14．In 1885，a young doctor named Conan Doyle opened offices in London．He wanted to be a successful doctor，but for some reasons he never found enough patients．To pass the time，be began to write stories and send them to the newspapers．
Conan Doyle's stories were about a clever detective，Sherlock Holmes．Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street in London，and people with problems came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems，too．He was able to solve mysteries that the cleverest policemen in England were unable to figure out．Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair．He listened carefully to the information his client（委托人） gave and figured out the answer．At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues．Sherlock Holmes traveled to different cities and countries to solve the mysteries．Sometimes he wore disguises，pretending to be an old man，or a sailor．Holmes did anything to find out the answer to the mysteries he was working on．His best friend Dr．Watson kept him company（陪伴）on most of his adventures．
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature，but many people don't understand that he is a fictional character，not a real person．The English post offices report that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street．Even he gets more than 2，000letters every year．
67．Conan Doyle began to write stories perhaps becauseB．
A．he wanted to tell something about his patients
B．he wasn't good at medicine
C．he wanted to make more money
D．most people were strong at the time
68．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．many people asked Conan Doyle to solve their mysteries
B．Conan Doyle got a lot of experience in solving mysteries
C．Conan Doyle was a person with great literary quality and talent．
D．Conan Doyle was able to help those who came to see him with their problems
69．The phrase"wore disguises"in the fourth paragraph meansC．
A．introduced oneself
B．was in old clothes
C．changed one's clothes or one's appearance
D．seemed to be poor and helpless
70．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．In 1885，a young doctor named Conan Doyle opened offices in Paris．
B．The character Conan Doyle wrote about was thought to be a real person by many people．
C．To earn a lot of money，Conan Doyle began to write stories．
D．Sherlock Holmes is still living in Baker Street and gets more than 2，000letters every year．
分析 本文主要介紹英語小說家柯南•道爾因塑造了成功的偵探人物──福爾摩斯而成為偵探小說歷史上最重要的作家之一．福爾摩斯能解決倫敦最聰明的警察不能解決的問題以致于人們把他當(dāng)成了一個真人給他寫信．
解答 67--70 BCCB
67．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段He wanted to be a successful doctor，but for some reasons he never found enough patients可知，病人不找他看病，可能是他的醫(yī)術(shù)不好．故選B．
68．C 推理判斷題．通過通讀全文，Sherlock Holmes能解決倫敦最聰明的警察不能解決的問題，人們把他當(dāng)成了一個真人給他寫信，說明Conan Doyle的小說寫得非常成功，文學(xué)功底很好．故選C．
69．C 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)下文pretending to be an old man，or a sailor可知，假裝成老人或者水手，wore disguises便是"化裝"之意．故選C．
70．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段The English post offices report that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street．Even he gets more than 2，000letters every year可知，人們把小說中的人物Sherlock Holmes當(dāng)成了真實的人．故選B．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
