Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile (n. 尼罗河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.
“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 铊) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”
“You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”
The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville A week later, it was reported that the poison might have e from an insecticide (n. 杀虫剂) used in Deleville.
【小题1】The baby was sent to a hospital in London because .A．her parents were living in London thenB．the hospitals in Deleville were full at that timeC．she was the daughter of a famous doctor in LondonD．doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness【小题2】When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be .A．quite easy to treatB．the result of thallium poisoningC．a mon oneD．extraordinarily serious【小题3】From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness had something to do with .A．a dead writerB．the water in DelevilleC．a dangerous murdererD．a harmful substance (n. 物质) used to kill pests【小题4】As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie .A．had never met this babyB．had spent a long time studying the baby’s illnessC．visited the baby both in Deleville and LondonD．gave the nurse some advice on the telephoneD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】细节理解题。结合文章Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London可知婴儿被送往伦敦一医院的主要原因在于——原来的医生不能检查出其病因。
【小题2】推理判断题。结合文章The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine the baby without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged可知答案。
【小题3】推理判断题。结合“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (n. 铊) poisoning. ” 及下文的描述可知婴儿的病症正好与下文中的情形相吻合。由此推断，此婴儿的病因可能是由铊中毒引起的。
【小题4】推理判断题。纵观全文，Agatha Christie在写小说时，他并未想到其情节会拯救一婴儿，所有的一切纯属巧合。