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（原版阅读）“Here they are,” I cried. “And look—there's another track(印记) here, of a man's shoe.”
Holmes got down to look. “You're right, Watson. And the man is walking next to the horse.”
We followed the two tracks to Capleton stables(马厩), and it was still twenty metres away when a man came out and called to us. He had a red, angry face.
“Go away! We don't want visitors here! Go away!” “Mr Silas Brown?” Holmes said to him. “What do you want?” said the man. “I don't talk to newspaper people, so just go away.” “We are not from a newspaper,” said Holmes, smiling. “But you have a horse called Silver Blaze in your stable.” “That's not true!” Mr Brown said angrily. “Shall we go inside and talk about it?” said Holmes.
He didn't wait for an answer, but took the man's arm and moved quickly to the gate. He looked back at me and said quietly, “Wait for me here, Watson.”
Twenty minutes later, they came out again. Holmes looked pleased, and Mr Silas Brown was a different man. He looked smaller and older, and his face was afraid.
“Remember,” said Holmes, “you must be there on the day, on time, and everything must be ready.”
“Yes, yes,” Mr Silas Brown said quickly. “You can be sure of it. Oh yes, you can be sure of it.”
“Good,” said Holmes. “Well, goodbye for now.”
Holmes and I then began to walk back to King's Pyland along the road.
——文章摘自《福尔摩斯与赛马》(Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings)

( )1. What were Holmes and Watson looking for?
A. A stable. B. A horse. C. A man. D. A shoe.
( )2. How did Mr Brown feel after seeing Holmes and Watson at first?
A. Angry. B. Happy. C. Afraid. D. Worried.
( )3. What can we infer from the underlined sentence “We don't want visitors here!”?
A. Holmes and Watson were Mr Brown's best friends.
B. Mr Brown's stable was popular with lots of visitors.
C. Mr Brown did not know Holmes or Watson at all.
D. Visitors often came and bought horses from Mr Brown.
( )4. Which is TRUE about the conversation between Holmes and Mr Brown?
A. They had the conversation outside the stable.
B. Watson also joined them and chatted with them.
C. Holmes felt so sorry about the conversation.
D. It made Mr Silas Brown change a lot later.
( )5. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① Holmes went into the stable. ② Watson found another track.
③ Holmes and Watson left the stable. ④ Mr Brown called to Holmes and Watson.
⑤ Holmes talked to Mr Brown for 20 minutes.
A. ④②①③⑤ B. ④③①②⑤ C. ②④①⑤③ D. ②①④⑤③

C
福尔摩斯和华生一起追踪马蹄印，来到了卡普莱顿马厩。一个男人大声叫喊，想要驱赶他们。福尔摩斯抓着这个男人进入了马厩，他们在里面谈了20分钟。之后男人看上去很害怕，并改变了他的态度，承诺会好好完成福尔摩斯交给他的任务。
1. B 细节理解题。根据“And the man is walking next to the horse. ”和“But you have a horse called Silver Blaze in your stable. ”可知，福尔摩斯和华生正在寻找一匹名叫“银光”的马。
2. A 细节理解题。根据“He had a red，angry face. ”可知，布朗先生一开始看到他们俩时，对他们大叫，红脸并且面带怒气，说明布朗先生很生气。
3. C 推理判断题。句意：我们这儿不欢迎游客！根据句意理解和第四段内容可知，布朗先生叫福尔摩斯和华生走开，说明布朗先生根本不认识他们俩，他认为福尔摩斯和华生是游客。
4. D 推理判断题。根据“Holmes looked pleased，and Mr Silas Brown was a different man. ”可知，福尔摩斯看起来很高兴，而布朗先生变成了一个不同的人，说明两人之间的谈话让布朗先生改变了许多。
5. C 信息排序题。通读全文内容，福尔摩斯和华生发现了另一个脚印，追踪到卡普莱顿马厩并遇到了布朗先生，他对他们大喊大叫，接着福尔摩斯把布朗先生拉进马厩并长谈20分钟，布朗先生最终改变态度，福尔摩斯和华生向布朗先生道别后就离开了那里。按照故事情节先后发生的顺序可知，此处C项正确。