2018--2019学年人教版选修八Unit 1 A land of diversity Grammar课时作业 (9)
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  3.他跟一个外国女孩结婚已经一年了。

  He_has_been_married_to a foreign girl for one year.

  4.他拥有这套房子很多年了,但房屋所有权为他父亲所有。

  He has been in_possession_of_the house for many years, but the ownership of the house is in_the_possession_of_his father.

  5.我正全神贯注地读一本书,忽然一位老友来访。

  I was_reading_a_book_attentively_when an old friend came to see me.

  Ⅳ.完形填空

  I love a good murder mystery. It is so __1__ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the __2__ yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she __3__ over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her __4__ - Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur __5__.

  As I am a big __6__ of Agatha Christie, I was excited to __7__ her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her __8__ by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a __9__ setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. __10__,all the passengers arrived safely!

  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 __14__ the boathouse 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:选D 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。

  2.A.doubt B.problem

  C.murder D.method

  解析:选C 根据"a good murder mystery""detective"可知,此处指"尽力自己破案",故选C。

3.A.read B.wrote