“How did Norman know, Sister Emma?”
“He overheard you and Aryan arguing. I suspect that he purposely overheard on you. Norman knew or concluded what profession Aryan practiced. He might well have followed Aryan on his explorations. Whether he did or not is beside the point. When Aryan came back yesterday afternoon, Norman certainly decided that he had made some find, for Aryan told Norman that he would be leaving for the capital to meet the detective the next morning. He probably followed Aryan to your room and overheard what passed between you.
“Since you could not act against the law of man and God, he would serve a natural justice in his own way. He took the jar of poison hemlock from the chemistry shop and when Aryan asked for a drink, he supplied it. Norman did not know the precise quantity needed and so Aryan did not suffer the full effects until after the bell called the community into the dining hall for the evening meal.”
Abbess was following Sister Emma closely.
“And then?”
“Then I began my investigation, and then the detective arrived seeking Aryan for an explanation for his death.”
“But who killed Norman?”
“Norman knew that sooner or later he would be discovered. But more importantly in his guileless (坦率的) mind there was also the guilt of having taken a man’s life to be considered. Norman was a simple man. He decided that he should accept the punishment—the honor-price of a life. What greater honor-price for the life of Aryan could he offer than his own? He also took a draught of poison hemlock.”
There was a pause.
【小題1】What may have happened to Aryan?

A．He was killed by poison.B．He was found missing.
C．He was poisoned but saved.D．He went away with what he had found.
【小題2】What did Abbess do according to Sister Emma when Aryan came back?
A．She talked with Aryan about Norman’s strange actions. .
B．She secretly discussed with Aryan about something secret.
C．She followed the two men and found what they were doing.
D．She let Sister Emma help find out the two men’s secret.
【小題3】What can we conclude from the above story?
A．Abbess served the detective.
B．Emma knows all the people mentioned.
C．Aryan was sent to kill Abbess but failed.
D．Norman seemed very devoted to Abbess.
【小題4】Which of the following might be true according to the above passage?
A．Abbess hired Norman to fight against Aryan.
B．Norman told everything to Emma.
C．Aryan worked for the detective.
D．All the people came from the capital.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：Abbess遇上了麻煩，他的生活或生命受到了Aryan的威脅，作為他忠誠的家仆或類似關(guān)系的人Norman為主人排除威脅，下毒殺死了Aryan。Norman認(rèn)為他剝奪了一個(gè)人的生命，這本身也是有罪的，因此他選擇自己也服毒自盡來謝罪，以此成全主人。該文應(yīng)該是一篇偵探小說的一個(gè)部分。該節(jié)選的部分是Emma在對Abbess分析案情。首先要理清人物關(guān)系：Emma偵探；Norman和Aryan兩個(gè)死者，Abbess與兩死者間有著某種關(guān)系。
【小題1】A推理判斷題。從文章第三段He took the jar of poison hemlock from the chemistry shop and when Aryan asked for a drink, he supplied it.可以知道，Norman從藥店買回了毒藥并且給Aryan下了毒，再從下文the detective arrived seeking Aryan for an explanation for his death.可以知道Aryan已經(jīng)死了，偵探來查他的死因了。
【小題2】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)題中when Aryan came back到文中去找相關(guān)信息。第二段When Aryan came back yesterday afternoon, Norman certainly decided that he had made some find, for Aryan told Norman that he would be leaving for the capital to meet the detective the next morning. He probably
followed Aryan to your room and overheard what passed between you.由此處可以知道，Aryan昨天下午
回來后告訴Norman，說他第二天要去省城見偵探，后來Aryan去了Abbess的房間，并且兩人說了
一些什么事，而此時(shí)Norman在外偷聽到了他們的談話。再根據(jù)下面一段里Norman做出的反應(yīng)：
①他認(rèn)為Abbess不會(huì)做違法或違背上帝旨意的事。②他要以他的方式來充當(dāng)一回正義使者。然后
他給Aryan投毒了。由此判斷Aryan在房間對Abbess說的話是對Abbess不利的話。而同時(shí)也可以
推知Norman忠誠于Abbess，他才會(huì)去殺死對Abbess構(gòu)成嚴(yán)重威脅的人。此題根據(jù)Abbess當(dāng)時(shí)在
房間里就可直接排除C、D兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)。再根據(jù)上面的推理，結(jié)合A、B兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思，可以知道
正確答案應(yīng)該是B。
【小題3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)上題的分析可知。根據(jù)第三段里Norman做出的反應(yīng)：①他認(rèn)為Abbess
不會(huì)做違法或違背上帝旨意的事。②他要以他的方式來充當(dāng)一回正義使者。然后他給Aryan投毒了。
由此判斷Aryan在房間對Abbess說的話是對Abbess不利的話。而同時(shí)也可以推知Norman忠誠于
Abbess，他才會(huì)去殺死對Abbess構(gòu)成嚴(yán)重威脅的人。
【小題4】C推理判斷題。此題必須認(rèn)真研讀每一個(gè)選項(xiàng)，逐個(gè)篩選。A從文中Abbess在認(rèn)真聽Emma分析Norman和Aryan的死因可以知道，他沒有雇傭Norman去斗Aryan。B從文中可知Aryan死后，Emma作為偵探才介入調(diào)查的。因此，B錯(cuò)。C從文中第二段Aryan told Norman that he would be leaving for the capital to meet the detective the next morning. 他第二天早上要去見省城的那個(gè)警察，可以判斷他可能是為那個(gè)警察服務(wù)的。再根據(jù)D答案所講的內(nèi)容在文中根本找不到依據(jù)可以判斷C就是正確答案。
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e. Had a newspaper job.             f. Learned to write stories.

A．e, c, f, b, d, a B．c, e, b, d, f, a
C．e, b, d, c, a, f D．c, b, e, d, a, f
【小題2】People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because          .
A．they had surprise endings
B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor
D．they were about New York City
【小題3】O. Henry went to prison because          .
A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B．he broke the law by using violence
C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D．people thought he had taken money that was not his
【小題4】What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A．He was well-educated. B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor. D．He loved reading.
【小題5】Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A．His life inside the prison.
B．The newspaper articles he wrote.
C．The city and people of New York.
D．His exciting early life as a boy.

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