The world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holm...

The world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, is back on our screens.

The new BBC TV series of Sherlock was broadcast in the UK on Jan 1. But the history of Sherlock dates back 127 years.

Since the creation of Holmes in 1887, he has been taking us on adventures (冒险) one after another.

The Sherlock series is a playful drama, covered in crimes and mystery. It gives us a modern Sherlock for a new generation, who solves cases with the help of the Internet, cell phones and GPS.

People look to Sherlock for both adventure and inspiration (灵感). Each case sends us on a mysterious journey with Holmes. The stories give life and color to our imagination: as he checks the crime scene, we join him and become detectives too, looking out for hidden clues.

Yet Holmes is no Superman. He cannot fly, or turn invisible (隐形的). But his powers are within all of us: reason, logical thinking and paying attention to detail. While an artist’s painting is his art, Sherlock’s art is his intelligence (聪明才智). He is human, and this is what makes Holmes a true hero for all of us.

In the new series of Sherlock, most people thought Holmes was dead. But he returns after two years of hiding in the shadows. Now the whole city of London is in danger. What can Holmes possibly do? Uncover the mystery yourself by watching the new series!

1.Sherlock was created in _________.

A. 2014                B. 1973

C. 1887                D. 1900

2. From the passage, we learn that Sherlock Holmes _________.

A. invites some of his friends to help him with cases

B. refuses to use modern technology

C. has super powers that helped many people

D. is admired for his intelligence

3.In the new series of Sherlock, Holmes returns after _________.

A. dying                B. getting a special power

C. hiding            　　 D. going abroad

4. The writer wrote the passage to __________.

A. compare Sherlock Holmes with Superman

B. explain how Holmes solves cases

C. ask people to learn from Sherlock Holmes

D. explain why Holmes is so popular

5. Where can you probably read the article?

A. TV Guide.        　　 B. Science fiction book.

C. Detective stories.    D. Travel Guide.

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Sherlock Holmes is thought to be the greatest detective in stories. He is, in fact, more famous than his writer — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In the stories, Holmes is “tall and manly (有男子气概的)”. Holmes’ flat was shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr. Watson. He went around with Holmes and tried to solve problems before Holmes. But poor Dr. Watson lost out to (被某人战胜或取代) Holmes every time. Conan Doyle said that the idea of Holmes came from Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his teachers at Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine.

The name of Sherlock Holmes first came to the readers in Doyle’s book “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all people that when the writer Doyle killed him off in one of his stories, readers got angry. They refused to allow Holmes to die! So Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.

The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes in cinema and television screens as well as on stage.

1.When do people first knew the name of Sherlock Holmes ?

A. In 1887                                B. In 1987

C. In 1877                                D. In 1788

2.Sherlock Holmes was ________.

A. the greatest detective who ever lived　         B. a teacher

C. Arthur Conan Doyle                    D. only a character written by Conan Doyle

3.Readers were angry when Doyle ________.

A. couldn’t write any more stories of Holmes

B. wrote badly of Holmes

C. wrote too many stories of Holmes

D. killed Holmes off in one of his stories

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Sherlock Holmes is probably the best - known detective in the world. But do you know that there is a Chinese detective who has similar ________　　 ?

He is Detective Dee-Di Renjie. Di Renjie appears________　 the main character in a number of crime novels and films. In these novels and films, Detective Dee solved many cases. "The first　 ________of sleut-hing (探案)is that you need a good memory. The second is that you need to　 ________　 watch people's speech and facial(面部) expressions," explained Detective Dee in a movie.

________ there are always made-up stores in movies and novels, detective Dee was a real person in history. This is unlike Holmes, who was 46 by the UK writer Arthur Conar Doyle. Di Renjie (AD 630- 700) was a prime minister(宰相) under the empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (AD618-907).

While Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty(AD420-479) is a symbol of righteousness (正直) ,Di Ren- jie is　 ________ for his wisdom. In some films, Dee is also a kung fu　 ________ who is good at fighting.

In history, however, Di was________ of a judge(法官)than a detective. It was said that　 ________ working as the head of the supreme court(大理寺) ,he was a great judge. During that time, he judged 17,000 ca-ses in a year and not a single person complained.

