五、(2024·株洲期末)短文填空。
We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However,these days,something unusual is happening in our town. Victor,1. teacher at my school,is really nervous. When he was 2. (interview)by the town newspaper,he said,“Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal,but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen,3. they couldn't find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don't think so!”
Victor's next-door neighbour Helen is worried too. “4. first,I thought that it might be a dog,but I couldn't see a dog or 5. (something)else either. So I guess it 6. (can)be a dog. But then,what could it be?” One woman in the area saw something 7. (run)away,but it was dark. So she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog,” she said. “8. (maybe)it was a bear or a wolf.”
Everyone in our town is feeling 9. (easy),and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighbourhood,but what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person 10. (go)away,but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighbourhood.

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五、（2024·株洲期末）短文填空。
我们住在一个小镇上，几乎每个人都互相认识。这里过去非常安静。这里从来没发生过什么大事。然而，这些天，我们镇上发生了一些不寻常的事情。维克多，我学校的一位老师，真的很紧张。当他被镇上的报纸采访时，他说：“每天晚上我们都能听到窗外奇怪的声音。我妻子认为那可能是一只动物，但我和我的朋友们认为那一定是青少年在玩乐。我的父母报了警，但他们没有发现任何奇怪的东西。他们认为那可能是风。我不这么认为！”
维克多的隔壁邻居海伦也很担心。“起初，我以为那可能是一只狗，但我也看不到狗或其他任何东西。所以我猜那不可能是一只狗。但然后，那会是什么呢？”这个地区的一位妇女看到有东西跑开了，但天很黑。所以她不确定。“我觉得它太大了，不可能是狗，”她说。“也许它是一只熊或一只狼。”
我们镇上的每个人都感到不安，每个人都有自己的想法。一定有什么东西在拜访我们街区的住户，但它是什么呢？我们不知道。大多数人希望这个动物或人会离开，但我认为那不会发生。这个制造噪音的人在街区制造恐惧玩得太开心了。

六、阅读表达。
Now there are so many detectives in fiction that detective stories are considered their own genre(类型). Where did this genre come from? Most people think detective stories were created by US writer Edgar Allan Poe. His detective was named C. Auguste Dupin.
Poe created Dupin before anyone heard the word “detective”. So he is usually considered the father of detective fiction. In Poe's stories,Dupin is skilled at guessing the thoughts of others by noticing the smallest details. He also has a good friend who tells his stories and explains certain details to readers.
Does that sound familiar(熟悉的)? Writer Conan Doyle used Poe's style as a blueprint(蓝图)for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. He was influenced by Poe.
But Dupin's way of solving cases is different. By knowing everything that a criminal knows,he can solve any crime. Take The Purloined Letter as an example,which is about finding a letter that is hidden by a minister(大臣). Dupin places himself in the mind of the minister and realizes that the minister would have hidden the letter in the most obvious(明显的)place. Another thing Dupin is famous for is that he sometimes solves cases and helps people without getting paid. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he is such a popular character.
1. Who created Sherlock Holmes?
2. What do the stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dupin have in common(共同的)?
3. What do you think of the great detective Dupin?

【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解中的细节理解题，需要根据题干内容在文中寻找相关信息进行回答。第一题询问谁创造了福尔摩斯，根据文中“Writer Conan Doyle used Poe's style as a blueprint for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.”可知，是柯南·道尔创造了福尔摩斯。第二题询问福尔摩斯和杜宾的故事有什么共同之处，根据文中“In Poe's stories, Dupin is skilled at guessing the thoughts of others by noticing the smallest details. He also has a good friend who tells his stories and explains certain details to readers. Does that sound familiar? Writer Conan Doyle used Poe's style as a blueprint for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. He was influenced by Poe.”可知，福尔摩斯和杜宾都擅长通过注意最小的细节来猜测别人的想法，并且都有一个好朋友来讲述他们的故事并向读者解释某些细节。第三题询问对伟大的侦探杜宾的看法，这是一个开放性问题，可以根据自己的理解来回答。
【答案】：1. Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes.
2. They are both skilled at guessing the thoughts of others by noticing the smallest details and they both have a good friend who tells their stories and explains certain details to readers.
3. I think Dupin is a great detective because he is very intelligent and observant. He can solve crimes by knowing everything that a criminal knows and he sometimes helps people without getting paid, which shows his kindness and generosity. (答案不唯一，合理即可)

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六、阅读表达。
现在小说中有如此多的侦探，以至于侦探故事被视为一种独立的类型。这种类型从何而来？大多数人认为侦探故事是由美国作家埃德加·爱伦·坡创作的。他笔下的侦探名叫C.奥古斯特·杜宾。
坡在“侦探”这个词为人所知之前就创造了杜宾。所以他通常被认为是侦探小说之父。在坡的故事中，杜宾擅长通过留意最细微的细节来猜测别人的想法。他还有一个好朋友，这个好朋友会讲述他的故事并向读者解释某些细节。
这听起来熟悉吗？作家柯南·道尔以坡的风格为蓝图创作了夏洛克·福尔摩斯和约翰·华生。他受到了坡的影响。
但杜宾破案的方式不同。通过知晓罪犯所知道的一切，他能侦破任何案件。以《失窃的信》为例，这个故事是关于找到一封被一位大臣藏起来的信。杜宾设身处地站在大臣的角度思考，意识到大臣会把信藏在最显眼的地方。杜宾另一个出名的地方是，他有时破案并帮助人们却不收报酬。也许这就是他如此受欢迎的原因之一。
1. 谁创造了夏洛克·福尔摩斯？______
2. 夏洛克·福尔摩斯和杜宾的故事有什么共同之处？______
3. 你觉得大侦探杜宾怎么样？______