$Since I was a little girl, I’ve loved crime and detective novels. I guess it was normal that I started writing them when I was (^1)$
older
(old). However, my family were very big on (热衷于$……) having a (^2)$traditional
(tradition) career and so when I said I wanted to study writing, my parents didn’t agree. They told me I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career, not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism (新闻$), but I didn’t want to lose interest in writing. I thought that (^3)$teaching
(teach) looked like a good compromise (妥协$), especially because (^4)$of
$ the long holidays. It was a good choice: by the time I was 25, I’d finished two novels and had (^5)$an
agent (经纪人$). To be honest, I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret, and my friends have always (^6)$known
$ (know). One of the (^7)$reasons
$ (reason) most people don’t know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded like a romance novelist for women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought, “Well, if you think it’ll make me successful, okay.” I’d totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates (^8)$reading
$ (read) my novel. I asked her some questions about it, and it was so clear that she had no idea that I’d written it—she even (^9)$offered
$ (offer) to lend it to me after she finished! Of course, sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home at the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies. (^1⁰)$But
I think my parents are probably right in some ways: my job as a teacher keeps me in touch with the real world.答案：【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读填空题，主要考查词汇在语境中的运用，包括词性转换、固定搭配、从句连接词以及非谓语动词等知识点。解题关键在于结合上下文语境，准确判断所填词的词性和形式。
1. 第一空：根据语境“当我更大一点的时候”，这里需要用old的比较级形式older。
2. 第二空：修饰名词career需要用形容词形式traditional。
3. 第三空：这里需要一个名词作主语，teach的名词形式是teaching。
4. 第四空：because of是固定搭配，表示“因为”，后面接名词短语。
5. 第五空：根据语境“我有一个经纪人”，这里用不定冠词an。
6. 第六空：根据have always done可知这里用现在完成时，know的过去分词是known。
7. 第七空：one of后面接名词复数形式reasons。
8. 第八空：see sb doing sth表示“看见某人正在做某事”，这里用reading。
9. 第九空：根据前面的asked可知这里用一般过去时，offer的过去式是offered。
10. 第十空：根据语境，这里表示转折关系，用but。
【答案】：
1. older
2. traditional
3. teaching
4. of
5. an
6. known
7. reasons
8. reading
9. offered
10. But
这是一道英语阅读填空题，主要考查词汇在语境中的运用，包括词性转换、固定搭配、从句连接词以及非谓语动词等知识点。解题关键在于结合上下文语境，准确判断所填词的词性和形式。
1. 第一空：根据语境“当我更大一点的时候”，这里需要用old的比较级形式older。
2. 第二空：修饰名词career需要用形容词形式traditional。
3. 第三空：这里需要一个名词作主语，teach的名词形式是teaching。
4. 第四空：because of是固定搭配，表示“因为”，后面接名词短语。
5. 第五空：根据语境“我有一个经纪人”，这里用不定冠词an。
6. 第六空：根据have always done可知这里用现在完成时，know的过去分词是known。
7. 第七空：one of后面接名词复数形式reasons。
8. 第八空：see sb doing sth表示“看见某人正在做某事”，这里用reading。
9. 第九空：根据前面的asked可知这里用一般过去时，offer的过去式是offered。
10. 第十空：根据语境，这里表示转折关系，用but。
【答案】：
1. older
2. traditional
3. teaching
4. of
5. an
6. known
7. reasons
8. reading
9. offered
10. But
( ) 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
( ) 2. What was the problem in the police station?
( ) 3. Which of the following is an important clue in this case?
( ) 4. Which best fits the blank?
( ) 5. What will the Chief probably do?
C
( ) 2. What was the problem in the police station?
B
( ) 3. Which of the following is an important clue in this case?
B
( ) 4. Which best fits the blank?
A
( ) 5. What will the Chief probably do?
