Comprehension Test 阅读理解

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories 福尔摩斯探险故事

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle （著）

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。

a Sherlock Holmes lived in a flat in Oxford Street.
b Helen Stoner lived in the city of London.
c The Speckled Band was an Indian snake.
d The King of Bohemia sent his friend to see Sherlock Holmes.
e Irene Adler married King Wilhelm.
f Irene Adler gave the photograph to Sherlock Holmes.
g In The Five Orange Pips the first letter came from Scotland.
h Uncle Elias worked with the K.K.K.
i A policeman found John Openshaw dead on a boat.
j The police caught John Openshaw’s murderers in America.

20 marks

2 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. 在 B 部分中选择
合适的序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

A
1 The police couldn’t understand why Julia died ...
2 Sherlock Holmes never forgot Irene Adler ...
3 Uncle Elias lived in America ...
4 John Openshaw died ...
5 Every night Dr Roylott put the snake through the air-vent ...

B
a ... until the end of the civil war.
b ... because she was cleverer than he was.
c ... after his visit to Sherlock Holmes.
d ... because there was no poison in her body.
e ... and it went down the bell-rope onto the bed.

10 marks

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3 Put the following events in A Scandal in Bohemia in the right order. Number them 1–5. 为
下列事件排序。
a Watson threw the smoke-stick into the house.
b King Wilhelm gave Irene’s photograph to Sherlock Holmes.
c King Wilhelm visited Sherlock Holmes wearing a mask.
d Irene Adler and Godfrey Norton were married.
e Irene and Godfrey left England.

15 marks

4 Who in The Speckled Band did the following? Dr Roylott, Julia Stoner, Sherlock Holmes,
Helen Stoner, Watson.选择适当的人物完成搭配。
a ... came to visit Sherlock Holmes’s flat in London. ...............
b ... killed his servant in India. ...............
c ... died two years before in the night. ...............
d ... hit the bell-rope very hard. ...............
e ... went with Holmes to Dr Roylott’s house. ...............

15 marks

5 Choose one of the three stories. Write a short newspaper report of the story. Remember to
include all the important events. 写一个关于该故事的短篇新闻报道。
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40 marks

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories 福尔摩斯探险故事

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Setting 故事背景

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

1 Sherlock Holmes lived in _____.
a [ ] Baker Road b [ ] Baker Street c [ ] Bond Street d [ ] Barker Street
2 Sherlock Holmes and Watson were _____.
a [ ] brothers b [ ] cousins c [ ] friends d [ ] father and son
3 Sherlock Holmes lived in _____.
a [ ] a flat b [ ] a house c [ ] a castle d [ ] a hotel
4 Helen Stoner was afraid of _____.
a [ ] grey hair b [ ] her sister c [ ] death d [ ] her father
5 Doctor Roylott kept wild animals in his _____.
a [ ] garden b [ ] house c [ ] bedroom d [ ] kitchen
6 The sisters locked their rooms because they were afraid of the _____.
a [ ] snakes b [ ] servants c [ ] cats d [ ] wild animals
7 The only woman Sherlock Holmes never forgot was _____.
a [ ] Helen Stoner b [ ] Joanna Norton c [ ] Irene Adler d [ ] Ivy Adler
8 The king wanted Holmes to get his _____ back.
a [ ] photograph b [ ] mask c [ ] letters d [ ] paper
9 Uncle Elias went to live in _____ when he was young.
a [ ] America b [ ] Australia c [ ] Argentina d [ ] Germany
10 Uncle Elias got a letter with _____ in it.
a [ ] poison b [ ] apple pips c [ ] orange pips d [ ] a snake

20 marks

Characters 人物

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

11 Sherlock Holmes was _____.

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 a [ ] an artist b [ ] a doctor c [ ] a detective d [ ] a king
12 Helen Stoner lived with her _____.
a [ ] stepbrother b [ ] stepmother c [ ] stepsister d [ ] stepfather
13 Helen Stoner’s sister was called _____.
a [ ] Joanna b [ ] Julia c [ ] June d [ ] Jeanne
14 Doctor Roylott was _____ man.
a [ ] an unhappy b [ ] a poor c [ ] a handsome d [ ] a violent
15 Irene Adler married _____.
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Doctor Roylott c [ ] Godfrey Norton d [ ] Watson
16 Count von Kramm was king of _____.
a [ ] England b [ ] Bohemia c [ ] Spain d [ ] France
17 The king wore _____ clothes, and a mask.
a [ ] expensive b [ ] old c [ ] dirty d [ ] new
18 Uncle Elias was a strange, _____ man.
a [ ] happy b [ ] handsome c [ ] careful d [ ] unhappy
19 Uncle Elias did not want any friends and he often _____ a lot.
a [ ] drank b [ ] walked c [ ] talked d [ ] cried
20 John Oppenshaw moved to Uncle Elias’s house when he was _____.
a [ ] twelve b [ ] twenty c [ ] thirteen d [ ] ten

