She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her___.

A. aspect         B. behalf       C. appearance         D. background

In June 1977,a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without any delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness, and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(鉈中毒),”said the nurse.“A few days ago, I read a story A Pale Horse written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms(癥狀)are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing(觀察)things,”said a doctor,“and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctor was able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because.

A. her parents were living in London then

B.her father was a famous doctor in London

C.the hospitals in Deleville refused to accept her

D.doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be.

A. quite easy to treat?　　　　　　　　　　   B.the result of thallium poisoning

C.a common one?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.extraordinarily serious

3.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was.

A. a doctor in Deleville?　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.a famous doctor in London

C.Agatha Christie?　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.an ordinary nurse

4.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness has something to do with.

A. a murder case?　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B.a dead writer

C.a substance(物質(zhì))used to kill pests?　　　　　　 D.the water in Deleville

5.As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie.

A. had never met this baby

B.had spent a long time studying the baby’s illness

C.had once given the nurse some advice in a letter to her

D.wrote the film Death on the Nile according to the baby’s illness

Everybody may have seen the film Death on the Nile, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.

In June 1977,a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without any delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness, and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(鉈中毒),”said the nurse.“A few days ago, I read a story A Pale Horse written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms(癥狀)are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing(觀察)things,”said a doctor,“and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctor was able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because.

A. her parents were living in London then

B.her father was a famous doctor in London

C.the hospitals in Deleville refused to accept her

D.doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be.

A. quite easy to treat?　　　　　　　　　　   B.the result of thallium poisoning

C.a common one?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.extraordinarily serious

3.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was.

A. a doctor in Deleville?　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.a famous doctor in London

C.Agatha Christie?　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.an ordinary nurse

4.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness has something to do with.

A. a murder case?　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B.a dead writer

C.a substance(物質(zhì))used to kill pests?　　　　　　 D.the water in Deleville

5.As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie.

A. had never met this baby

B.had spent a long time studying the baby’s illness

C.had once given the nurse some advice in a letter to her

D.wrote the film Death on the Nile according to the baby’s illness

Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile ( 尼羅河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (鉈) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms (癥狀) are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (殺蟲劑) used in Deleville.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because ______.

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ______

A quite easy to treat      

B. the result of thallium poisoning

C.    a common one            

D. extraordinarily serious

3.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness had something to do with ______.

A a dead writer              B. a harmful substance ( 物質(zhì)) used to kill pests

C. the water in Deleville    D. a dangerous murderer

4. As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie ______.

Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile (n. 尼羅河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 鉈) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville A week later, it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (n. 殺蟲劑) used in Deleville.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because __________.

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ____________.

3.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness had something to do with __________.

4.As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie ____________.