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语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Sherlock Holmes may be the world’s most famous fictional detective. But in China, someone is able to compete with him in popularity. His name is Di Renjie.
Unlike Holmes, who is a fictional character, Di Renjie (AD 630-700) was a real person in history. He served twice as prime minister in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) under Empress Wu Zetian. When he was the secretary general of the supreme court, he once judged 17,000 cases in a year without complaint.
Maybe that’s why Di has been described as a smart detective and long been popular in print and on screen.
In the 18th century, a crime novel called Dee Goong An was published. Nowadays, there is a popular TV series called Amazing Detective Di Renjie, as well as a series of Detective Dee films.
He even became internationally famous when Dutch diplomat Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) began to write and publish a series of detective novels based on him in the 1950s.
In Gulik’s stories, Di is different from the character in Chinese stories like Dee Goong An, in which he is mostly a righteous official, righting wrongs and helping the poor.
He is called Judge Dee in Gulik’s books and is described as a fit man with a well-trimmed beard. He is a kung fu master and his assistants are all former criminals who help him solve cases.
Dee often travels alone in clever disguises. Sometimes he makes mistakes and takes a while to solve a case. He believes in the power of deductive reasoning. He doesn’t torture criminals to get confessions. Instead, he tricks them into confessing themselves.
Judge Dee is a likeable hero with a human touch. His style is more like a Western detective. It is no wonder why he is called the “Chinese Sherlock Holmes” in the West.
16. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.Who Di Renjie was. | B.How Di Renjie became famous. |
C.Why Di Renjie was smart. | D.What Di Renjie did as a judge. |
17. When was
Dee Goong An published?
A.In 1990s. | B.In the 18th century. | C.In 1950s. | D.During 1910-1967. |
18. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.He served twice as prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. |
B.He once judged 17,000 cases in a year without complaint. |
C.He even became internationally famous. |
D.Di has been described as a smart detective and long been popular. |
19. What can we get from Gulik’s stories?
①Dee is a great official.
②Dee is called a Judge.
③Dee likes to help the poor.
④Dee enjoys correcting the wrongs.
⑤Dee makes the former criminals assistants.
⑥Dee is a kung fu master.
20. What can be the best title for the passage?
A.Sherlock Holmes | B.A famous TV series |
C.Chinese Sherlock Holmes | D.Gulik’s novels |