Passage7(2013南京,C)“MydearladysaysHolmes.“You’reshiv-ering.Areyoucold?Doyouwantacupofhottea?"“I'mnotcoldthewomanrepies“Ifearformylife!”“Weareheretohelpyou.Do
Passage7(2013南京,C)
“MydearladysaysHolmes.“You’reshiv-ering.Areyoucold?Doyouwantacupofhottea?"
“I'mnotcoldthewomanrepies“Ifearformylife!”
“Weareheretohelpyou.Don^worryaboutanything.Idon'tknowyou.ButIknowmanythingsaboutyou.ForexampleIknowhowyoutravel.YoucometoLondonbytrain.Youalsoridetothetrainstationonahorse-drawnwagon(马车).”
“Whyyes.You’reright.Buthowdoyouknowthesethings?”
“Iseeareturnticketinyourglove.Iseefreshmudontheleftarmofyourdress.Nowtellusyourproblem."
“MynameisHelenStoner”’shestates“Mymotherandfatheraredead.IamlivingwithmystepfatherDrGrimesbyRoylott.Hecomesfromarichfamily.Buttheyarenolongerrich.Theyhavenothingexceptasmallpieceoflandandahugeoldhouse.Wearelivinginthehouse.DrRoylottisusingmymother'smoneyforexpenses(开支).Pariofilwasformysisterandme.Itwasforourmarriages."
Holmesissittinginhischair.Hiseyesareclosed.HeislisteningcarefullytoHelen'sstory.Hehearseverydetail.
Helencontinues.Mystepfatherhasnofriends.Hefightswitheveryone.Heisstrongandgetsangryquickly.Everyoneisafraidofhim."
“Hehasnofriendsatall?”asksHolmes.
“No.HetalkstonooneexcepttheGypsies.Theyarepoorpeoplewhotravelfromplacetoplace.AbandofGypsiesisstayingonourlandrightnow."
“AreyouandyoursisterafraidoftheGypsies?"
“MyclearMr.Holmes.Youaremakingmesosad.Mysisterisdead.ThatiswhyIamstandinghereinthisroom."
1.Paragraph6beginningwithMynameis...”ismostlyabout .
A.Helen'sdeadsister
B.Helen'striptoLondon
C.thehouseHelenlivesin
D.Helen'sstepfatherandthefamily
2.WhatisHolmesdoingwhileHelenistellingherstory?
A.Walkingslowly.B.Listeningcarefully.
C.Standingsadly.D.Writingquickly.
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheGypsiesaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyareveryrich.
B.Theyareafraidofotherpeople.
C.Theyliveonahorse-drawnwagon.
D.Tlieymovefrom