According to the passage, we can infer(推断)                       .

A.Sherlock knew what would happen B.they kept walking around while waiting

C.the story happened in the morning D.the man with a boyish face ran away finally

4.Which of the following is the correct order of the story?

a. A clean-cut, boyish face looked out of the hole. b. We waited for an hour and a quarter.

c. Sherlock Holmes jumped out and caught the man. d. A hole opened and a hand appeared.

e. Johns had an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door.

A.bedac B.bceda C.ebadc D.ebdac

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文节选自《红发会》。红发会（英语：The Red-Headed League）是柯南道尔创作的福尔摩斯案件中的一个短篇，讲述歇洛克·福尔摩斯从一份红发会的广告开始最后破获一个犯罪团伙的过程。

1.细节理解题。根据“We waited for an hour and a quarter, but it seemed to me much longer.”可知，他们等了75分钟。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据“Suddenly I saw a light. At first it was only a small light on the stone floor.” 突然我看见一盏灯。起初只是石头地上的一盏小灯。可以推知本句话中的it是指前文的light。故选B。

3.推理判断题。由句子“They have only one way to run away,” whispered Holmes. “That is back through the house into Saxe-Coburg Square. I hope that you have done what I asked you, Jones.”

“Yes, I have an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door.””可知，夏洛克知道会发生什么。因此选项A是正确的。根据“And now we must be silent and wait.”现在我们必须保持沉默等待。以及句子“I was tired, but I was afraid to move my body.”我累了，但我不敢动我的身体。可知，选项B. they kept walking around while waiting是不正确的；再根据“Then it disappeared and all was dark again except the small light between the stones.”然后它消失了，除了石头之间的微弱光线之外，一切又一片漆黑。可知，故事不是发生在早上。因此选项C不对；由句子“Sherlock Holmes jumped out and caught the man with the boyish face.”福尔摩斯跳出来抓住了那个长着孩子气脸的人。可知，选项D. the man with a boyish face ran away finally. 那个长着一张孩子气的脸的男人终于跑掉了。是不对的。所以根据文章，我们可以推断夏洛克知道会发生什么。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据“Yes, I have an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door.” “是的，我安排了一个督察和两个警官在前门等着。”是e；由句子“We waited for an hour and a quarter, but it seemed to me much longer.”我们等了75分钟。是b；由句子“a hole opened and a hand appeared.”一个洞打开了，出现了一只手。是d；由句子“A clean-cut, boyish face looked out of the hole.”是a；由句子“Sherlock Holmes jumped out and caught the man with the boyish face.”福尔摩斯跳出来抓住了那个人。是c。所以故事发生的正确顺序是ebdac，故选D。