She was known to millions as the "Queen of Crime" or the "Duchess (女公爵) of Death". But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. "I don't think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body," Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christie's murder stories made her the world's best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible (《圣经》) and Shakespeare.

Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is set to be released over the next six years.

"My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work," said Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard. "Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences."

Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous (大量的) short stories, dying at the age of 86. "With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies," said one fan.

Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian (比利时的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are "Murder on the Orient Express" (《东方快车谋杀案》) (1934), and "Death on the Nile" (《尼罗河上的惨案》) (1937).

Poirot is a tidy little man with a funny-looking moustache, an egg-shaped head, and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behavior of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has become so famous that someone has even written his biography (传记), "The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot".

Starring in 17 novels, another Christie character, Miss Marple, is nearly as well known as Poirot. But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. As she once said, "Human nature is the same everywhere."

1. Agatha Christie was a ________ woman.

A. rich B. kind C. bold D. outstanding

2. Christie's murder stories ranked the ________ in sale amount.

A. second B. first C. third D. fourth

3. Christie's stories have been turned into ________ other forms.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

4. Christie's knowledge of murder was ________ .

A. poor B. rich C. limited D. poor

5. Poirot's success lies in his power of ________ while Miss Marple's success belongs to her knowledge of ________ .

A. observation； human nature

B. murder； imagination

C. imagination； murder

D. human nature； observation

(D)篇

1. D。归纳综合题，可用综合归纳法来解。认真阅读分析原文不难发现，Christie一生写了79部小说和大量短篇小说，当然是一个很出色的人。

2. C。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第一节末句可推出答案。

3. B。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文第二节体现答案。

4. B。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第四节"With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies,"said one fan.可以推出答案。

5. A。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文末节But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. 体现答案。

请将标有A~F的备选项插入文章中标号为1~5的合适位置，使其意义完整，结构连贯；期中有一个备选项是多余的。（此题请答在答题纸上）。

A cover girl, anchorwoman(女主持人), aithor, actress, singer and master(硕士)….If you put all these images together, you may get a Korean woman called Lee Youngse. 61                

No wonder she was chosen to play Jang Germ, a perfect woman, in the hugely popular TV drama Dae Jang Geum(大长今)

    62.                    Her parents and two brothers held her in special favor “ I often got injured from head to foot. But I never felt unhappy about that; the wounds were the records of happy memories.”

63.                    She later entered college majoring in German and decided to be a teacher.

64                    She was described as “a transparenr(透明的) woman” Korean people loved the girl and called her “ the oxygen beauty”. Lee felt the pressure of fame and was pushed into the entertainment world.

Lee first appeared on TV in 1993. She won various awards and acted in many best-selling films, but it was Dae Jang Geum that helped her to become an international star.

65.                   How could she manage to do that? Lee explained, “ Forget the lines you have said and make room for new ones.”

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项有两个为多余选项。（此题请答在答题纸上）

—He is very good, isn’t he?

—    6     

—I said the singer was great.

—    7  

—Have you seen him here before?

—    8    I think he probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before.

—It’s not fair.

—    9      

—People with musical ability like that having to stand here to make a living.

—    10     

请将标有A~F的备选项插入文章中标号为1~5的合适位置，使其意义完整，结构连贯；期中有一个备选项是多余的。（此题请答在答题纸上）。

A cover girl, anchorwoman(女主持人), aithor, actress, singer and master(硕士)….If you put all these images together, you may get a Korean woman called Lee Youngse. 61                

No wonder she was chosen to play Jang Germ, a perfect woman, in the hugely popular TV drama Dae Jang Geum(大长今)

    62.                    Her parents and two brothers held her in special favor “ I often got injured from head to foot. But I never felt unhappy about that; the wounds were the records of happy memories.”

63.                    She later entered college majoring in German and decided to be a teacher.

64                    She was described as “a transparenr(透明的) woman” Korean people loved the girl and called her “ the oxygen beauty”. Lee felt the pressure of fame and was pushed into the entertainment world.

Lee first appeared on TV in 1993. She won various awards and acted in many best-selling films, but it was Dae Jang Geum that helped her to become an international star.

65.                   How could she manage to do that? Lee explained, “ Forget the lines you have said and make room for new ones.”

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of cars because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made many cars of the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “ Model T ” did not appear until 1908. Five years ago, Ford started his great motor car factory．This kind of car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would be very expensive．
【小题1】Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

A．cheap and strong	B．cheap and long
C．fast and expensive	D．strong and slow

A．which was his father’s will	B．which was against his own will
C．which was against his father’s will	D．which was his teacher’s will