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。

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断： 如无错误, 在改行的后面划对号 (√); 如有错误 (每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 (\ ) 划掉, 在该行的右边的横线上写出该词, 并也用斜线划掉。
此行少一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线, 在该行的右边写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I’ll never to forget my favorite teacher from second      【小题1】____
grade, Miss Gnagy. I loved her so much I wanted to      【小题2】____
become a teacher just like him one day. At home I would  【小题3】____
make my own classroom for which I would teach my dolls. 【小题4】.____
I believed that teach students would give me lots of fun.   【小题5】____
As the result, I really did become a public-school teacher.  【小题6】____
I taught elementary school（小学）at first. Although I had a 【小题7】____
degree in education, I found I wasn’t total prepared for    【小题8】___
teaching —the job was much hard than I thought. It’s      【小题9】___
difficult to teach students of different level well.          【小题10】___

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断： 如无错误, 在改行的后面划对号 (√); 如有错误 (每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 (\ ) 划掉, 在该行的右边的横线上写出该词, 并也用斜线划掉。

此行少一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线, 在该行的右边写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I’ll never to forget my favorite teacher from second       1.____

grade, Miss Gnagy. I loved her so much I wanted to       2.____

become a teacher just like him one day. At home I would   3.____

make my own classroom for which I would teach my dolls. 4..____

I believed that teach students would give me lots of fun.    5.____

As the result, I really did become a public-school teacher.   6.____

I taught elementary school（小学）at first. Although I had a 7.____

degree in education, I found I wasn’t total prepared for     8.___

teaching —the job was much hard than I thought. It’s       9.___

difficult to teach students of different level well.           10.___

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此题要求改正文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断： 如无错误, 在改行的后面划对号 (√); 如有错误 (每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正：

   此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 (\ ) 划掉, 在该行的右边的横线上写出该词, 并也用斜线划掉。

   此行少一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

   此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线, 在该行的右边写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

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our school. The boys was made to dig pits(坑).The   2._____

girls were told to plant the young trees into the pits.  3._____

All of us worked very hardly. Soon we were all wet   4._____

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We did not finish water the trees until it            9._____

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