Question

Lord and Lady Duncan Live in Buckingham House. They have told the police that a valuable statue has been stolen. The police have not been able to solve the crime, so they have asked Holmes and Watson to help.

Holmes: Lord Duncan, can you tell me what happened?

Lord Duncan: We returned from the party at midnight and as we drove up to the house, the alarm started ringing. I jumped out of the car and went to investigate(调查). A person, just a little shorter than me, ran past carrying a large bag.

Holmes: How tall are you?

Lord Duncan: I am 1.8 metres tall.

Holmes: What happened next?

Lord Duncan: As the person ran past me, I hit out with my umbrella. The person fell to the ground but got up and ran away into the night. It happened so quickly.

Holmes: Lady Duncan, you must have hurt the thief. Dr. Watson, please test the blood that I found on these broken glasses which were left behind.

Watson: Holmes, I have made a drawing of footprints found outside the broken window. It looks as if our thief was wearing high heels(鞋跟). By the way, the blood sample belongs to Blood Type O.

Holmes: We have five suspects. Which one do you think is the thief?

Profiles of the suspects:

Suspect 1: the gardener, male, 47 years old, 1.8m, black hair, with a beard, Blood Type A

Suspect 2: the butler(管家), male, 30 years old, 1.68m, brown hair, with a scar, Blood Type O

Suspect 3: the cook, female, 32years old, 1.75m, red hair, with glasses, Blood Type O

Suspect 4: the cleaner, female, 86 years old, 1.75m, blond hair, with glasses, Blood Type O

Suspect 5: the driver, male, 38 years old, 1.75m, brown hair, with a beard, Blood Type O

Can you use the clues to decide who stole the statue?(《选自初中英语读本》)

1.Who has asked Holmes to help solve the crime?

A. Lord Duncan. B. The police. C. Lady Duncan. D. Dr. Watson.

2.Lord and Lady Duncan went to the party .

A. by car B. by bicycle C. on foot D. by bus

3.Which of the following was helpful for solving the case?

A. The alarm started ringing.

B. The thief jumped out of the car.

C. The thief left footprints and blood behind.

D. The thief was knocked over by the umbrella.

4.Which is NOT true according to the article?

A. Lord and Lady Duncan returned from the party very late.

B. The thief probably got his or her glasses broken.

C. Lady Duncan probably hurt the thief with her umbrella.

D. The thief was just a little shorter than Lady Duncan.

5.Who do you think the most probably stole the statue?

A. The butler. B. The cook C. The cleaner. D. The driver.

Answer 1