5．The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end．In actual fact，people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories．
The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper："An opportunity to earn $250in a few minutes．A man willing to take chances is wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once．"A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser，but being a bit suspicious，he gave a false name．Soon afterwards，he received a reply．Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested．He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him"to get rid of somebody"and would discuss it more fully with him the next day．But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions．
The police saw the two men met and watched them as they drove away together．In the car the advertiser came to the point at once：he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife．The reason he gave was that he was suffering from an incurable disease and wanted to live in a warmer country，but his wife objected to this．Giving the man some money，the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog which，though it would not bite，might attract attention．He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her，After that，the advertiser suggested that the man should"do the job"next morning．Meanwhile，he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call．After the murder，they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged．The second meeting never took place，for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife．
26．What can we infer from paragraph one？B
A．While reading murder stories，we have to guess at the end of the stories．
B．While reading murder stories，we have to guess from the beginning to the end．
C．People usually behave more strangely in murder stories than in real life．
D．It is very easy for writers of murder stories to have readers guessing．
27．The underlined word"suspicious"in paragraph two meansA？
A．doubtful B．sure C．persuaded D．unexpected
28．Why did the man put an advertisement in a local newspaper？D
A．To hire someone to kill himself because he was seriously ill．
B．To ask someone to buy a gun for him and then he would kill his wife．
C．To hire someone to kill his wife because he didn't love her any more．
D．To have his wife killed because he doubt whether she still loved him．
29．According to the passage，what is NOT true about the advertiser？D
A．He was suffering from a deadly disease．
B．He raised a dog in his house．
C．He would help the person hired to finish the task．
D．He paid the man he hired beforehand．
30．From the passage，we can learn thatC．
A．The advertiser wrote a letter to the reader to ask him to call a number．
B．The reader was in great need of money，so he wanted to get the job．
C．The advertiser was caught by the police right after he met the reader．
D．The dog in the advertiser's house was very fierce．
分析 全文大意
謀殺案故事作者不遺余力地讓我們這些讀者猜測人物的行為，推測故事的發(fā)展．實際上，現(xiàn)實生活中一些人的行為比故事中的人更為奇特．
當(dāng)?shù)匾患业膱蠹埳显橇诉@么一則廣告："只需幾分鐘，250美元到手．機不可失，失不再來．愿意者切莫錯失良機．"一男子對此廣告半信半疑，就用一假名與登廣告者聯(lián)系應(yīng)聘．通過接觸，應(yīng)聘者知道登廣告者想花錢謀殺自己的妻子，因為妻子不愿意為了他這個得了不治之癥的人而搬到溫暖的國家去居住．結(jié)果，應(yīng)聘者報了警．在他們第一次碰面協(xié)商后，登廣告者就被抓捕歸案了．
解答 26．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段第一句The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end．可知，謀殺案故事作者花了很多的精力讓讀者從頭猜到尾．故選B．
27．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)此處后面he gave a false name"他給了一個假名"可知，他是對這件事表示"懷疑的"．故選A．
28．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從根據(jù)第三段第二、三句he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife．The reason he gave was that he was suffering from an incurable disease and wanted to live in a warmer country，but his wife objected to this．可知，妻子對于他這個得了不治之癥之人的請求都不予答應(yīng)，令他不得不懷疑妻子對他的愛，因而想要請人殺死她．故選D．
29．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句After the murder，they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid asarranged．可知，謀殺成功之后再付錢．故選D．
30．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段最后一句The second meeting never took place，for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards．可知，登廣告者不久就被捕了，他們之間的第二次見面也就流產(chǎn)了．故選C．
點評 細(xì)節(jié)理解題可根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞到原文中去尋找答案；推理判斷題要聯(lián)系相關(guān)語句去推理判斷字里行間隱藏的信息．
