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Yesterday, there was a terrible snowstorm and the wind was blowing. As a result, the power was cut off in the village. At 5:30, Nancy Gordon, the maid(女仆), entered the sitting room and found Mrs Janet Smith lying in a pool of blood next to the sofa. She immediately took her mobile phone and called the police. Inspector(巡官) Japp and two detectives arrived ten minutes later and started looking for clues. They discovered a broken cup of tea under the coffee table, a carving knife covered in blood behind the TV set, and a small piece of paper in Mrs Smith's hand where the words "can't leave her" could only be read.
The three policemen narrowed(缩小) down the suspects to four people: Paul Smith, the victim's husband, their daughter Jenny, their maid Nancy Gordon and their gardener Steven Baker. Inspector Japp questioned them one by one in the study.
Jenny, who is an accountant in a big firm, claimed she was in her bedroom finishing a report for the following week. She had to light some candles because it was already dark and she couldn't see what she was doing. She added that she hadn't heard anything.
Paul Smith said he was in the library watching a football match on TV. He didn't want to miss it because his favourite team was playing. He didn't hear anything because he had turned up the volume(音量).
Nancy Gordon explained that she had prepared a cup of tea for Mrs Smith at 5:00 and had brought it to the sitting room where Mrs Smith was reading a letter. Then she had gone back to the kitchen because she had to do the washing up since the dishwasher didn't work and she wanted to leave everything in order before the weekend. When she went back to the sitting room to get the teacup, she discovered Mrs Smith's body but she didn't touch anything.
Steven Baker told the police he was working in the greenhouse: because of the awful weather, he couldn't do anything else. He didn't see anything because of the snow that was falling. Besides, he didn't spend much time in the house.
Inspector Japp, after hearing the four suspects, arrested Paul Smith.
14. The underlined word "claimed" in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as it is in "
A. The car accident claimed three lives.
B. Scientists claimed a new way to fight against cancer.
C. What the student did claimed the teacher's attention.
D. You can claim some money from the government if you lose your job.
15.(创新考法·信息排序)Which is the correct order according to the passage?
① Nancy Gordon found Mrs Smith's body. ② The police arrested Paul Smith.
③ The police arrived and found some clues. ④ The maid brought a cup of tea to Mrs Smith.
⑤ Mrs Janet Smith was murdered in the sitting room.
⑥ The suspects were confirmed and questioned.
A. ⑤④①③⑥②
B. ①⑤③④⑥②
C. ④⑤①③⑥②
D. ④⑤③①⑥②
16. What can we infer according to the passage?
A. The maid should keep everything in order on Friday.
B. The terrible weather made Steven Baker have nothing to do.
C. The carving knife was probably used to kill Mrs Janet Smith.
D. Neither the victim's daughter nor her husband heard anything.
17. We can read the passage from a book of
A. detective stories
B. funny jokes
C. fairy tales
D. encouraging stories
Yesterday, there was a terrible snowstorm and the wind was blowing. As a result, the power was cut off in the village. At 5:30, Nancy Gordon, the maid(女仆), entered the sitting room and found Mrs Janet Smith lying in a pool of blood next to the sofa. She immediately took her mobile phone and called the police. Inspector(巡官) Japp and two detectives arrived ten minutes later and started looking for clues. They discovered a broken cup of tea under the coffee table, a carving knife covered in blood behind the TV set, and a small piece of paper in Mrs Smith's hand where the words "can't leave her" could only be read.
The three policemen narrowed(缩小) down the suspects to four people: Paul Smith, the victim's husband, their daughter Jenny, their maid Nancy Gordon and their gardener Steven Baker. Inspector Japp questioned them one by one in the study.
Jenny, who is an accountant in a big firm, claimed she was in her bedroom finishing a report for the following week. She had to light some candles because it was already dark and she couldn't see what she was doing. She added that she hadn't heard anything.
Paul Smith said he was in the library watching a football match on TV. He didn't want to miss it because his favourite team was playing. He didn't hear anything because he had turned up the volume(音量).
Nancy Gordon explained that she had prepared a cup of tea for Mrs Smith at 5:00 and had brought it to the sitting room where Mrs Smith was reading a letter. Then she had gone back to the kitchen because she had to do the washing up since the dishwasher didn't work and she wanted to leave everything in order before the weekend. When she went back to the sitting room to get the teacup, she discovered Mrs Smith's body but she didn't touch anything.
Steven Baker told the police he was working in the greenhouse: because of the awful weather, he couldn't do anything else. He didn't see anything because of the snow that was falling. Besides, he didn't spend much time in the house.
Inspector Japp, after hearing the four suspects, arrested Paul Smith.
14. The underlined word "claimed" in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as it is in "
B
".A. The car accident claimed three lives.
B. Scientists claimed a new way to fight against cancer.
C. What the student did claimed the teacher's attention.
D. You can claim some money from the government if you lose your job.
15.(创新考法·信息排序)Which is the correct order according to the passage?
① Nancy Gordon found Mrs Smith's body. ② The police arrested Paul Smith.
③ The police arrived and found some clues. ④ The maid brought a cup of tea to Mrs Smith.
⑤ Mrs Janet Smith was murdered in the sitting room.
⑥ The suspects were confirmed and questioned.
A. ⑤④①③⑥②
B. ①⑤③④⑥②
C. ④⑤①③⑥②
D. ④⑤③①⑥②
16. What can we infer according to the passage?
A. The maid should keep everything in order on Friday.
B. The terrible weather made Steven Baker have nothing to do.
C. The carving knife was probably used to kill Mrs Janet Smith.
D. Neither the victim's daughter nor her husband heard anything.
17. We can read the passage from a book of
A
.A. detective stories
B. funny jokes
C. fairy tales
D. encouraging stories
答案
14. B
15. C
16. C
17. A
15. C
16. C
17. A
