Sherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes’ address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes’ flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every time.

Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction---the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.  

The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.

Sherlock Holmes was________.

  A. the greatest detective who ever lived

  B. Dr Joseph Bell

  C. Arthur Conan Doyle

  D. only a character made up by Arthur Conan Dolye

Dr Watson was________.

  A. tall and learn

  B. lovable but always clumsy

  C. lovable but sometimes clumsy

  D. lovable and never clumsy

Holmes was supposed to have lived_______.

  A. with Dr Watson           B. with Dr Joseph Bell

  C. with the greatest detective   D. with Doyle

Doyle made up the description of Holmes_______.

  A. from his own imagination

  B. based on a famous London doctor

  C. based on Dr Joseph Bell at Edinburgh University

  D. based on a model of Holmes

       C

Sherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes’ address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes’ flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every time.

Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction---the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.

The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.

10. Sherlock Holmes was________.

  A. the greatest detective who ever lived

  B. Dr Joseph Bell

  C. Arthur Conan Doyle

  D. only a character made up by Arthur Conan Dolye

11. Dr Watson was________.

  A. tall and learn

  B. lovable but always clumsy

  C. lovable but sometimes clumsy

  D. lovable and never clumsy

12. Holmes was supposed to have lived_______.

  A. with Dr Watson           B. with Dr Joseph Bell

  C. with the greatest detective   D. with Doyle

13. Doyle made up the description of Holmes_______.

  A. from his own imagination

  B. based on a famous London doctor

  C. based on Dr Joseph Bell at Edinburgh University

  D. based on a model of Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes’ address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes’ flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every time.
Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction---the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.  
The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.

1. 1.

   Sherlock Holmes was________.

   1. A.
      the greatest detective who ever lived
   2. B.
      Dr Joseph Bell
   3. C.
      Arthur Conan Doyle
   4. D.
      only a character made up by Arthur Conan Dolye
2. 2.

   Dr Watson was________.

   1. A.
      tall and learn
   2. B.
      lovable but always clumsy
   3. C.
      lovable but sometimes clumsy
   4. D.
      lovable and never clumsy
3. 3.

   Holmes was supposed to have lived_______.

   1. A.
      with Dr Watson
   2. B.
      with Dr Joseph Bell
   3. C.
      with the greatest detective
   4. D.
      with Doyle
4. 4.

   Doyle made up the description of Holmes_______.

   1. A.
      from his own imagination
   2. B.
      based on a famous London doctor
   3. C.
      based on Dr Joseph Bell at Edinburgh University
   4. D.
      based on a model of Holmes

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　　The Great Wall of China is considered to be the only man-made project seen form the moon．Although it was once thought to have been built entirely during the Qin Dynasty（朝代）between 221 and 208 BC，it is now believed to have been started earlier．

　　The 15-foot-high，25-foot-wide，1 500-mile-long structure was undoubtedly built to keep out invading enemies．To the common people of the empire，who had been forced to build the wall，it was not worth it，however．The wall，and other public works completed by the Qin Dynasty，had caused great losses on the wealth and human life of the country．As a result，an angry population rose up in rebellion（反抗）against the Qin Dynasty，and in 207 BC the Han Dynasty began．

　　Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance，the Great Wall attracts tourists，scientists，and historians to this day and will continue to do so for generations．

1．According to the author of this passage，the Han Dynasty was able to come into power because ________．

[　　]

A．enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empire

B．it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all along

C．the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them to work on the Great Wall

D．the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the Great Wall

2．The main idea of this passage is that ________．

[　　]

A．the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a slave driver

B．invading enemies were a problem in ancient China

C．the common people of ancient China were very poor

D．the human achievement of the Great Wall is widely appreciated

3．The writer has not directly stated，but would support the opinion that ________．

[　　]

A．Astronauts（宇航员）have taken a personal interest in the history of the Great Wall of China

B．the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the labor in constructing the Great Wall

C．work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin Dynasty came into existence

D．the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worth the effort it took