Holmes said, “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”

“The letters are all from sea ports (海港). The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,” I replied.

“Very good, Watson! And John’s enemy is in London already!”

“Well, I hope they won’t kill young John,” I said.

But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.

“He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them, if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me, and he hurried out of the house.

At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.

“I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA.”

“How did you find him, Holmes?” I asked.

“Ship’s papers,” he said, “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren’t on the ship last night, so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!”

1.This story may be taken from ____________.

A. a science fiction B. a history book

C. a detective novel D. a travel guide

2.Holmes was ________ about John’s death.

A. curious B. angry C. crazy D. worried

3.The Star left London for ________.

A. Canada B. Australia

C. India D. America

4. Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for?

A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus

C. John Calhoun D. John Columbus

5. Which order is correct according to the story?

① John came to Holmes for help.

② John received a letter with five pips.

③ John was killed.

④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C.

A. ③①④② B. ③④①②

C. ④①③② D. ②①③④

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As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of high places. One day, when he was 12, he went back home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn’t have them. It was 3:30 and his parents worked until 6:00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, “I can do it.” Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of high places was gone.

Today, Alain still climbs building. In 2003, he climbs a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise(为…做广告) the movie. In 2004, he climbed a building Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. He has no rope or other safety tools.

Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity (for poor children and the homeless). When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream or something you really want to do, it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don’t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, “I can do it.”

1.When Alain climbs a building, he uses ________.

A. his hands and special shoes

B. special tools

B. his hand only

D. his special shoes only

2.The underline word “charity” means “__________” in Chinese.

A. 享受 B. 休闲 C. 慈善 D. 消费

3.Alain climbs for two reasons. They are _________.

A. for fun and his health

B. for charity and for his job

C. for his health and for charity

D. for charity and for fun

4. If you feel afraid to do something, what is Alain’s advice?

A. Practice climbing buildings

B. Tell yourself “I can do it.”

C. If something bad happens, then stop.

D. Try to do something else.

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