B
Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England in 1890. As a shy child, she was taught by teachers at home and unable to properly express her feelings. So she turned to music as a way of expression and, later in life, to writing.
In 1914, at the age of 24, she married Archie Christie, a World War I fighter pilot. While he was off at war, she worked as a nurse. It was while working in a hospital during the war that Christie first came up with the idea of writing a detective novel. Although it was completed in a year, it wasn't published until 1920, five years later.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles gave the world the impressive Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who was to become one of the most important and popular characters in all fiction. He was a tidy little man, always careful, orderly and a bit funny.
Christie wrote more than 30 novels with Poirot as the main character. Among the most popular were The Murder of Roger Ackroyd(1926), Murder on the Orient Express (1934) and Death on the Nile(1937).
Another of Christie's most well-known characters was introduced in Murder at the Vicarage in 1930. Miss Jane Marple, an elderly single in the old-fashioned English village of St. Mary Mead, solved all kinds of mysteries with full attention and a sharp sense of feeling.
Christie finally became the accepted Queen of the Golden Age. In all, she wrote over 66 novels, countless short stories and screenplays, and a series of romantic novels using the pen name Mary Westmacott. Several of her works were made into successful films, the most famous being Murder on the Orient Express(1974). In short, she is the single most popular mystery writer of all time. In 1971 she was awarded the high honour of becoming a Dame(女爵士) of Britain.
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A. In 1914. B. In 1915.
C. In 1920. D. In 1925.
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a. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was published.
b. Agatha became a Dame of Britain.
c. Death on the Nile was published.
d. Murder on the Orient Express was filmed.
A. a-c-d-b B. a-c-b-d C. d-a-c-b D. d-a-b-c
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A. Agatha Christie was a detective novel writer.
B. It was a good choice for Agatha to turn to music.
C. Agatha Christie wrote quite a lot of works in all.
D. Agatha was full of attention and had a sharp sense of feeling.
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A. A shy girl should be taught by teachers at home.
B. It was wrong of Agatha to give up music and turn to writing.
C. All of Agatha's works were made into films successfully.
D. Agatha Christie is a popular writer not only in the 1900s.
Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England in 1890. As a shy child, she was taught by teachers at home and unable to properly express her feelings. So she turned to music as a way of expression and, later in life, to writing.
In 1914, at the age of 24, she married Archie Christie, a World War I fighter pilot. While he was off at war, she worked as a nurse. It was while working in a hospital during the war that Christie first came up with the idea of writing a detective novel. Although it was completed in a year, it wasn't published until 1920, five years later.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles gave the world the impressive Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who was to become one of the most important and popular characters in all fiction. He was a tidy little man, always careful, orderly and a bit funny.
Christie wrote more than 30 novels with Poirot as the main character. Among the most popular were The Murder of Roger Ackroyd(1926), Murder on the Orient Express (1934) and Death on the Nile(1937).
Another of Christie's most well-known characters was introduced in Murder at the Vicarage in 1930. Miss Jane Marple, an elderly single in the old-fashioned English village of St. Mary Mead, solved all kinds of mysteries with full attention and a sharp sense of feeling.
Christie finally became the accepted Queen of the Golden Age. In all, she wrote over 66 novels, countless short stories and screenplays, and a series of romantic novels using the pen name Mary Westmacott. Several of her works were made into successful films, the most famous being Murder on the Orient Express(1974). In short, she is the single most popular mystery writer of all time. In 1971 she was awarded the high honour of becoming a Dame(女爵士) of Britain.
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B
) 5. When was Agatha Christie's first detective novel completed?A. In 1914. B. In 1915.
C. In 1920. D. In 1925.
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A
) 6. Which of the following is the CORRECT order in which the events happened?a. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was published.
b. Agatha became a Dame of Britain.
c. Death on the Nile was published.
d. Murder on the Orient Express was filmed.
A. a-c-d-b B. a-c-b-d C. d-a-c-b D. d-a-b-c
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C
) 7. What does the writer use "66", "countless" and "a series of" to show?A. Agatha Christie was a detective novel writer.
B. It was a good choice for Agatha to turn to music.
C. Agatha Christie wrote quite a lot of works in all.
D. Agatha was full of attention and had a sharp sense of feeling.
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D
) 8. Which of the following can be the writer's opinion according to the passage?A. A shy girl should be taught by teachers at home.
