【正文】 eal for viewers, said director Laura Mackie. There is always a desire for a really good detective novel. Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and lots of short stories, dying at the age of 86. With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are Murder on the Orient Express(1934) and Death on the Nile (1937). Poirot is a tidy little man with a funnylooking moustache, an eggshaped head and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behaviour of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has bee so famous that someone has even written his biography, The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot.（1）What kind of works did Agatha Christie write? A.Love stories.B.Documentary books.C.Adventure stories.D.Murder stories.（2）We can infer from the text that Christie . A.joined the Army in World War IB.has been a teacher at a police academyC.is the third bestselling writer in the worldD.has had all her novels turned into films（3）From Mackie39。s view, why do Christie39。s novels have continuous appeal for viewers? A.Because she is wellknown to the whole world.B.Because she has a good knowledge of weapons.C.Because people have a desire to learn about murders happening.D.Because people are longing to read really good detective novels.（4）What is Hercule Poirot? A.He is Christie39。s coworker.B.He is the hero in many of Christie39。s works.C.He is a real police officer.D.He is the writer who wrote a biography of Christie.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹以寫謀殺故事而成為世界著名推理小說家的Agatha Christie以及她的作品。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s murder stories made her the world39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer.(在克里斯蒂50年的寫作生涯中，她的謀殺故事使她成為世界上最著名的神秘作家。)可知，Agatha Christie寫謀殺故事。故選D。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s murder stories made her the world39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer. Only the Bible and Shakespeare39。s works have sold more copies than her.（在她50年的寫作生涯中，克里斯蒂的謀殺故事使她成為世界上最著名的神秘作家。只有《圣經(jīng)》和莎士比亞的作品比她賣得多。）可知，克里斯蒂是世界第三暢銷作家。故選C。（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中Her work has continuing appeal for viewers, said director Laura Mackie. There is always a desire for a really good detective novel.可知，Laura Mackie認(rèn)為她的作品對觀眾有著持續(xù)的吸引力，人們總是渴望一本真正好的偵探小說。因此在Mackie看來，克里斯蒂的小說之所以會對觀眾產(chǎn)生持續(xù)的吸引力是因為人們渴望讀真正好的偵探小說。故選D。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who starred in 30 of her ，Hercule Poirot是克里斯蒂30部作品中的男主角。故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。介紹人物類閱讀理解要專注人物的生平和成就，抓住文章細(xì)節(jié)，而且要理解全文，把握文章主旨。結(jié)合上下文合理概括，做有依據(jù)的推理。7．閱讀短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Fabien Cousteau was born with deep love for the ocean. His grandfather and his father were ocean explorers and documentary filmmakers. Fabien spent his early years on his grandfather39。s ships. Today Fabien follows in his family39。s footsteps to protect the planet39。s endangered ocean life. With his vast knowledge and experience, he tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market economies. Fabien is well known for his study of sharks. During 20002002, he created a TV special called Attack of the Mystery Shark based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline in the summer of 1916. Then in 20032006, with the help of a large crew, Fabien created a shark submarine (潛艇) that enabled him to put himself inside the shark world, providing people with a rare view of the mysterious and often misunderstood creatures. For the next four years (20062010), Fabien was part of a series called, Ocean Adventures, which offered a rare look into some of the most fantastic ocean species (物種) and environments. In 2010, Fabien started Plant A Fish, a nonprofit project for children to help restore local water ecosystems by replanting key ocean species. Save the world, one fish at a time. The project is still in progress now and its final goal is to plant 1 billion fish worldwide. From June 1 to July 2, 2014, Fabien and his team spent 31 days underwater to research how climate change and pollution are affecting the oceans. Fabien39。s Mission 31 broke new ground by going deeper, longer and further, exposing (顯露) the world to the adventure and the mystique (神秘) of what lies beneath. Fabien is currently working on a documentary film about the adventures of Mission 31, as well as building an Ocean Learning Center to provide children around the world with the opportunity to learn about oceans and engage with ocean explorers directly through social media.（1）What is Not Fabien39。s job? A.Ocean explorerB.Documentary filmmakerC.EnvironmentalistD.Media manager（2）How is Paragraph 2 developed? A.By providing facts.B.By offering analyses.C.By making parisons.D.By drawing conclusions.（3）We can learn from the text that ________. A.Fabien39。s Plant A Fish project has already achieved its final goalB.Fabien39。s Mission 31 broke the records of former ocean explorationsC.Fabien39。s TV special about sharks is based on his childhood experiencesD.It took Fabien four years to produce Ocean Adventures all on his own（4）In which part of a website can we read the text? A.Modern Technology.B.Space Exploration.C.Outstanding Figures.D.Fantastic Wildlife.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文