Question

【题目】An extract from The Greatest Tales of Sherlock Holmes

I think I will tell you what happened last night. My husband Sir Eustace went to bed at about half past ten. The servants had already gone to their rooms. Only my housekeeper s【1】 in her room at the top of the house until I needed her.

I sat until after eleven in this room, deep in a book. Then I walked round to see that all was right before I went u【2】 . I always did this myself, to be sure that everything is OK. I went into the kitchen, the store room, the living room, and f【3】 the dining-room. As I came near the window, which is covered with thick curtains, I suddenly felt the wind blow on my face, and realized that it was o【4】. I pulled the curtain to one side, and found myself face to face with a broad-shouldered, elderly man who had just walked into the room, The window is a long French one, which really forms a door leading to the lawn, By the light of my bedroom candle, I saw two other men entering behind the first. I was so scared, trembling. I s【5】 back quickly, but the man was on me in a moment. He caught me first by the wrist and then by the throat. I struggled to scream, but he hit me heavily over the eyes, and I fell to the ground.

I must have been unconscious for a few minutes. When I woke up, I found that they had torn down the bell-rope and had tied me tightly to the c【6】 standing at the head of the dining table. I was so firmly bound that I could not move, and a handkerchief round my mouth prevented me from making any sound. It was at this moment that my unfortunate husband came into the room. He had c【7】 heard some suspicious sounds, and he came prepared. When he rushed at one of the burglars, another man bent down and took the poker(拔火棍) out of the fireplace and struck him heavily as he passed. My husband fell without a groan（呻吟）and never moved again.

(To be continued)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】stayed

【2】upstairs

【3】finally

【4】open

【5】stepped

【6】chair

【7】clearly

【解析】

这是一篇夏洛克·福尔摩斯最伟大的故事摘录。主要介绍作者昨天晚上遇到坏人的事情，昨天晚上她准备睡觉时，发现窗户开了，结果有三个坏人进到了房里，其中一个坏人将她打晕，她丈夫听到可疑的声音，当他冲向一个坏人时，另两个坏人把他也打倒了，他很不幸，再也不能动了。

【1】句意：只有我的管家在我需要她之前一直呆在她在房顶的房间里。

根据文意，只有“我”的管家待在（stay）楼上的房间里，当我需要她的时候，她才会从楼上下来。如果用 sleep 一词，则不符合 until I needed her 的文意，只能填 stay。且整篇文章是由 Sir Eustace 的妻子向 Sherlock Holmes 讲述的昨晚的一个事件，所以动词需要使用一般过去时。故正确答案为 stayed。

【2】句意：然后我在上楼之前四处走动，看看一切都好了。

根据文意，“我”会在上楼（upstairs）休息之前巡视房子，以确认是否一切正常。并且从下文“我”检查的地方有厨房、储藏室、客厅以及餐厅，可以推断卧室是在楼上的。故正确答案为 upstairs。

【3】句意：我走进厨房，储藏室，起居室，最后是餐厅。

观察句子，这里应该是缺少一个副词做状语修饰句子。根据文意，“我”检查了厨房、储藏室、客厅，最后是（finally）餐厅。故正确答案为 finally。

【4】句意：我突然感觉到风吹到我的脸上，意识到它是开着的。

观察句子，这里缺少一个形容词作表语，根据“我”突然感到有风吹在“我”的脸上，所以应该是“我”意识到窗户是开着的（open）。故正确答案为 open。

【5】句意：很快就后退了一步，但那个人一会儿就追上了我。

根据文意，借助卧室蜡烛的光，“我”看到有两个人进入了房子，“我”非常害怕，忍不住打颤，快速地后退（step back），但那个男人马上就抓住了“我”。此处还要注意时态为一般过去时，故正确答案为 stepped。

【6】句意：当我醒来时，我发现他们把铃绳扯下来了，并把我紧紧地绑在餐桌前面的椅子上。

观察句子，这里应该是用名词，tie sb to sth把某人绑在…上，结合句意，故正确答案为 chair。

【7】句意：他显然听到了一些可疑的声音，他有备而来。

由 he came prepared 可知，“我”的丈夫是有备而来的。他显然（clearly）是听到了一些可疑的声音。故正确答案为 clearly。