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。

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What time does the next plane to London leave?

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A．At 10 o'clock　　B．At 11 o'clock　　C．At 12 o'clock

2．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．Boss and secretary

B．Teacher and student

C．Librarian and borrower

3．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

[　　]

A．At a restaurant　　B．At the hospital　　C．In a bank

4．What do you know about the price of meat?

[　　]

A．It has risen everywhere

B．It is cheaper in other stores

C．It is even more expensive in other shops

5．When was the novel first translated into Chinese?

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A．In 1981　　　　B．In 1976　　　　C．In 1987

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6－7题。

6．What can you learn from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．The two speakers have the same opinion towards the lecture.

B．The two speakers have different opinions towards the lecture.

C．The two speakers are not sure if the lecture is interesting or not.

7．Why won't coal become important again according to what the woman says?

[　　]

A．Because in the future there won't be enough coal left.

B．Because in the future scientists will find another sort of energy.

C．Because in the future nobody would like to work down coal mines.

听第7段材料，回答8－10题。

8．What is the job of the man?

[　　]

A．He is a taxi driver.

B．He is a conductor.

C．He is a bus driver.

9．How long does it take to get to the Grand Hotel?

[　　]

A．30 minutes.

B．Mare than 30 minutes.

C．Less than 30 minutes.

10．How much tip does the woman give to the man?

[　　]

A．$ 1.25　　　B．$ 15.　　　C．$ 12.75.

听第8段材料，回答第11－14题。

11．What's the relationship between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．They are next-door neighbors.

B．They are the boss and an employee.

C．They are a teacher and a student.

12．Was the man looking for the woman tall or short?

[　　]

A．He was very tall.

B．He was very short.

C．He was neither short nor tall.

13．What kind of face did the man have?

[　　]

A．His face was square.

B．His face was round.

C．The man speaker didn't notice.

14．Why wasn't the man speaker sure of the man's characteristic?

[　　]

A．It was very late and the lighting wasn't good.

B．He was so tired and sleepy that he didn't pay much attention.

C．Both A and B.

听第9段对话，回答15－17题。

15．What did the boy mean by asking Mary“How did you do that”?

[　　]

A．How Mary went on the holiday.

B．Why Mary went to Denver.

C．How Mary was able to miss so much school.

16．What can we infer(推断) about Washington's birthday from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day.

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.

C．All the students were on their winter holiday that day.

17．What did Mary do on Washington's Birthday?

[　　]

A．She stayed at home.

B．She went to the mountain by car.

C．She went to the mountain by train for a holiday.

听第10段材料，回答第18－20题。

18．What family did Lin Tao come from?

[　　]

A．He came from an athlete's family.

B．He came from a rich worker's family.

C．He came from a poor farmer's family.

19．How did he go to school every morning?

[　　]

A．On foot.　　B．By bike.　　C．By bus.

20．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Lin Tao's classmates were happy when he won the medal.

B．Lin Tao's classmates were surprised at his success.

C．Lin Tao happened to win the medal.

第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加出加一个漏字(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I first learned to write in English, I run into many difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a short story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much that she read it to the class. Everyone said the story was the good one. I was great encouraged by their words.

第二卷   附加题
完形填空一。（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第66至第77小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。.
It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places where cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the   66    offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature on their phones.
Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 million people in the United States have cell phones and there are   67   over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones   68   their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.
Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage can harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were   69  , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the   70  .
Some people say the biggest danger with cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from   71   while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving quite erratically（不稳定地）down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is   72   on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is   73   attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the answer that some people may believe. Yes, they   74   both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore arm,  75   the driver’s mind is still   76   the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is   77   around him or her on the road.
66. A. busy                   B. always                     C. occasional         D. occasionally
67. A. well                   B. good                 C. better                D. best
68. A. delivering           B. carrying            C. taking               D. sending
69. A. allowed                     B. invented            C. introduced         D. bought
70. A. increase                     B. decline              C. improvement     D. rose
71. A. attention             B. attractive           C. careless             D. inattentiveness
72. A. using                 B. talking                     C. moving             D. handing
73. A. more                  B. less                   C. least                  D. fewer
74. A. hold up                     B. pick up             C. put up               D. free up
75. A. therefore             B. as                     C. but                   D. though
76. A. taken up             B. filled by            C. occupied with    D. picked up
77. A. happening to             B. going on           C. talking about     D. moving about