Mary Todd Lincoln was born into a wealthy family on December 13, 1818. Her father, Robert Smith Todd, was a storeowner（商店主）and Whig（辉格党）politician（政治家）. Her mother, Eliza Parker Todd, died when she was six. Seventeen months later her father married Elizabeth Humphreys of Frankfort, Kentucky.

　　As a young child, Mary was sent to a private（私人的）school and was well educated. At twenty-one she moved to Springfield, Illinois, to live with her sister, Elizabeth Edwards. There she met and a few years later married Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, who was then a lawyer. She lived happily in Springfield and supported（支持）Lincoln strongly during the election（选举）of president in 1860.

　　Mary and Lincoln had four children. Their first son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who was born at the Globe Tavern on August 1st, 1843, one year after the marriage, died in 1926. Their second son, Edward Baker Lincoln, who was also born in the Lincoln home in 1846, died at the age of 3 years and 11 months. Their third son, William Wallace Lincoln, was also born in the Lincoln home and died in 1862. Their fourth son, Thomas Tad Lincoln, who was also born in the Lincoln home in 1853 died in 1871 at the age of 18.

　　In April 1865, her husband Lincoln was shot at her side. As a result, her later life was extremely unhappy. The next 17 years held nothing but sorrow（悲痛）for her. After Tad's death in 1871, she slipped into a world of illusion（幻觉）where poverty（贫穷） and murder pursued（追杀）her. In 1875, her son, Robert Todd Lincoln, sent her to a sanitarium（疗养院）where she became sane（神志正常的）after less than a year.

　　In 1882 she passed away at her sister's home in Springfield--the same house from which she had walked as the bride（新娘）of Abraham Lincoln, 40 years before.

(1)Mary's mother died in ________.

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(2)Lincoln and Mary got married in ________.

[　　]

(3)________ of their children died at very early ages.

[　　]

(4)It seems that ________.

[　　]

A．Mary was very poor in her later life

B．Mary was seriously stricken（打击）by Lincoln's death

C．Mary had a serious heart disease

D．someone wanted to murder her too

(5)The phrase“pass away”means ________.

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　　Mary Todd Lincoln was born into a wealthy family on December 13, 1818. Her father, Robert Smith Todd, was a storeowner（商店主）and Whig（辉格党）politician（政治家）. Her mother, Eliza Parker Todd, died when she was six. Seventeen months later her father married Elizabeth Humphreys of Frankfort, Kentucky.

　　As a young child, Mary was sent to a private（私人的）school and was well educated. At twenty-one she moved to Springfield, Illinois, to live with her sister, Elizabeth Edwards. There she met and a few years later married Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, who was then a lawyer. She lived happily in Springfield and supported（支持）Lincoln strongly during the election（选举）of president in 1860.

　　Mary and Lincoln had four children. Their first son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who was born at the Globe Tavern on August 1st, 1843, one year after the marriage, died in 1926. Their second son, Edward Baker Lincoln, who was also born in the Lincoln home in 1846, died at the age of 3 years and 11 months. Their third son, William Wallace Lincoln, was also born in the Lincoln home and died in 1862. Their fourth son, Thomas Tad Lincoln, who was also born in the Lincoln home in 1853 died in 1871 at the age of 18.

　　In April 1865, her husband Lincoln was shot at her side. As a result, her later life was extremely unhappy. The next 17 years held nothing but sorrow（悲痛）for her. After Tad's death in 1871, she slipped into a world of illusion（幻觉）where poverty（贫穷） and murder pursued（追杀）her. In 1875, her son, Robert Todd Lincoln, sent her to a sanitarium（疗养院）where she became sane（神志正常的）after less than a year.

　　In 1882 she passed away at her sister's home in Springfield--the same house from which she had walked as the bride（新娘）of Abraham Lincoln, 40 years before.

(1)Mary's mother died in ________.

[　　]

(2)Lincoln and Mary got married in ________.

[　　]

(3)________ of their children died at very early ages.

[　　]

(4)It seems that ________.

[　　]

A．Mary was very poor in her later life

B．Mary was seriously stricken（打击）by Lincoln's death

C．Mary had a serious heart disease

D．someone wanted to murder her too

(5)The phrase“pass away”means ________.

[　　]

She was known to millions as the "Queen of Crime" or the "Duchess (女公爵) of Death". But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. "I don't think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body," Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christie's murder stories made her the world's best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible (《圣经》) and Shakespeare.

Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is set to be released over the next six years.

"My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work," said Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard. "Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences."

Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous (大量的) short stories, dying at the age of 86. "With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies," said one fan.

Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian (比利时的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are "Murder on the Orient Express" (《东方快车谋杀案》) (1934), and "Death on the Nile" (《尼罗河上的惨案》) (1937).

Poirot is a tidy little man with a funny-looking moustache, an egg-shaped head, and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behavior of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has become so famous that someone has even written his biography (传记), "The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot".

Starring in 17 novels, another Christie character, Miss Marple, is nearly as well known as Poirot. But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. As she once said, "Human nature is the same everywhere."

1. Agatha Christie was a ________ woman.

A. rich B. kind C. bold D. outstanding

2. Christie's murder stories ranked the ________ in sale amount.

A. second B. first C. third D. fourth

3. Christie's stories have been turned into ________ other forms.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

4. Christie's knowledge of murder was ________ .

A. poor B. rich C. limited D. poor

5. Poirot's success lies in his power of ________ while Miss Marple's success belongs to her knowledge of ________ .

A. observation； human nature

B. murder； imagination

C. imagination； murder

D. human nature； observation

(D)篇

1. D。归纳综合题，可用综合归纳法来解。认真阅读分析原文不难发现，Christie一生写了79部小说和大量短篇小说，当然是一个很出色的人。

2. C。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第一节末句可推出答案。

3. B。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文第二节体现答案。

4. B。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第四节"With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies,"said one fan.可以推出答案。

5. A。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文末节But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. 体现答案。

 

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1.How long does it take the battery to charge up an iPhone?                   

A．15 minutes.

B．30 minutes.

C．1.5 hours.

D．3 hours.

2.What is special about the battery?                                      

A．It is built in an iPhone.	B．It is the smallest of its kind.
C．It can also be used as a charger.	D．It keeps power for about 30 days.

3.Who mentions the transporting of the battery?                            

A. P.S.            B. B.L.           C. M.C.     D. T.K.     

4.The customer comments on the battery are mainly about its _______.         

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B．service

C．function

D．shopping

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Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A．People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.

B．People who work in London prefer to live in the country.

C．Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.

D．Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.

2.One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

A．getting a small flat with a garden	B．having a small flat with a garden
C．renting a small flat without a garden	D．buying a small flat without a garden

3.When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

A．who live in the country

B．who have spent time working in the garden

C．who have a garden of their own

D．who have been digging, planting and watering

4.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 

A．their life was meaningless	B．their life was invaluable
C．they didn’t deserve a happy life	D．they were not worthy of their happy life

5.The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．the rest time	B．the rest people
C．the rest of the country	D．the rest of the parks and of the sea

6.C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题