One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.
In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.
小題1: What did Aghta Christie do?
A．She was a detective.B．she wrote books.
C．She was a mystery．D．She knew famous detectives.
小題2: Who was Hercule Poirot?
A．A detective in her books.B．One of her books.
C．Her husband.D．A writer.
小題3: What happened in 1976?
A．Agatha Christie died.
B．Agatha Christie left her husband.
C．Agatha Christie wrote her last book.
D．Agatha Christie wrote a short story.
小題4: What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Books about detectives.
B．Famous detectives.
C．A famous writer.
D．Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了偵探小說家阿加莎克里斯蒂的生平事跡，短文按照時間順序介紹了他的一生的主要事情。
小題1:根據(jù)One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.可知writer就是寫書的人，故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot.可知這個人是她小說中的一個偵探。故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old.可知選A。
小題4:通過閱讀短文可知，這篇小說介紹的就是阿加莎克里斯蒂的生平事跡，故選C，一個著名的作家。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文中中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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