D
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解的能力，包括细节理解、推理判断等。题目给出了一个侦探Drake解决案件的小故事，然后通过几个问题来考查学生对故事内容的理解。
1. 细节理解题。需要学生对故事中的细节有准确的理解，通过对比选项和原文，找出不符合原文的陈述。
2. 细节理解题。需要学生从故事中找出警察局遇到的问题，通过对比选项，选出最符合原文的答案。
3. 细节理解题。需要学生从故事中找出对解决案件有重要作用的线索，通过对比选项，选出最符合原文的答案。
4. 推理判断题。需要学生根据故事中的线索，推理出空白处应填的单词，这要求学生有一定的词汇量和推理能力。
5. 推理判断题。需要学生根据故事内容，推理出Chief接下来可能会做什么，这要求学生能够理解故事的发展脉络，并做出合理的推测。
【答案】：
1. C
根据原文“Detective Drake was napping with his feet up on his desk when the phone rang. He yawned (打呵欠) and picked it up. ‘Hello?’ he said. ‘I’ll take the case. I will leave and meet you at once.’”可知，电话铃声叫醒了Drake，他接了电话并立即出发，同时他带了雨伞以防下雨。但是原文并没有明确说明是Chief打的电话，所以C选项是不正确的。
2. B
根据原文“‘We’ve been getting unfinished maths problems in the mail,’ the Chief said. ‘They’re signed ‘Guessss Who?’. Every day the number of letters increases. We keep getting more. They are blocking the mail room.’”可知，警察局的问题是信件堵塞了邮件室，所以B选项是正确的。
3. B
根据原文“Drake looked at the paper in the Chief’s hand. He looked at one letter’s clue carefully: □+32= 51 Guessss Who? Gathering clues”以及后文Drake通过匹配数字和字母表解决了案件，可知缺失的数字是解决案件的重要线索，所以B选项是正确的。
4. A
根据原文“Finally, he had: JAKE THE ______”以及前文的“When he matched the numbers to the letters of the alphabet, this was what he had: A A E E E H J K K N S T”可以推理出，空白处应该填入一个与这些字母相匹配的单词，而且根据语境，这个单词应该是一个名词。对比选项，只有A选项SNAKE符合这个条件，所以A选项是正确的。
5. D
根据原文“Drake called the Chief. ‘That, Jake, is your man.’ ‘I knew I was right to call you and could always count on you!’ said the Chief.”可以推理出，Chief很可能会去逮捕Jake，因为Drake已经确定Jake就是案件的关键人物。所以D选项是正确的。
1. 细节理解题。需要学生对故事中的细节有准确的理解，通过对比选项和原文，找出不符合原文的陈述。
2. 细节理解题。需要学生从故事中找出警察局遇到的问题，通过对比选项，选出最符合原文的答案。
3. 细节理解题。需要学生从故事中找出对解决案件有重要作用的线索，通过对比选项，选出最符合原文的答案。
4. 推理判断题。需要学生根据故事中的线索，推理出空白处应填的单词，这要求学生有一定的词汇量和推理能力。
5. 推理判断题。需要学生根据故事内容，推理出Chief接下来可能会做什么，这要求学生能够理解故事的发展脉络，并做出合理的推测。
【答案】：
1. C
根据原文“Detective Drake was napping with his feet up on his desk when the phone rang. He yawned (打呵欠) and picked it up. ‘Hello?’ he said. ‘I’ll take the case. I will leave and meet you at once.’”可知，电话铃声叫醒了Drake，他接了电话并立即出发，同时他带了雨伞以防下雨。但是原文并没有明确说明是Chief打的电话，所以C选项是不正确的。
2. B
根据原文“‘We’ve been getting unfinished maths problems in the mail,’ the Chief said. ‘They’re signed ‘Guessss Who?’. Every day the number of letters increases. We keep getting more. They are blocking the mail room.’”可知，警察局的问题是信件堵塞了邮件室，所以B选项是正确的。
3. B
根据原文“Drake looked at the paper in the Chief’s hand. He looked at one letter’s clue carefully: □+32= 51 Guessss Who? Gathering clues”以及后文Drake通过匹配数字和字母表解决了案件，可知缺失的数字是解决案件的重要线索，所以B选项是正确的。
4. A
根据原文“Finally, he had: JAKE THE ______”以及前文的“When he matched the numbers to the letters of the alphabet, this was what he had: A A E E E H J K K N S T”可以推理出，空白处应该填入一个与这些字母相匹配的单词，而且根据语境，这个单词应该是一个名词。对比选项，只有A选项SNAKE符合这个条件，所以A选项是正确的。
5. D
根据原文“Drake called the Chief. ‘That, Jake, is your man.’ ‘I knew I was right to call you and could always count on you!’ said the Chief.”可以推理出，Chief很可能会去逮捕Jake，因为Drake已经确定Jake就是案件的关键人物。所以D选项是正确的。