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Agatha Christie was an English detective story writer．In her detective stories，she created several detectives．The two most famous of them are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot．Here is a list of some stories written by Agatha Christie．

Murder on the Orient Express ?	It was first published(出版)in the UK in January 1934．When one of the passengers on the train is discovered murdered，Poirot begins finding the murderer at once． ?
Evil under the Sun ?	It was first published in the UK in June 1941．A quiet holiday at a hotel is all that Poirot wants．But a beautiful woman is found killed on the beach near the hotel．Who kills her? ?
The Body in the Library ?	It was first published in the US in February 1942．Dolly asks her old friend Miss Marple for help when a dead girl is found in the library．Who is the girl?Miss Marple begins looking for the answer． ?
Death in the Clouds ?	It was first published in the US in March 1935．Poirot is a passenger on an airplane flying from Paris to London．But one of the passengers，Madame Giselle is found dead on the plane．Who kills her? ?

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【1】Agatha Christie was a________．

A. detective

B. writer

C. nurse

D. teacher

【2】Murder on the Orient Expresswas first published in________．

A. 1942

B. 1941

C. 1935

D. 1934

【3】What does Poirot want to have in Evil under the Sun?

A. A quiet holiday．

B. A detective novel．

C. A beautiful painting．

D. A new murder．

【4】What is the relationship between Miss Marple and Dolly?

A. Mother and daughter．

B. Teacher and student．

C. Friends．

D. Sisters．

【5】InDeath in the Clouds，the story happens________．

A. on a train

B. on a plane

C. on the beach

D. in a library

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【1】由文章中的“Agatha Christie was an English detective story writer．”可知答案為B。

【2】由Murder on the Orient Express中的描述“It was first published in the UK in January 1934．”可知答案為D。

【3】由Evil under the Sun中的描述“A quiet holtday at a hotel is all that Poirot wants．”可知答案為A。

【4】由The Body in the Library中的描述“Dolly asks her old friend Miss Marple for help…”可知答案為C。

【5】由Death in the Clouds中的描述“Poirot is a passenger on an airplane flying from Paris to London．”以及“…on the plane”可知答案為B。