1. How popular is Sherlock Holmes's stories in the world?
2. How could Dr Joseph Bell guess people's jobs?
3. Who killed Holmes off in 1893?
4. When did Doyle bring Holmes back to his stories?
5. What do Sherlockians claim to show their love for Sherlock Holmes?
Among the most read material.
2. How could Dr Joseph Bell guess people's jobs?
By observing them carefully.
3. Who killed Holmes off in 1893?
Doyle.
4. When did Doyle bring Holmes back to his stories?
In 1901.
5. What do Sherlockians claim to show their love for Sherlock Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes was a real person.
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解及信息提取的能力。题目给出了关于Sherlock Holmes及其作者Arthur Conan Doyle的背景信息，然后通过一系列问题来检验读者对于文本内容的理解。
1. 第一题询问Sherlock Holmes的故事在世界上有多受欢迎，可以从文本中的“His stories are among the most read material in the world.”找到答案。
2. 第二题问Dr Joseph Bell如何猜测人们的职业，可以从文中的“While Bell could guess people's jobs just by observing them carefully”得出答案。
3. 第三题问谁在1893年“杀死”了Holmes，可以从文中的“Doyle, however, felt Holmes was blocking his desire to write historical novels and killed him off in 1893.”得出答案。
4. 第四题问Doyle什么时候让Holmes在他的故事中“复活”，可以从文中的“Angry letters and protest(反对) failed to bring Holmes back until 8 years later.”推断出答案，因为Holmes是在1893年被“杀死”的，8年后就是1901年。
5. 第五题问Sherlockians如何宣称来表达他们对Sherlock Holmes的喜爱，可以从文中的“A group of fans called Sherlockians claimed that Sherlock Holmes was a real person and that his stories were historical records.”得出答案。
【答案】：
1. Among the most read material.
2. By observing them carefully.
3. Doyle.
4. In 1901.
5. Sherlock Holmes was a real person.
1. 第一题询问Sherlock Holmes的故事在世界上有多受欢迎，可以从文本中的“His stories are among the most read material in the world.”找到答案。
2. 第二题问Dr Joseph Bell如何猜测人们的职业，可以从文中的“While Bell could guess people's jobs just by observing them carefully”得出答案。
3. 第三题问谁在1893年“杀死”了Holmes，可以从文中的“Doyle, however, felt Holmes was blocking his desire to write historical novels and killed him off in 1893.”得出答案。
4. 第四题问Doyle什么时候让Holmes在他的故事中“复活”，可以从文中的“Angry letters and protest(反对) failed to bring Holmes back until 8 years later.”推断出答案，因为Holmes是在1893年被“杀死”的，8年后就是1901年。
5. 第五题问Sherlockians如何宣称来表达他们对Sherlock Holmes的喜爱，可以从文中的“A group of fans called Sherlockians claimed that Sherlock Holmes was a real person and that his stories were historical records.”得出答案。
【答案】：
1. Among the most read material.
2. By observing them carefully.
3. Doyle.
4. In 1901.
5. Sherlock Holmes was a real person.