Question

【题目】【2016浙江丽水】任务型阅读。阅读下面的短文，在思维导图中填入恰当的内容完成阅读摘记。

Tape-Measure Murder is a short story by Agatha Christie. In the story, Miss Politt, the dressmaker, finds that Mrs. Spenlow is dead in her house in a small village called St Mary Mead. Everybody, including the police, thinks that Mr. Spenlow is the murderer (凶手) because he is so calm and quiet after discovering his wife’s death. But after the police talk to Miss Marple, she finds out the real murderer.

The best part of the story is when Miss Marple explains how she solves the mystery (疑案) by noticing a tiny pin (别针) on a policeman’s uniform. Her explanation is very clear and clever. Miss Marple is my favorite character in the story. I think she is very special because she is just an old lady but she is even smarter than the policemen. I never thought that an old lady could be the main character of a detective story!

Can you guess who the murderer is? Read the book to find out! You will enjoy the story very much because the ending is so surprising.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】village

【2】Miss Politt/(the) dressmaker

【3】Mrs. Spenlow

【4】the police/the policemen

【5】the old lady/Miss Marple

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是对Tape-Measure Murder 这个故事的主要情节所做的介绍。

【1】根据文中信息 In the story, Miss Politt, the dressmaker, finds that Mrs. Spenlow is dead in her house in a small village called St Mary Mead.可知故事是发生在一个叫St Mary Mead的小村庄，所以填village。

【2】根据文中信息描述可知故事的主要人物有Miss Politt/(the) dressmaker，the Spenlows, Miss Marple and the police，所以填Miss Politt/(the) dressmaker。

【3】根据文中信息可知Mrs. Spenlow被人谋杀了，所以此空应填Mrs. Spenlow。

【4】根据文中信息But after the police talk to Miss Marple, she finds out the real murderer.

可知故事的另一个事件是警察和Miss Marple谈话，所以填the police/the policemen。

【5】根据文中信息But after the police talk to Miss Marple, she finds out the real murderer.可知Miss Marple发现了真凶，所以填the old lady/Miss Marple。