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第二节 阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（12 至 15 每题答案不超过 3 个词，16 题需用完整句子回答。）
Sherlock Holmes is a detective（侦探）in *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*. He solves mysteries. His friend, Watson, is almost as good a character in the story as Sherlock Holmes!
The very first time they meet, Holmes greatly surprises Watson for Holmes says to Watson, “How do you do? I see you have been to Afghanistan.”
Watson is too amazed by this. Watson has, indeed, been to Afghanistan. Later, he asks Holmes about it. Holmes explains that there is nothing magical about what he does. He gets to know it all by very careful observation（观察）.
Observation One
Watson was introduced to Holmes as a doctor. Yet Holmes thought that the way he stood and walked made him seem like a soldier（战士）. So, this meant he was probably an army doctor.
Observation Two
Watson’s face was quite dark - skinned. But his wrists were pale. So his dark face was probably sunburnt（晒伤）. This meant that he had been to a hot, sunny country.
Observation Three
At the time, the British army had soldiers at bases in many parts of the world. So there were still a lot of places to choose from. However, Holmes saw that Watson looked very tired and he was always holding his left arm, as if it was painful（疼痛的）. So, he had probably been with the army to a place where they were fighting. There was only one place where the British army was fighting at that time: Afghanistan.

答案： 14. way 15. different colors 16. Yes, I do. Because reading it makes me excited.

三、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
A|北京四中校本经典题 Stonehenge is one of the Britain’s most famous historical places. It is one of its 17. greatest(great)mysteries. Every year it 18. receives(receive)more than 750,000 visitors.
There are several ideas about what Stonehenge might have been 19. used(use)for. Historians believed it was a temple where ancient 20. leaders(leader)tried to communicate with the gods.
Another popular idea is that it might be a kind of calendar. The large stones 21. were(be)put together in a certain way. The sun shines directly into the center of the stones on midsummer’s morning. Other people believe the stones have a 22. medical(medicine)purpose. They think the stones can prevent 23. illness(ill)and keep people healthy. Some think it might be a burial place or a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built 24. to celebrate(celebrate)a victory over an enemy. But no one can give a right answer.
So far, nobody has 25. certainly(certain)known how Stonehenge was built because the stones are so big and heavy. And nobody has really known who 26. built(build)Stonehenge, either. But the only thing that people know is that the builders must have been hard - working—and great planners!

答案： 17. greatest 18. receives 19. used 20. leaders 21. were 22. medical 23. illness 24. to celebrate 25. certainly 26. built