Question

【题目】 That morning， we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and Dr．Mortimer in London． But who？

We went to Sir Henry's hotel． Holmes asked Dr． Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall．

"Yes，" said Dr．Mortimer，"Barrymore．"

"We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall，"said Holmes．

Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall．

"OK"， said Holmes． "But you mustn't go alone． Watson can go with you．"

Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10：30 train on Saturday．

Holmes thought deeply on the way home： the story of the Hound， Sir Charles's death， the strange letter， the missing boot and the black-bearded man． He sat in his room all afternoon， smoking and thinking．

Just before dinner， a telegram arrived． It said，"Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall．"

"That becomes a dead end， Watson． We will have to look for another way to go forward．

Just then the door bell rang． It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard． "I got a message that you are asking for me"， he said． "I've never had a complaint． I came here to ask you what you had against me! "

"No， no，" said Holmes． "Instead， I'll give you money if you tell me about the man in your cab this morning． He watched this house at 10：00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen．"

The driver looked surprised and then answered，"The man said he was a detective（侦探） and that I shouldn't tell anyone about him． "

"It's serious， my friend， and you may be in trouble if you refuse to answer．" "His name，" said the driver， "was Sherlock Holmes．"

I'd never seen Holmes more surprised． Then he laughed． "He scored against me that time， Watson．"

The driver told us everything he knew． Holmes gave him the money and sent him away． "This is a dangerous enemy （敌人）， Watson．"

-Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles

【1】According to the passage， the underlined phrase "dead end" in Paragraph 10 means ______ ．

A.Holmes wanted to give up solving the case

B.the road in front of Baskerville Hall was closed

C.the cab driver didn't find his way and turned round

D.they didn't know who the man with a black beard was

【2】According to the passage， we can know that the cab driver ______ ．

A.was as dangerous as the black-bearded man

B.received a complaint from the black-bearded man

C.didn't know why Holmes asked for him at the beginning

D.didn't tell Holmes anything about the black-bearded man

【3】Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？ ______

a． Holmes received the telegram．

b． The cab driver came to see Holmes．

c． Watson was asked to go with Sir Henry．

d． Holmes was surprised and then laughed．

e． Watson and Sir Henry took the 10：30 train．

A.cabdeB.ceabdC.abcdeD.acebd

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

本文章主要讲述了福尔摩斯找寻一个黑色胡子男士的断案过程。

【1】词义猜测题。根据后面 We will have to look for another way to go forward，可知是说是一条死胡同，需要另寻出路，再根据上文中 the missing boot and the black-bearded man…thinking．可知他并不知道黑胡子的人是谁。故选D。

【2】细节推理题。根据文章 "I got a message that you are asking for me",he said."I've never had a complaint.I came here to ask you what you had against me! "可知马车驾驶员并不知道福尔摩斯一开始找他的原因，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第六段可知Watson 被要求与Henry 先生同行；根据第九段可知，福尔摩斯收到电报；根据第十一段可知，出租车司机来见福尔摩斯；根据倒数第二段可知，福尔摩斯很惊讶并笑了起来；根据第七段以及下文可知，Watson和Henry先生乘周六十点的火车发生在最后。故选A。