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 (《圣經(jīng)》) 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" (《斯泰爾斯莊園奇案》), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian (比利時(shí)的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are "Murder on the Orient Express" (《東方快車(chē)謀殺案》) (1934), and "Death on the Nile" (《尼羅河上的慘案》) (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 (傳記), "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。歸納綜合題，可用綜合歸納法來(lái)解。認(rèn)真閱讀分析原文不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，Christie一生寫(xiě)了79部小說(shuō)和大量短篇小說(shuō)，當(dāng)然是一個(gè)很出色的人。

2. C。推理判斷題，可用邏輯推斷法來(lái)解。由原文第一節(jié)末句可推出答案。

3. B。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題，可用直接就題找文法來(lái)解。原文第二節(jié)體現(xiàn)答案。

4. B。推理判斷題，可用邏輯推斷法來(lái)解。由原文第四節(jié)"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。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題，可用直接就題找文法來(lái)解。原文末節(jié)But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. 體現(xiàn)答案。

Neighbours play an important role in our lives. Their lifestyles, friends, and social habits can have a strong influence on our lives. It is a good idea to get to know the people next door or across the street to develop a community (社區(qū)) of support and safety. You never know when a neighbour will find a stranger walking around your house, or you may want to leave an extra key at their house in case someone in your family gets locked out.

How do you get along with your neighbours? Here are some tips for building a better relationship with your neighbours.

Point ①…Proper greetings can make your neighbours remember your name and pave (鋪) the way for more meaningful future meetings. Don’t stay too long, though, or you’ll wear out your welcome!

Point②…If your neighbour is building a pool, offer a few hours of help. Besides, you never know when the favor might be returned.

Point③…If you hear that someone who live close to you has had an accident, take over a hot meal or some fruit. Your action will add a special touch during a difficult time.

Point④…Invite your neighbours over for a cup of coffee in December or an Easter egg hunt in spring. A backyard barbecue (燒烤) can be a great way to share food and fun.

Your neighbours may annoy you at times, but they are like family in many ways. Appreciate their strengths and overlook their weaknesses, and everyone will get along just fine.

1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

2.According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be something nice to do?

3.Match the following titles with each point.

a. Invite your neighbours over.          b. Lend a helping hand.

c. Go over and introduce yourself.       d. Offer support.

4.We infer(推斷出) that the writer wrote this passage to        .

第二部分    閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

26．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A．Her brother was seriously ill.                           B．They had no money.

C．Nothing could save her brother.                           D．Both A and B.

27．In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .

A．something interesting                                            B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                                          D．some good food

28．The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

29．What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother．                           B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.                       D．Nobody can tell.

30．From the passage we can infer(推斷) that        .

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

第三節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
36．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A．Her brother was seriously ill.                B．They had no money.
C．Nothing could save her brother.                   D．Both A and B.
37．In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .
A．something interesting                                  B．something beautiful
C．some wonderful medicine                               D．some good food
38．The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .
A．she had still kept some money
B．she hoped not to be refused
C．There was no need to worry about money
D．she thought money was easy to get
39．What made the miracle happen?
A．The girl’s love for her brother．                  B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.                 D．Nobody can tell.
40．From the passage we can infer(推斷) that______
A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

閱讀下文，完成文后各題。

“進(jìn)化”不了的愛(ài)

孫君飛

進(jìn)化論包含著殘酷的叢林法則，也隱含著生命的自私自利性。一個(gè)生命個(gè)體要想很好地生存下去，必須要將自己變得更優(yōu)秀，學(xué)會(huì)“排他”，否則優(yōu)勝劣汰的只能是自己。不過(guò)，人們?cè)谟^察工蜂時(shí)，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，它們并未受到進(jìn)化論的影響，它們混沌若當(dāng)初，或者說(shuō)它們完美地保持著一種純粹而崇高的精神，這使它們成為生命進(jìn)化中的另類(lèi)。

工蜂屬于生殖器官發(fā)育不完善的雌性蜂，即便能夠產(chǎn)卵，也只是沒(méi)有受精的卵，因此它們自身沒(méi)有繁殖能力。這種缺陷可怕而又不幸，然而工蜂對(duì)此無(wú)動(dòng)于衷，甘愿終身攜帶著缺陷而生，從未奢望將自身進(jìn)化得更完美更強(qiáng)悍。值得稱(chēng)道的是，工蜂的適應(yīng)性反而很強(qiáng)大，它們擁有相當(dāng)厲害的武器——毒刺，刺上長(zhǎng)有倒鉤，一旦“亮劍”就不能回收利用。工蜂的毒刺是不折不扣的雙刃劍，在傷及侵害者的同時(shí)，自己的生命也面臨著終結(jié)。

