题目内容
完形填空(共1小题)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love a good murder mystery.It is so ________ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the ________ yourself.Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she ________ over eighty books.Many people have fallen in love with her ________-----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur ________ .
As I am a big ________ of Agatha Christie, I was excited to ________ her house in Devon called Greenway.I travelled to her ________ by steam train.We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke.It was a ________setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express.________ , all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods, I ________the splendid house.I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her ________.Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase.However, my ________ part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse.There was a lovely view of the river ________the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime ________.In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is ________ in the boathouse.They even ________ the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.
I really ________ my visit to Greenway.It was such a ________ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was________ to write so many exciting stories.
1.A.attention B.heat C.success D.fun
2.A.doubt B.problem C.murder D.method
3.A.read B.wrote C.saw D.contributed
4.A.creations B.inventions C.discussions D.reasons
5.A.guard B.detective C.creator D.spy
6.A.guide B.fellow C.fan D.gift
7.A.watch B.rebuild C.explode D.visit
8.A.house B.family C.hometown D.site
9.A.perfect B.central C.colorful D.direct
10.A.Sadly B.Fortunately C.Hopefully D.Surprisingly
11.A.fetched B.got C.reached D.mentioned
12.A.posts B.novels C.letters D.books
13.A.personal B.useful C.rewarding D.favorite
14.A.or B.and C.but D.for
15.A.scenery B.sight C.view D.scene
16.A.dissolved B.tended C.found D.buried
17.A.developed B.filmed C.adapted D.affected
18.A.enjoyed B.treasured C.exploited D.focused
19.A.shocking B.beautiful C.skillful D.helpful
20.A.inspired B.disappointed C.marked D.honored