B. It was wrong of Agatha to give up music and turn to writing.
C. All of Agatha's works were made into films successfully.
D. Agatha Christie is a popular writer not only in the 1900s.
答案：5. B
解析：由第二段“In 1914... It was while working in a hospital during the war that Christie first came up with the idea of writing a detective novel. Although it was completed in a year...”可知，1914年萌生想法，一年后完成，即1915年。
6. A
解析：a.《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》1920年出版；c.《尼罗河上的惨案》1937年出版；d.《东方快车谋杀案》1974年改编成电影；b.1971年成为女爵士。顺序为a-c-d-b。
7. C
解析：“66部小说、无数短篇故事和剧本、一系列浪漫小说”均说明阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品数量众多。
8. D
解析：最后一段“In short, she is the single most popular mystery writer of all time.”表明她是有史以来最受欢迎的推理作家，不仅限于20世纪。
解析：由第二段“In 1914... It was while working in a hospital during the war that Christie first came up with the idea of writing a detective novel. Although it was completed in a year...”可知，1914年萌生想法，一年后完成，即1915年。
6. A
解析：a.《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》1920年出版；c.《尼罗河上的惨案》1937年出版；d.《东方快车谋杀案》1974年改编成电影；b.1971年成为女爵士。顺序为a-c-d-b。
7. C
解析：“66部小说、无数短篇故事和剧本、一系列浪漫小说”均说明阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品数量众多。
8. D
解析：最后一段“In short, she is the single most popular mystery writer of all time.”表明她是有史以来最受欢迎的推理作家，不仅限于20世纪。
解析：
翻译:
B
阿加莎·克里斯蒂1890年出生于英国德文郡。作为一个害羞的孩子，她由家庭教师授课，并且无法恰当地表达自己的感受。于是她将音乐作为一种表达方式，后来在生活中，又将写作作为表达方式。
1914年，24岁的她嫁给了第一次世界大战中的战斗机飞行员阿奇·克里斯蒂。在他参战期间，她担任护士。正是在战争期间在医院工作时，克里斯蒂第一次产生了写一部侦探小说的想法。尽管这部小说在一年内就完成了，但直到五年后的1920年才出版。
《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》为世界带来了令人印象深刻的赫尔克里·波洛，一位退休的比利时警官，他后来成为所有小说中最重要、最受欢迎的角色之一。他是个整洁的小个子男人，总是谨慎、有条不紊，还有点滑稽。
克里斯蒂写了30多部以波洛为主角的小说。其中最受欢迎的有《罗杰疑案》（1926年）、《东方快车谋杀案》（1934年）和《尼罗河上的惨案》（1937年）。
克里斯蒂的另一个最著名的角色在1930年的《寓所谜案》中登场。简·马普尔小姐，一位住在圣玛丽米德这个老式英国村庄里的年长单身女子，全神贯注且凭借敏锐的直觉破解了各种各样的谜案。
克里斯蒂最终成为公认的“黄金时代女王”。她总共写了66部以上的小说、无数的短篇小说和剧本，还以玛丽·韦斯特马科特为笔名写了一系列浪漫小说。她的几部作品被成功改编成电影，最著名的是《东方快车谋杀案》（1974年）。简而言之，她是有史以来最受欢迎的神秘小说作家。1971年，她获得了英国女爵士这一崇高荣誉。
（ ）5. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂的第一部侦探小说是什么时候完成的？
A. 1914年。B. 1915年。
C. 1920年。D. 1925年。
（ ）6. 以下哪一项是事件发生的正确顺序？
a. 《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》出版。
b. 阿加莎成为英国女爵士。
c. 《尼罗河上的惨案》出版。
d. 《东方快车谋杀案》被拍成电影。
A. a - c - d - b
B. a - c - b - d
C. d - a - c - b
D. d - a - b - c
（ ）7. 作者用“66”“无数”和“一系列”是为了说明什么？
A. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂是一位侦探小说作家。
B. 阿加莎转向音乐是一个很好的选择。
C. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂总共写了相当多的作品。
D. 阿加莎全神贯注且直觉敏锐。
（ ）8. 根据文章，以下哪一项可能是作者的观点？
A. 一个害羞的女孩应该由家庭教师授课。
B. 阿加莎放弃音乐转而从事写作是错误的。
C. 阿加莎的所有作品都被成功改编成电影。
D. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂不仅在20世纪受欢迎。
B
阿加莎·克里斯蒂1890年出生于英国德文郡。作为一个害羞的孩子，她由家庭教师授课，并且无法恰当地表达自己的感受。于是她将音乐作为一种表达方式，后来在生活中，又将写作作为表达方式。
1914年，24岁的她嫁给了第一次世界大战中的战斗机飞行员阿奇·克里斯蒂。在他参战期间，她担任护士。正是在战争期间在医院工作时，克里斯蒂第一次产生了写一部侦探小说的想法。尽管这部小说在一年内就完成了，但直到五年后的1920年才出版。
《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》为世界带来了令人印象深刻的赫尔克里·波洛，一位退休的比利时警官，他后来成为所有小说中最重要、最受欢迎的角色之一。他是个整洁的小个子男人，总是谨慎、有条不紊，还有点滑稽。
克里斯蒂写了30多部以波洛为主角的小说。其中最受欢迎的有《罗杰疑案》（1926年）、《东方快车谋杀案》（1934年）和《尼罗河上的惨案》（1937年）。
克里斯蒂的另一个最著名的角色在1930年的《寓所谜案》中登场。简·马普尔小姐，一位住在圣玛丽米德这个老式英国村庄里的年长单身女子，全神贯注且凭借敏锐的直觉破解了各种各样的谜案。
克里斯蒂最终成为公认的“黄金时代女王”。她总共写了66部以上的小说、无数的短篇小说和剧本，还以玛丽·韦斯特马科特为笔名写了一系列浪漫小说。她的几部作品被成功改编成电影，最著名的是《东方快车谋杀案》（1974年）。简而言之，她是有史以来最受欢迎的神秘小说作家。1971年，她获得了英国女爵士这一崇高荣誉。
（ ）5. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂的第一部侦探小说是什么时候完成的？
A. 1914年。B. 1915年。
C. 1920年。D. 1925年。
（ ）6. 以下哪一项是事件发生的正确顺序？
a. 《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》出版。
b. 阿加莎成为英国女爵士。
c. 《尼罗河上的惨案》出版。
d. 《东方快车谋杀案》被拍成电影。
A. a - c - d - b
B. a - c - b - d
C. d - a - c - b
D. d - a - b - c
（ ）7. 作者用“66”“无数”和“一系列”是为了说明什么？
A. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂是一位侦探小说作家。
B. 阿加莎转向音乐是一个很好的选择。
C. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂总共写了相当多的作品。
D. 阿加莎全神贯注且直觉敏锐。
（ ）8. 根据文章，以下哪一项可能是作者的观点？
A. 一个害羞的女孩应该由家庭教师授课。
B. 阿加莎放弃音乐转而从事写作是错误的。
C. 阿加莎的所有作品都被成功改编成电影。
D. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂不仅在20世纪受欢迎。