1.A. ages　　　　　　 B. skills　　　　　　 C. appearances　　 D. lifestyle

2.A. for　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　 D. as

3.A. rule　　　　　　 B. law　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　 D. instruction

4.A. close　　 　　　 B.　 closed　　　　 C. closely　　　　 　 D. closing

5.A. Unless　　　　 B. Because　　 　　　 C. Although　　 　　 D. When

6.A. written　　 B. played　　 　　　　 C. created　　 　 　 D. covered

7.A. known　　　　 　 B. seen　　 　　　　　 C. shown　　 　　　 D. acted

8.A. actor　　　　 　 B. master　　 　　 　 C. writer　　 　　　 D.player

9.A.better　　　　　 B. less　　 　　　　 　 C. more　　 　　　　 D. farther

10.A. while　　　　　 B. before　　 　　　 C.until　　 　　　　 D. After

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Sherlock Holmes is probably the best-known detective character in the world. But do you know that there was a Chinese detective who had similar 　 ?

He was Detective Dee—Di Renjie. Di Renjie appeared 　 the main character in a number of crime novels and films. In these novels and films, Detective Dee 　 many cases.

“The first 　　 of solving cases is that you need a good memory. The second is that you need to 　 watch people’s facial (面部的) expressions and judge (判断) their speeches,” explained Detective Dee in a movie.

　 there were always made-up stories in movies and novels, Detective Dee was a 　　 person in history. This is unlike Holmes, who was 　 by UK writer Arthur Conan Doyle. Di Renjie was a prime minister (宰相) of the Tang Dynasty. Di Renjie is 　 for his wisdom. In some films, Dee is also a kung fu 　 who is good at fighting.

The written history of Dee can date back to the 1950s, 　 Robert van Gulik from Dutch wrote a series of detective novels 　 tells stories of Detective Dee. In history, 　　 , Dee was more than a detective, he was also a judge (法官). It was said that 　 working as the head of the Supreme Court (大理寺), he was a great judge. During that time, he judged 17,000 　　 in a year and not a single person complained.

1.A. ages B. skillsC. appearances D. lifestyle

2.A. forB. with　 C. byD. as

3.A. discovered B. solved　 C. studied　 D. introduced

4. A. ruleB. law　 C. lessonD. reason

5.A. livelyB. politely C. closelyD. simply

6. A. Unless　 B. Because C. Although　 D. When

7.A. realB. truely　 C. liveD. clear

8.A. written　 B. played　 C. created　 D. covered

9. A. known　 B. seen　 C. shownD. acted

10.A. actor　 B. master　 C. writerD. player

11.A. unless　 B. what　 C. whenD. if

12.A. those　 B. which　 C. it D. who

13. A. anyway　 B. sometime C. however　 D. moreover

14.A. while　 B. before　 C. untilD. after

15. A. cases　 B. questions C. problems　 D. mysteries

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Sherlock Holmes（夏洛克•福尔摩斯）is considered to be one of1.（great） detectives in the world. Pictures of Sherlock Holmes always show2.（he）wearing a strange hat, smoking a pipe and looking3.（careful）through a magnifying glass, trying to find clues. Clues are important in4.（solve） crimes, and Holmes also uses his imagination and his knowledge of science to catch criminals.

In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes investigates（调查）the mysterious5.（die） of the Lord of Baskerville（巴斯克维尔爵士）. Using science, he6.（discover） that the murderer used a large dog to run after the lord. He finds out where the dog7.（hide）in the forest around Baskerville House.Holmes discovers who the murderer is by reading about the history of the Baskerville family.By doing this, he finds out that the8.（one）Lord of Baskerville from long ago had a secret son. The grandson of this secret son wanted9.（kill） all of the Baskerville family so he could become the new lord. At the end of the story, Holmes makes the murderer10.（stand） beside an old picture of the first lord so everyone can see how similar they look.

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How to be a good detective（侦探）

Have you seen the Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes? Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes soon became “the most famous detective in the world”. In this movie, this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to control the world with black “magic”.

Most of us are not as smart as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules.

A. Have sharp eyes.　　　　　

B. Logic (逻辑) is the key.

C. A good assistant is a great help.

D. Justice is most important.

5.Holmes is a character created by _______.

A. Lord Blackwood　　 B. Sir Arthur Doyle　     C. Dr Watson　　 D. Charles Dickens

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Have you ever read stories of Sherlock Holmes—a famous detective? Here is one of his cases.

Stapleton, Charles’ younger brother, found that he would inherit (继承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew(侄子) —Henry both died.

Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story.

Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charles’ fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the murderer.

Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell, so he paid a woman at Henry’s hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another older shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasn’t sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in their hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper.

After receiving the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles’ death. So he asked Holmes for help.

1.What's the relationship between Stapleton and Henry ?

A.Father and son. B.Friends. C.Uncle and nephew. D.Strangers

2.Paragraph 4 is mainly about _______.

A.how Stapleton bought the hound B.how Stapleton made the hound shine

C.how the hound killed Charles D.how the hound chased Charles

3.The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because ___________.

