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主题:名著节选 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:10分钟 正确率: /5
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容回答问题,每题答案不超过10个词。
It is now the end of November, and Holmes and I are sitting by the fire in our flat in Baker Street on a cold and foggy night. We start talking about the Baskerville case.
"I now know everything about the case, Watson," says Holmes.
"Perhaps you can tell me about it," I say.
"Certainly," says Holmes. "Let's go back in time to Baskerville Hall. As soon as I see the portrait(肖像) of Hugo Baskerville hanging in the dining room, I know that Stapleton is a Baskerville too. Indeed Stapleton is a son of Rodger Baskerville, the younger brother of Sir Charles. Rodger runs away to South America and disappears. No one knows that he marries and has a child. The child is Stapleton and his real name is Rodger Baskerville, like his father. Young Rodger gets married in South America, changes his name and goes to the north of England, where he opens a school."
"There Stapleton discovers that only two people separate him from the Baskerville fortune. So he finds a home near Baskerville Hall. And soon he makes friends with Sir Charles Baskerville and with the neighbours. Old Sir Charles tells Stapleton about the legend of the hound(猎犬) and prepares the way for his own death(死亡). Stapleton knows that the old man's heart is weak. And he also knows that Sir Charles believes the legend of the hound. And so he gets the idea to frighten(使惊吓) Sir Charles to death with a hound."
"Stapleton buys the huge dog in London and takes it to Devon by train. He walks across the moor with it to make sure no one sees him with the dog. He already knows a safe way through the Grimpen Mire thanks to his interest in butterflies. He finds a hiding place for the animal in the old tin mine. And he keeps his hound here while he is waiting for his chance."
1. What's the weather like when Holmes and Watson are sitting in their flat?

2. When does Holmes know Stapleton is a Baskerville?

3. Whose son is Stapleton?

4. How does Stapleton kill Sir Charles?

5. Where does Stapleton hide his hound while he is waiting for his chance?

1. Cold and foggy.
2. As soon as he sees the portrait of Hugo Baskerville.
3. Rodger Baskerville.
4. By frightening Sir Charles to death with a hound.
5. In the old tin mine.

【分析】
这是一道名著节选类的英语记叙文阅读简答题，所有题目均为细节定位类题型，无需复杂推理：首先通读题干标记每道题的核心关键词，比如第1题锁定天气相关描述、第2题锁定Holmes判断Stapleton身份的时间节点，之后带着关键词回原文逐段扫描定位对应语句，最后提取符合题意、字数不超过10词的内容整理成答案即可，注意人称表述要和题干匹配。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段"on a cold and foggy night"，直接提取描述天气的核心信息，符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文第四段Holmes的表述"As soon as I see the portrait of Hugo Baskerville hanging in the dining room, I know that Stapleton is a Baskerville too"，将第一人称转换为第三人称he，得到对应答案。
3. 定位原文第四段"Indeed Stapleton is a son of Rodger Baskerville"，直接提取对应的人物名称即可。
4. 定位原文第五段"And so he gets the idea to frighten Sir Charles to death with a hound"，整理成符合特殊疑问句提问逻辑的by doing结构作答。
5. 定位原文最后一段"He finds a hiding place for the animal in the old tin mine. And he keeps his hound here while he is waiting for his chance"，直接提取对应的地点信息即可。
【答案】
1. Cold and foggy.
2. As soon as he sees the portrait of Hugo Baskerville.
3. Rodger Baskerville.
4. By frightening Sir Charles to death with a hound.
5. In the old tin mine.
【知识点】
细节信息定位，英语阅读简答
【点评】
本题选取经典福尔摩斯名著《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》的节选片段，全部为细节理解类考题，核心考查学生快速从文本中抓取指定信息的能力，作答时只需准确定位原文对应内容，控制答案字数不超10词即可，同时也能帮助学生拓展经典英文名著的相关常识。
【难度系数】
0.6