蜜蜂家族中令人難以置信的社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)更加震驚著世人的心靈，在這里一切都那么井然有序，合乎“法則”，一切又那么一往情深，合乎“生命之愛(ài)”。蜜蜂的利他主義行為也許會(huì)讓達(dá)爾文難以理解，失去繁殖能力卻能夠?qū)⒏鞣N特征和習(xí)性一代代傳承下去的工蜂可能更讓達(dá)爾文目瞪口呆吧。答案其實(shí)很簡(jiǎn)單，一切都源于蜜蜂與眾不同的遺傳結(jié)構(gòu)。換言之，存在于工蜂體內(nèi)的遺傳基因極其頑強(qiáng)，只有它們才會(huì)驅(qū)使工蜂去鞠躬盡瘁地照顧其它跟自己具有相同基因的生命，甚至為對(duì)方犧牲自己，卻無(wú)怨無(wú)悔。

蜂后產(chǎn)下的受精卵天生高貴，常常會(huì)孵化出雌性幼蜂，而延續(xù)高貴的辦法只有一個(gè)：它們只有食用了工蜂分泌的蜂王漿之后，才能發(fā)育成具有生殖能力的小蜂后，否則它們?cè)陂L(zhǎng)大后依然屬于工蜂——從出生時(shí)開(kāi)始，便將生命獻(xiàn)給蜂群、終日辛勞的工蜂！

由于小蜂后的基因與工蜂的基因幾乎相同，從身形外貌上看，彼此也幾乎一模一樣，這也許使工蜂頓感一陣甜蜜而幸福、神圣而自豪的恍然：站在我面前的，莫不是又一個(gè)“我”？我由此獲得了新生，得到了永恒……工蜂在含辛茹苦喂養(yǎng)小蜂后的過(guò)程中，彼此的血緣關(guān)系升至最親密最牢固。它們?cè)�本不是毫不相關(guān)的兩個(gè)，而是見(jiàn)證生命延續(xù)、利他友愛(ài)的兩個(gè)。因?yàn)橄嗤�的基因存活在它們的生命之中，工蜂在潛意識(shí)里將蜂后看得比自己的生命更為重要，為了對(duì)方、也為了另一個(gè)“我”和“我們”，它們可以在必要時(shí)完全放棄自己現(xiàn)實(shí)的生命及其未來(lái)。

（選自在《思維與智慧》有刪節(jié)）

下列關(guān)于“工蜂”的表述，不符合原文意思的一項(xiàng)是

  A．作為生命個(gè)體，工蜂的生命隱含著自私自利性，要想不被淘汰，它必須將自己變得更優(yōu)秀，學(xué)會(huì)“排他”。   

  B．工蜂之所以成為生命進(jìn)化中的另類(lèi)，是因?yàn)樗鼈兺昝赖乇３种�一種純粹而崇高的精神，并未受到進(jìn)化論的影響。   

  C．工蜂的適應(yīng)性很強(qiáng)，尾部長(zhǎng)有倒鉤的毒刺是相當(dāng)厲害的武器，在傷及侵害者的同時(shí)，工蜂的生命也意味著終結(jié)。   

  D．從出生開(kāi)始，就為蜂群而終日辛勞的工蜂，能把各種特征和習(xí)性一代代傳承下去，靠的是與眾不同的遺傳結(jié)構(gòu)。

下列有關(guān)“蜜蜂繁殖"的表述，符合原文意思的一項(xiàng)是

  A．蜂后是具有生殖能力的雌性蜂，產(chǎn)下的受精卵天生高貴，孵化出雌性幼蜂，幼蜂長(zhǎng)大以后就成為新一代蜂后。

  B．工蜂自身沒(méi)有繁殖能力，屬于生殖器官發(fā)育不完善的雌性蜂，即便能夠產(chǎn)卵，也只是沒(méi)有受精的卵，不能孵化幼蜂。

  C．存在于工蜂體內(nèi)的遺傳基因極其頑強(qiáng)，它驅(qū)使工蜂分泌蜂王漿，鞠躬盡瘁地照顧和自己具有相同基因的“孩子”。

  D．蜂后負(fù)責(zé)產(chǎn)卵，工蜂負(fù)責(zé)喂養(yǎng)幼蜂，因而小蜂后的基因與工蜂的基因幾乎相同，身形外貌上也幾乎一模一樣。

下列根據(jù)原文信息所作的推斷，不正確的一項(xiàng)是

  A．采粉、釀蜜、飼喂幼蟲(chóng)的工蜂是蜂群的主體，兒歌唱的“小蜜蜂，整天忙，采花蜜，釀蜜糖”，指的就是工蜂。

  B．蜜蜂家族一切都井然有序，合乎“法則”，合乎“生命之愛(ài)”，人類(lèi)如果借鑒了這種社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)．可能會(huì)更有利于社會(huì)和諧。

  C．為了蜂后和后代，工蜂不惜犧牲自己，是因?yàn)樗鼈冇蟹瞰I(xiàn)精神，潛意識(shí)里將蜂后和后代看得比自己的生命更重要。

  D．工蜂一生從事的是利他的事業(yè)，而不是優(yōu)化自己的結(jié)構(gòu)來(lái)繁衍后代，從這一點(diǎn)來(lái)看，    達(dá)爾文的進(jìn)化論“適者生存”不科學(xué)。