Question

 In 1977 ，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

  In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar,near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to 1      the cause of her illness，so she 2     to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was 3      . She was then only half-conscious(半昏迷) and on the " Dangerously 111" list. A team of doctors hurried to 4      the baby only to discover that they, 5      ，were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby's case,a nurse asked to 6      to them.

"Excuse me”，said nurse Marsha Maitland， " 7      I think the baby is 8      from thallium poisoning.”

"9      makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked.  " Thallium poisoning is extremely 10        .”

"A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11      Agatha Christie”， Nurse Maitland explained. "In the book,somebody uses thallium poison, and 12      the symptoms are 13      . They are exactly the same as the baby's.”

"You're very observant and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll 14      some tests and find out 15      it's thallium or not."

The 16      showed that the baby had 17      been poisoned by thallium，a rare metal used in making optical(光学的) glass. 18      they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. The baby soon 19      and was sent back to Qatar. Inquiries(调查) showed that the poison 20      from an insecticide(杀虫剂) used in Qatar. 

(   ) 1.A. describe   B. diagnose   C. discover   D. discuss

(   ) 2.A. flew   B. sent   C. went   D. was flown

(   ) 3.A. inexpensive   B. important   C. available   D. impossible

(   ) 4.A. examine   B. see   C. look after   D. cure

(   ) 5.A. too   B. either   C. often   D. never

(   ) 6.A. refer   B. turn   C. speak   D. belong

(   ) 7.A. and   B. so   C. as   D. but

(   ) 8.A. coming   B. suffering   C. tired   D. dying

(   ) 9.A. Who   B. How   C. What   D. Which

(   ) 10.A. rare   B. serious   C. clear   D. dangerous

(   ) 11.A. in   B. on   C. by   D. about

(   ) 12.A. all   B. some of   C. one of   D. both

(   ) 13.A. drawn   B. broadcast   C. announced   D. described

(   ) 14.A. make up   B. carry out   C. get through   D. deal with

(   ) 15.A. that   B. how   C. what   D. whether

(   ) 16.A. words   B. tests   C. examination   D. book

(   ) 17.A. indeed   B. actually   C. probably   D. never

(   ) 18.A. As long as   B. As for as   C. Once   D. If

(   ) 19.A. died   B. got injured   C. recovered   D. got ill

(   ) 20.A. must come   B. should come   C. might have come   D. have come

Answer 1

1-5 BDCAA      6-10 CDBCA

11-15 CADBD 16 -20 BACCC

一个婴儿患上了医生无法诊断的病，伦敦一家医院的护士根据婴儿的症状推测可能是一种化学物质Thallium中毒。她是受到Agatha Christie的侦探小说启发做出的判断。Agatha Christie在其侦探小说中详细地描述了Thallium

中毒的症状。

1.B由下文可知，是一位护士根据小说推测出婴儿的病因，所以医生不能诊断出病因。diagnose意思为"诊断"。

2.D婴儿被空运到英国救治，所以为was flown。

3.C婴儿被收治到Hammersmith Hospital,在那里可以得到专家的救治，available意为"能得到的"。

4.A examine意思是"进行检查"。

5.A医生也对婴儿的不同寻常的症状感到迷惑。

6.C refer to意思是"谈到，参考",turn to意思是"转向，向……求助"，belong to意思是"属于"，而speak to意思是"和……交谈"。

7.D but用来加强语气，表示"不过"。

8.B suffer from指"遭受病痛等的折磨"。

9.C what指"为什么"。What makes you think that?意思是"是什么让你这么想的？"

10.A这种中毒非常罕见。

11.C by Agatha Christie指"Agathas Christie所写的"。

12.A中毒后所有的症状在书中都有描述。

13.D中毒后所有的症状在书中都有描述。

14.B carry out some tests指"进行一些检查"。

15.D通过检查弄清是否是thallium中毒。

16.B检查结果表明婴儿确实是thallium中毒。

17.A indeed意思是"确实"。

18.C一旦病因被确定，医生就能实施治疗。

19.C recover意思是"康复"，患病婴儿经过救治后康复。

20.C这种毒素可能是来自于卡塔尔使用的杀虫剂。