20 marks

Dialogue 对话

Who said this? 谁说的这些话？

21 ‘Please help me! I’m not thirty yet and look at my grey hair!’
a [ ] Watson b [ ] Sherlock Holmes c [ ] Doctor Roylott d [ ] Helen Stoner
22 ‘Tell me everything about her death.’
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Watson c [ ] Helen Stoner d [ ] Doctor Roylott
23 ‘But how did you know about the snake, Holmes?’
a [ ] Helen Stoner b [ ] Doctor Roylott c [ ] Watson d [ ] Julia Stoner
24 ‘My business is most important. Before I tell you about it, do you agree to keep it a secret?’
a [ ] Watson b [ ] Count von Kramm c [ ] Sherlock Holmes d [ ] Godfrey Norton
25 ‘To the church of St Monica, as fast as you can!’
a [ ] Godfrey Norton b [ ] Watson c [ ] Sherlock Holmes d [ ] the king

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 26 ‘Bring him into the sitting-room.’
a [ ] the king b [ ] Irene Adler c [ ] Watson d [ ] Sherlock Holmes
27 ‘A very, very clever woman.’
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] the king c [ ] Watson d [ ] Godfrey Norton
28 ‘If he comes on business in this weather, it’s important.’
a [ ] Watson b [ ] John Oppenshaw c [ ] Uncle Elias d [ ] Sherlock Holmes
29 ‘Everything went well until a year later.’
a [ ] Sherlock Holmes b [ ] Watson c [ ] John Oppenshaw d [ ] Uncle Elias
30 ‘He has sent pips to John from London! John’s enemy is in London already!’
a [ ] Watson b [ ] Sherlock Holmes c [ ] Uncle Elias d [ ] John Oppenshaw

20 marks

Vocabulary 词汇

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

31 your mother’s second husband, not your real father
a [ ] stepson b [ ] stepbrother c [ ] stepfather d [ ] stepmother
32 a high sound made not by the voice but by air through the lips
a [ ] scandal b [ ] shout c [ ] scream d [ ] whistle
33 the most important man in the royal family
a [ ] king b [ ] prince c [ ] Count d [ ] captain
34 a person who helps someone with difficult business, and keeps their important papers
a [ ] king b [ ] Count c [ ] majesty d [ ] lawyer
35 a long narrow place in a house with doors which open into rooms
a [ ] kitchen b [ ] corridor c [ ] roof d [ ] wall
36 you put a letter inside it
a [ ] mask b [ ] band c [ ] envelope d [ ] papers
37 somebody who sees something happen
a [ ] witness b [ ] king c [ ] captain d [ ] uncle
38 a small white seed inside fruit like oranges
a [ ] poison b [ ] pip c [ ] speckled d [ ] stone
39 someone who works in another person’s house
a [ ] uncle b [ ] captain c [ ] servant d [ ] king
40 unkind talk about someone, which is bad for that person

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 a [ ] scandal b [ ] poison c [ ] hope d [ ] equality

20 marks

Plot 情节

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

41 Doctor Roylott needed the girls’ _____.
a [ ] house b [ ] money c [ ] cat d [ ] snake
42 The speckled band was _____.
a [ ] a cat b [ ] a dog c [ ] poison d [ ] a snake
43 Helen Stoner heard a _____ in the corridor.
a [ ] snake b [ ] whistle c [ ] servant d [ ] man
44 Sherlock Holmes kept the photograph of the woman who was _____.
a [ ] his wife b [ ] cleverer than he was c [ ] older than he was d [ ] his sister
45 Mrs Norton kept the photograph of the king in a cupboard in the _____.
a [ ] sitting-room b [ ] dining-room c [ ] bedroom d [ ] bathroom
46 Uncle Elias left America because he had _____.
a [ ] enemies b [ ] friends c [ ] a family d [ ] a wife
47 There were _____ pips inside the envelopes.
a [ ] four apple b [ ] three orange c [ ] five orange d [ ] two apple
48 Uncle Elias was found dead in _____.
a [ ] the house b [ ] his bed c [ ] the garden d [ ] the river
49 John Oppenshaw was found dead in the river near _____ Station.
a [ ] Victoria b [ ] Baker Street c [ ] Westminster d [ ] Waterloo
50 Sherlock Holmes sent the pips to the captain of the _____.
a [ ] Snake b [ ] Sea c [ ] Star d [ ] Snow

20 marks

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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
1 a F
b F
c T
d F
e F
f F
g F
h T
i F
j F

2 1 d
2 b
3 a
4 c
5 e

3 a 3
b 5
c 1
d 2
e 4

4 a Helen Stoner
b Dr Roylott
c Julia Stoner
d Sherlock Holmes
e Watson

5 Student’s individual answers.

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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Setting

1 b
2 c
3 a
4 c
5 a
6 d
7 c
8 a
9 a
10 c

Characters

11 c
12 d
13 b
14 d
15 c
16 b
17 a
18 d
19 a
20 a

Dialogue

21 d
22 a
23 c
24 b
25 a
26 b
27 a
28 d
29 c

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 30 b

Vocabulary

31 c
32 d
33 a
34 d
35 b
36 c
37 a
38 b
39 c
40 a

Plot

41 b
42 d
43 b
44 b
45 a
46 a
47 c
48 d
49 d
50 c

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