The sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville made everybody sad as he was a nice and respected man and had made many friends in Dartmoor during the two years he was at Baskerville Hall.

Mr Barrymore, the butler(男管家), said that Sir Charles had been sad and stressed these days. He told Barrymore that he was planning to return to London the next day. Then, he went for his usual evening walk. He did not return, and at midnight, Barrymore went to look for him. He followed Sir Charles’s footprints along the path until he found his master’s body lying near the end of it.

A man called Murphy was on the moor at the time and said that he heard shouting, but he was drunk at the time and no one would believe what he said.

The report said that Sir Charles had a weak heart and died of a heart attack. And this made it clear that the stories of a huge hound should not be believed.

“Do you know anything more than what is in the newspapers?” said Holmes when Dr. Mortimer had finished.

“Yes indeed. Sir Charles would never go out onto the moor at night because he was in fear of being attacked. He asked me several times whether I had heard the hound howling at night, but I never had. I was there within an hour when he died. I went over to see his body. He lay face down on the ground with his arms out and his fingers dug into the ground. At the inquest, Barrymore said that he saw nothing else, but I did. I saw footprints, Mr Holmes.”

“Footprints?” said Holmes, leaning forward. “A man’s or a woman’s?”

Mortimer looked at us for a moment before replying. “Mr.Holmes, they were the footprints of a huge hound!”

1.What can we know about Charles Baskerville?

A.He had been in a good mood for a few days.

B.He was going back to London the next day.

C.He usually took a walk with Barrymore at night.

D.He could not get along with others and had few friends.

2.Which is the correct order of what happened?

①Mortimer arrived at the scene and checked the body.

②Mortimer found footprints of a huge hound.

③Barrymore saw a man called Murphy on the moor.

④Charles Baskerville went out for a evening walk.

⑤Barrymore went out to look for his master.

A.④③⑤②① B.③④⑤①② C.④⑤③①② D.④⑤①③②

3.The underlined word“this” in Paragraph 3 refer to ____________.

A.the cause of Charles’ death B.what Murphy said

C.Charles’s footprints D.the hound’s footprints

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A.What Barrymore said was true B.Murphy saw who the murderer was

C.Sir Charles killed himself D.the murderer was playing a trick

Let’s Explore(探究) the Nature!

Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your winter holiday and learn something interesting and useful?

Here comes your chance! Youth Explorer has prepared you with a three-day program! You can meet with live animals—giraffes. pandas, tigers, and so on!

More information about the program is as follows:

Age: Students aged 8-16

Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.

Program A

Date:14-16 February, 2018

Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.

Program B

Date: 1-3 March 2018

Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.

Program cost:¥230 for members;¥250 for non-members(非会员)

How to do: Simply come to get an application form(申请表)and hand it in before 11 th February, 2018.

Notes:

1.No free lunches are provided because people have different tastes. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.

2. Both programs will start one day later if there is a rainstorm(暴风雨). COME AND JOIN US NOW! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE!

1.Two members and one non-member should pay _____ for the program.

A.¥690 B.¥710 C.¥730 D.¥750

2.Why aren’t free lunches provided?

A.Because the lunches cost too much. B.Because they may bring lunch-boxes.

C.Because there are many restaurants. D.Because people have different tastes.

3.If there is a rainstorm on 14th February, Program A will start on _____.

A.15th February B.17th February C.2nd March D.4th March

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the activities?

A.You must fill in the application form.

B.You can see many great plants during the holiday.

C.You can hand in your application form on 12th February,2018.

D.A seventeen-year-old student from Canada is able to take part in the program.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Youth Explorer is the name of the program.

B.More than 15 students are wanted in each program.

C.You need to hand in an application form for the program.

D.We can only see three kinds of animals in the program.

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