When someone who is in good health dies suddenly ,there is usually an inquest(审问).A coroner(验尸官)will do it.His job is to find out exactly how a person died.

If there is nothing suspicious(可疑的)about the death,he will decide that the person died from

natural causes or an accident.if, however ,he is suspicious,he may decide that the person’s death was caused by a person or persons unknown.

One day the coroner was trying to find out exactly what had caused the death of a local businessman,Henry Watson.

The man’s wife was explaining something.She was very sad and had to stop from time to time.The coroner did not want to make her sadder than necessary ,but he had to find out the truth.There were questions he had to ask.

“Mrs.Watson,I know this is painful for you,”he said,“but i want you to think very carefully and then answer my questions.You and your husband were having dinner at home.Is that correct? ”

“Yes.”

‘‘Suddenly he fell to the floor? ”

“Yes.”

“You stood up and hurried to him ?You knelt(跪下)beside him ?His stomach was in great pain? ”

“Yes.”

“Did he say anything? ”

The wife kept her head down.

“Please,Mrs.Watson,you must answer the question.What were his last words? ”

The wife took a deep breath and then spoke.“He said,”She replied in a very low voice,“I'm not surprised that seafood we had for dinner cost you only 50 cents,”

1.What is the purpose(目的)of an inquest when a healthy person dies suddenly?

A.To help the poor family.

B.To do a research on death.

C.To find out the cause of death.

D.To ask questions about the person.

2.Where did Henry Watson die?

A.In his company B.In a restaurant.

C.In a fish shop D.At home.

3.What was the probable cause of Henry Watson’s death?

A.Eating the food that went bad.

B.Getting too old.

C.Having a serious heart attack.

D.Being murdered by his cook.

4.According to the story ,what would probably happen to the wife after this inquest?

A.She would become a bad woman.

B.She would never buy any seafood.

C.She would be much healthier.

D.She would ask the coroner to keep the secret.

Have you ever had this moment: you are talking about name? Don’t worry! In English, there are special names to replace(代替)their real names.

In the US, if you forget someone’s name, you can simply say the name John Doe for a man, or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, ‘Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?’ ‘Ah, yes, poor John Doe.’

Also, in US courts ( 法庭), people also use these names. This is to keep the person’ s identity(身份) a secret. People use the name so often that there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe.

However in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This is because John is one of the most common first names in English. And Smith is the most common family name.

So next time you forget someone’s name, you know who to say.

1.What will Ameri

an people use for a woman if they can’t remember her name?

A. John Doe. B. Jane Doe. C. John Smith. D. Jane Smith

2.In US courts, people also use those special names because _____.

A. it is not necessary to use real names

B. they become popular because of a comedy film

C. it is a good way to keep the person’s identity unknown

D. it is necessary to use real names

3. Why there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe?

A. Because people use the name so often.

B. Because people don’t often use the name.

C. Because the name sounds great.

D. Because people never use the name.

4.In UK, they can call unknown people _____________.

A. John Doe. B. Jane Doe.

C. John Smith. D. Jane Smith

5. The story mainly talks about ____.

A. why people sometimes can’t remember others’ names

B. the name people say when they can’t remember someone’s real name

C. differences of name use between the UK and the US

D. when people can call people’s names

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