文章大意:本文选自福尔摩斯断案的故事。文中讲述了Barrymore为了感谢Henry爵士,将与Charles爵士的死有关的情况告诉了他,Henry爵士听后立刻给福尔摩斯写信,希望能查清死亡真相。
Barrymore could not find the words to thank Sir Henry enough. Then he said, “You have been so kind to us that I want to do something for you in return. I have never told anyone else. I know something more about poor Sir Charles’ death.”
Sir Henry and I jumped up at once. “Do you know how he died?” Sir Henry asked.
“No, sir, I don’t know that, but I know why he was waiting at the gate. He was going to meet a woman.”
“Sir Charles was meeting a woman? Who was the woman?”
“I don’t know her name”, Barrymore said, “but it begins with L.L.”
“How do you know this, Barrymore?” I asked.
“Well, Sir Charles got a letter on the morning of the day he died. It was from Newtown, and the address was in a woman’s writing. I forgot all about it, but some time after Sir Charles died my wife was cleaning the fireplace in his study. She found a letter. Most of it was burned, but the bottom of one page was not burned. On it was written: ‘Please, please, burn this letter, and be at the gate by ten o’clock. L.L.’ The paper fell into pieces as my wife went to move it. We don’t know who L.L. is, but if you could find out, you might learn more about Sir Charles’ death. We haven’t told anyone else. We felt it would not be good for poor, kind Sir Charles. But we thought we ought to tell you, Sir Henry.”
The Barrymores left us and Sir Henry turned to me. “If we can find L.L., the mystery may be at an end,” he said. “What do you think we should do, Watson?”
“I must write to Holmes at once,” I said, and I went straight to my room and wrote a letter to Holmes, which gave him all the details of Barrymore’s story.
54. Why did Bairymore tell Sir Henry something more about poor Sir Charles’ death?
A.He wanted to thank Watson for helping. |
B.He wanted to do something for Sir Charles in return. |
C.He wanted to do something for Henry in return. |
D.He wanted to thank Holmes for helping. |
55. According to the passage, who found the letter from one woman in the study first?
A.Watson. | B.Henry. | C.Mr. Barrymore. | D.Mrs. Barrymore. |
56. After Watson knew why Sir Charles was waiting at the gate, what did he do then?
A.He walked back to his room and wrote to Holmes. |
B.He wrote a letter to that woman. |
C.He went straight to his room with Henry. |
D.He left his room alone to find Holmes. |
57. According to the part of the story, which is the correct order?
①Barrymore told Henry and Watson why Sir Charles was waiting at the gate.
②Sir Charles got a letter on the morning of the day he died.
③Most of the letter was burned, but the bottom of one page was not burned.
④The paper fell into pieces as Barrymore’s wife went to move it.
⑤Watson went straight to his room and wrote a letter to Holmes.
A.①、②、③、④、⑤ | B.①、②、④、③、⑤ |
C.②、③、④、①、⑤ | D.②、④、③、①、⑤ |