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Agatha Christie was an English detective story writer．In her detective stories，she created several detectives．The two most famous of them are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot．Here is a list of some stories written by Agatha Christie．

Murder on the Orient Express	It was first published(出版)in the UK in January 1934．When one of the passengers on the train is discovered murdered，Poirot begins finding the murderer at once．
Evil under the Sun	It was first published in the UK in June 1941．A quiet holiday at a hotel is all that Poirot wants．But a beautiful woman is found killed on the beach near the hotel．Who kills her?
The Body in the Library	It was first published in the US in February 1942．Dolly asks her old friend Miss Marple for help when a dead girl is found in the library．Who is the girl?Miss Marple begins looking for the answer．
Death in the Clouds	It was first published in the US in March 1935．Poirot is a passenger on an airplane flying from Paris to London．But one of the passengers，Madame Giselle is found dead on the plane．Who kills her?

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【1】Agatha Christie was a________．

A．detective

B．writer

C．nurse

D．teacher

【2】Murder on the Orient Express was first published in________．

A．1942

B．1941

C．1935

D．1934

【3】What does Poirot want to have in Evil under the Sun?

A．A quiet holiday．

B．A detective novel．

C．A beautiful painting．

D．A new murder．

【4】What is the relationship between Miss Marple and Dolly?

A．Mother and daughter．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Friends．

D．Sisters．

【5】In Death in the Clouds，the story happens________．

A．on a train

B．on a plane

C．on the beach

D．in a library

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【1】由文章中的“Agatha Christie was an English detective story writer．”可知答案為B。

【2】由Murder on the Orient Express中的描述“It was first published in the UK in January 1934．”可知答案為D。

【3】由Evil under the Sun中的描述“A quiet holtday at a hotel is all that Poirot wants．”可知答案為A。

【4】由The Body in the Library中的描述“Dolly asks her old friend Miss Marple for help…”可知答案為C。

【5】由Death in the Clouds中的描述“Poirot is a passenger on an airplane flying from Paris to London．”以及“…on the plane”可知答案為B。