C
“ My dear lady,” says Holmes." You're shivering.Are you cold?Do you want a cup of hotte a?"
" I'm not cold,” the woman replies," I fear for my life !”
" We are here to help you.Don't worry about anything.I don't know you.But I know many
things about you.For example,I know how you travel.You came to London by train.You also
ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车)"
" Why,yes.You're right.But how do you know these things?”
" I see a return ticket in your glove.I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress.Now tell us
your problem."
“ My name is Helen Stoner,” she states,“ My mother and father are dead.I am living with my
stepfather,Dr.Grimes by Roy lott.He comes from a rich family.But they are no longer rich.They
have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house.We are living in the house.Dr.
Roy lott is using my mother's money for r expenses(开支).Part of it was for my sister and me.It
was for our marriages.""
Holmes is sitting in his chair.His eyes are closed.He is listening carefully to Helen's story.
He hears every detail.
Helen continues.“ My stepfather has no friends.He fights with everyone.He is strong and
gets angry quickly.Everyone is afraid of him."
“ He has no friends at all?" asks Holmes.
" No.He talks to no one except the gypsies(吉普赛人).They are poor pe op lle who travel from
place to place.A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now."
" Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
" My dear Mr.Holmes.You are making me so sad.My sister is dead.That is why I am standing
here in this room."
( )9.The word “ shivering ” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.shaking B.doubting C.wondering D.crying  
( )10.Helen's life is ______ according to her description.
A.happy B.comfortable C.hard D.lucky
( )11.Which is the right order of what happened according to the passage?
a.Helen's mother remarried Dr.Grimes by Roy lott.
b.Helen's sister died before she was going to marry.
c.Helen took a horse-drawn wagon to the train station.
d.Helen went to London by train to ask Holmes for help.
e.Helen's mother died and left some money to her and her sister.
A.a eb dc B.dc a eb C.ae bcd D.cda eb
( )12.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
A.Helen is asking Holmes to help her sister.
B.Holmes listens carefully to Helen's story.
C.Helen's stepfather gets along well with everyone.
D.Helen's sister might be killed by her stepfather or the gypsies.
( )13.The passage is probably from ______.
A.a newspaper B.a play C.an advertisement D.a novel

9. A
10. C
11. C
12. D