After a pleasant walk through the woods,I ____11____ the splendid house.I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her ____12____.Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase.However,my ____13____ part of the estate(庄园)was the boathouse.There was a lovely view of the river but the ____14____ also served a more special purpose-inspiration for a crime ____15____.In Christie's novel,Dead Man's Folly,a girl's body is ____16____ in the boathouse.They even ____17____ the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.
I really ____18____ my visit to Greenway.It was such a ____19____ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was ____20____ to write so many exciting stories.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了作者酷爱英国著名侦探小说家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品及参观她故居时的感受。
1.A.upset B.serious
C.successful D.fun
解析:根据语境"I love a good murder mystery""an exciting and interesting detective story"可知,作者认为阅读侦探小说是很有趣的(fun)事情,故选D。
答案:D
2.A.doubt B.problem
C.murder D.method
解析:根据"a good murder mystery""detective"可知,此处指"尽力自己破案",故选C。
答案:C
3.A.read B.wrote
C.saw D.contributed
解析:根据"Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story"可知,这是对阿加莎极高的赞誉,可推出她写(wrote)了超过80本的书。故选B。
答案:B
4.A.creations B.inventions
C.discussions D.reasons
解析:根据语境可推知,很多人都非常喜欢阿加莎的作品(creations)。故选A。
答案:A
5.A.guard B.detective
C.creator D.spy
解析:根据"Hercule Poirot,a famous Belgian detective"可推断出,马普尔小姐也是一位业余侦探(detective)。故选B。
答案:B
6.A.guide B.fellow
C.fan D.gift
解析:根据前文内容可知,作者十分喜欢看侦探小说和阿加莎这个人。故可推断,作者是她的一个粉丝(fan)。
答案:C