A.it didn’t have Henry’s smell B.it belonged to Henry’s wife

C.the hound saw nothing about Henry D.the hound didn’t like the smell

4.What may happen if Stapleton’s wife didn’t send the letter to Henry?

A.It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger.

B.It may be easy for Stapleton’s wife to know the truth.

C.Henry may be murdered easily with no sign like Charles.

D.Henry may get to know the truth much more easily.

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Have you ever read stories of Sherlock Holmes---a famous detective? Here is one of his cases.

Stapleton, Charles’ younger brother, found that he would inherit (继承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew(侄子) ---Henry both died.

Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story.

Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charles’ fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the murderer.

Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell, so he paid a woman at Henry’s hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another older shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasn’t sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in their hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper.

After receiving the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles’ death. So he asked Holmes for help.

1.What does the underlined word “hound” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 魔兽　　 B. 猎犬　　 C. 匕首　　 D. 猎枪

2.Paragraph 4 is mainly about _______.

A. how Stapleton bought the hound　　 B. how Stapleton made the hound shine

C. how the hound killed Charles　　 D. how the hound chased Charles

3.The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because ___________.

A. it didn’t have Henry’s smell　　 B. it belonged to Henry’s wife

C. the hound saw nothing about Henry　　 D. the hound didn’t like the smell

4.What may happen if Stapleton’s wife didn’t send the letter to Henry?

A. It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger.

B. It may be easy for Stapleton’s wife to know the truth.

C. Henry may be murdered easily with no sign like Charles.

D. Henry may get to know the truth much more easily.

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用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整。

Dr Watson was a good friend of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. One morning they　 1.　　 (eat) breakfast when suddenly Holmes said, “I have to go to a place 　 2.　　 (call) Coland. A horse has disappeared from there, and the police can’t find it. Will you come with me?”

“Do you think that the horse　 3.　　 (steal) the other day?” Watson asked.

“I don’t know,’ Holmes replied. “ I need to go to Coland 　　 4.　　 (find) out.”

“Why is this horse so important, Holmes?” Watson asked.

“Because I 　　 5.　　 (run) in a big race. If it wins, a lot of people will win a great deal of money. There are also people who 6.　　 (not want) it to win.”

An hour later, they were on the train to Coland.

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How does a police department build a small army of detective dogs as smart as Sherlock Holmes?It’s easy, just___________________clone the best dog of these dogs. Scientists in China are already on the ___________________.__________________ the report, genetic researchers in Beijing have successfully used the DNA from a“Sherlock Holmes of police dogs”—HuaHuangma to create a clone puppy.The idea is that by __________________ the babies have the same strong genes as the mother,these pups(小狗) will also be top performers. It is _________________ that, HuaHuangma is a very good girl.

The 7-year-old Kunming wolf dog has helped __________________ many murder cases for the Yunnan Province police.Her　 contributions to___________________ to the peace have made her “first-class dog”.HuaHuangma’s minime—Kunxun was born in a lab in December, following _________________done by researchers from a university. Tests show that Kunxun and HuaHuangm are a“99.9 percent”DNA match, and the clone-pup has already_________________other wolf dogs on several tests.Kunxun will now begin training in drug detection,and is ______________ to be a grown—up police dog at 10months.

If Kunxun has as bright of a future as hoped,it’ll ___________________ a huge police-dog training time,which usually takes about 5 years.The final goal,is to mass—produce high—performing police dogs that can be__________________ in a couple of months instead of years._________________ the plan proves possible or not in the long term,Kunxun is not the first clone police dog.In South Korea, six _________________ police dogs began patrolling(巡逻) the streets in 2008.In 2009,the same company produced five clone puppies from a police dog.The police dog discovered the last__________________ of the Sept.11 attacks in New York.The pups were reportedly trained as search-and-rescue dogs themselves.

1.A.easily B.simply C.suddenly D.usually

2.A.case B.problem C.way D.work

3.A.Because of B.As a result C.Thanks to D.According to

4.A.improving B.giving C.ensuring D.inventing

5.A.reported B.told C.written D.known

6.A.work in B.work on C.work with D.work out

7.A.breaking B.achieving C.keeping D.making

8.A.experiments B.experiences C.stresses D.classes

9.A.won B.passed C.followed D.beaten

10.A.considered B.failed C.expected D.reported

11.A.increase B.reduce C.waste D.require

12.A.grown B.shown C.trained D.missed

13.A.When B.That C.If D.Whether

14.A.produced B.cloned C.same D.trained

15.A.person B.suspect C.event D.survivor

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