Question

One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.
In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.
小题1: What did Aghta Christie do?

A．She was a detective.	B．she wrote books.
C．She was a mystery．	D．She knew famous detectives.

小题2: Who was Hercule Poirot?

A．A detective in her books.	B．One of her books.
C．Her husband.	D．A writer.

小题3: What happened in 1976?

A．Agatha Christie died.

B．Agatha Christie left her husband.

C．Agatha Christie wrote her last book.

D．Agatha Christie wrote a short story.

小题4: What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Books about detectives.

B．Famous detectives.

C．A famous writer.

D．Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了侦探小说家阿加莎克里斯蒂的生平事迹，短文按照时间顺序介绍了他的一生的主要事情。
小题1:根据One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.可知writer就是写书的人，故选B。
小题2:根据This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot.可知这个人是她小说中的一个侦探。故选A。
小题3:根据She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old.可知选A。
小题4:通过阅读短文可知，这篇小说介绍的就是阿加莎克里斯蒂的生平事迹，故选C，一个著名的作家。
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