Question

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (癥狀). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them. "Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (鉈) poisoning."

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."

"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used in Qatar.

1.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

A．a doctor in Qatar	B．Dr. Brown
C．Nurse Maitlan	D．Agatha Christie

2.As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A．had spent a long time studying the baby's case

B．visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

C．had never met this baby

D．gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

3.It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.

A．a harmful substance used to kill insects

B．a dangerous pair of glasses

C．the water in Qatar

D．a dead writer

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細節推斷題。第二段While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them. "Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (鉈) poisoning." 可知，醫生們正在討論小孩的情況時，護士Marsha Maitlan提出孩子是中了鉈毒，所以她是第一人說出女孩病因的人。

2.推斷題。第四段，護士解釋道幾天前她在讀一本名叫A Pale Horse的小說，它的作者是Agatha Christie，在書中描述了中了鉈毒的癥狀，而且從文章第一句可知Agatha Christie已經死了。所以可知Agatha Christie別沒有見過這個女孩。

3.細節題。第六自然段最后一句Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used in Qatar.后來，據報道毒藥可能是來自于一種殺蟲劑，故選A，一種被用來殺害昆蟲的有害物質。

考點：記敘文

點評：文章講述了一個19歲的女孩由于中了鉈毒，沒人醫生能夠從病癥中知道是什么原因，后來一個護士說她讀過一本偵探小說，作者描述的中毒癥狀和這個女孩子的一模一樣，通過已故偵探小說作者對鉈毒的描述，使醫生知道了病因，女孩很快得救了。解答文章的推斷題可以采用排除法，逐一排除，并緊扣文意，題目就能迎刃而解了。