Question

【題目】 Detective fiction is popular in many countries. There are two kinds: stories in which private detectives solve a crime, usually a murder; and stories in which a police detective solve a crime. Both kinds of detective story are equally popular.

The first private detective---PI for private investigator in the USA---was probably Arson Lupin, a Frenchman. However, stories about this detective are not read nowadays. For most people the first, and perhaps the greatest, private detective, was the Englishman, Sherlock Holmes, a character created by the author Sir Author Conan Doyle. All the Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into most languages. The best known is the Hound of the Baskervilles.

The first police detective was probably Sergeant Cuff who solves the crime in the Moonstone, one of the first detective novels in English. The author, Wilkie Collins, was a close friend of Charles Dickens, the best English novelists of all the time.

Crime fiction has been as popular in the USA as in the UK, and some of the most famous American writers have written detective fiction. The most highly regarded is probably Raymond Chandler whose PI, Phillip Marlowe, is the archetype (典型的) private detective. Also popular, although not so well-written, are the Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner.

After Conan Doyle, the most widely read private detective novelist is the English novelist Agatha Christie. She created two unforgettable characters--- Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Agatha Christie’s have also been translated into most languages.

Detective fiction is as popular today as it has ever been, probably because many novels have been adapted for television which introduced them to many people who do not usually read new detective crime fiction.

【1】Which of the following is a detective story writer?

A.Hercule PoirotB.Perry MasonC.Erle Stanley GardenerD.Sergeant Cuff

【2】What happened to many detective stories?

A.They have been long forgotten.B.They have been translated into English.

C.Nowadays they are the least popular readings.D.They have been popular because of TV programmes.

【3】What have Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie in common?

A.They all wrote stories about English detectives.B.They all wrote stories about private detectives.

C.They all wrote stories about police detectives.D.They all wrote stories about American detectives.

【4】Which of the following does the writer imply (暗示)?

A.Wilkie Collins lived at the same time as Charles Dickens.

B.Arson Lupin is a popular character on television nowadays.

C.Private detective stories are better reviewed than police detective stories.

D.A successful writer of detective stories has to write private detective stories.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

偵探小說在很多國家都很流行。有兩種：一種是私家偵探調(diào)查犯罪的；一種是警察調(diào)查犯罪的。兩種偵探故事同樣受歡迎。本文介紹了偵探小說的代表作。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Also popular, although not so well-written, are the Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner.可知Erle Stanley Gardner是一名小說作家。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段many novels have been adapted for television可知很多小說都被改編成電視劇。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)For most people the first, and perhaps the greatest, private detective, was the Englishman, Sherlock Holmes, a character created by the author Sir Author Conan Doyle.可知Author Conan Doyle是私家偵探小說作家；根據(jù)The most highly regarded is probably Raymond Chandler whose PI, Phillip Marlowe, is the archetype (典型的) private detective.可知Raymond Chandler也是私家偵探小說作家；根據(jù)After Conan Doyle, the most widely read private detective novelist is the English novelist Agatha Christie.可知Agatha Christie同樣是私家偵探小說作家。因此三人的共同點(diǎn)就是都是私家偵探小說作家。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)The author, Wilkie Collins, was a close friend of Charles Dickens, the best English novelists of all the time.可知Wilkie Collins和Charles Dickens是親密的朋友，因此可推斷他們是屬于同一時代的。故選A。