Question

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(馬車).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(開支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
小題1:Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A．Helen’s dead sister	B．Helen’s trip to London
C．the house Helen lives in	D．Helen’s stepfather and the family

小題2:What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A．Walking slowly	B．Listening carefully
C．standing sadly	D．Writing quickly

小題3:Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A．They are very rich	B．They are afraid of other people
C．They live on a horse-drawn wagon	D．They move from one place to another

小題4:The passage is probably from __________.

A．a poem

B．a guide

C．a novel

D．an advertisement

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇短文是一個福爾摩斯斷案故事的片段，關于福爾摩斯和一位女士，從文章的描述中我們可以看出，福爾摩斯是一個很聰明且觀察很仔細的偵探。他仔細的聽了這位女士所描述的問題。
小題1:段落大意題。這個題目問到的是第6段的主要大意，根據文章第6段我們可以知道，在這一段中Helen 描述了她的繼父和她的家庭情況。故選D。
小題2:細節理解題。根據文章第7段Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.福爾摩斯坐在椅子上，他的眼睛閉著，他仔細的聽著Helen的故事，聽著每一個細節。故選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據文章倒數第三段He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place，他只跟吉普賽人說話，他們是從一個地方游蕩到另一個地方的窮人。故選D。
小題4:主旨大意題。這篇文章是一個故事的片段，并不是一個完整的故事，關于福爾摩斯斷案的故事，因此它應該節選自一部小說，而不是詩歌、旅游或廣告。故選C。