Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile (n. 尼羅河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.
“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 鉈) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”
“You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”
The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville A week later, it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (n. 殺蟲劑) used in Deleville.
小題1:The baby was sent to a hospital in London because __________.
A．her parents were living in London then
B．the hospitals in Deleville were full at that time
C．she was the daughter of a famous doctor in London
D．doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness
小題2:When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ____________.
A．quite easy to treat
B．the result of thallium poisoning
C．a(chǎn) common one
D．extraordinarily serious
小題3:From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness had something to do with __________.
A．a(chǎn) dead writer
B．the water in Deleville
C．a(chǎn) dangerous murderer
D．a(chǎn) harmful substance (n. 物質(zhì)) used to kill pests
小題4:As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie ____________.
A．had never met this baby
B．had spent a long time studying the baby’s illness
C．visited the baby both in Deleville and London
D．gave the nurse some advice on the telephone

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合文章Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London可知嬰兒被送往倫敦一醫(yī)院的主要原因在于——原來的醫(yī)生不能檢查出其病因。
小題2:推理判斷題。結(jié)合文章The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged可知答案。
小題3:推理判斷題。結(jié)合“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 鉈) poisoning. ” 及下文的描述可知嬰兒的病癥正好與下文中的情形相吻合。由此推斷，此嬰兒的病因可能是由鉈中毒引起的。
小題4:推理判斷題。縱觀全文，Agatha Christie在寫小說時(shí)，他并未想到其情節(jié)會(huì)拯救一嬰兒，所有的一切純屬巧合。
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B．There is little possibility that the woman teacher’s condition will improve.
C．It is obvious that the woman teacher will recover shortly after.
D．It’s likely that the woman teacher will suffer from a worse medical condition.
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