上海市2019届初三英语一模阅读D篇专题汇编（含答案）

上海市2019届初三英语一模阅读D篇专题汇编
宝山
D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)
It happened about one year ago. My mom wanted to visit her sister who lived in America. Since we lived in the Ukraine(乌克兰), my mom had to get agreement from our government to go to America. After she got the agreement to go and all of the paper work was done, she was ready to go. Then came the bad part. She had to be away from my dad, my two sister, and me for about three months. From our city, my mum had to go to New York by plane. My sisters, my dad and I stood and watched the plane leave until we couldn’t see it any more.
The next day, we got a call from our mom. She said that her sister met her in New York and from there, they drove to the place where my aunt lived. She also said that it was really nice in America, but she missed her very much. It was really hard to live without my mom, without her help or her advice, but I got over it.
After about three months my mom was coming home. My dad my sister went to pick my mom up from the airport. It was very far and my mom had a lot of bags. My younger sister and I waited for them at home. We waited and waited, and then it was late, but they weren’t back. Then we got a call from our dad. He said that there was a big snowstorm in New York and the plane couldn’t leave until the storm was over, so our mum would be late. When they finally got home, I was really happy. My mum had a lot of gifts for us, but she was the best one.
88. Why did the writer’s mother fly to New York?
89. How long did the writer’s mother have to be away from home?
90. Who saw off the writer’s mother at the airport?
91. The writer met his mother at the airport with his dad, didn’t he?
92. Why didn’t his mother’s plane arrive on time?
93. What was the best gift for the writer?

崇明
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12 分)
Once upon a time, there lived a generous and kind hearted king. But, the people weren't happy with their king because he was too lazy and wouldn't do anything other than eating and sleeping. He spent days, weeks and months in his bed. The king became a couch potato and the people started to worry about him.
One day, the king realized that he couldn't even move his body. He invited famous doctors from various parts of his country and offered them generous rewards to make him fit. Unfortunately, none could help the king gain his health or fitness.
One morning, a man called Rishi visited the land of the king. He heard about the illness of the king and told one minister that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy.
Since he couldn't move his body, the fat king asked the minister to bring Rishi to the palace, but Rishi refused and ordered the king to come to meet him. After a lot of effort, the king met the man. Rishi encouraged him and said he was good and very soon the king would gain his health. He asked the king to come for treatment every day from the next day on. Also, Rishi told the king that he would treat him only if he came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but accompanied by his followers, he reached Rishi's place. Unfortunately, Rishi wasn't available there and his friend said the king could come and met him the next day for treatment. This was repeated for two weeks and the king never met Rishi and never had any treatment. Suddenly the king realized that he was a lot lighter, lost a lot of weight and felt more active than before. He realized the reason why Rishi asked him to reach his place by walking.
Very soon, the king regained his health, and the people were very happy in his kingdom. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.

88. What does the underlined part couch potato mean in this story?
89. Why did the king invite famous doctors one day?
90. When did the minister become very happy?
92. How did Rishi cure the king?
91. When did the king realize he was much better than before?
93. What have you learned from this story?
虹口
D. Answer the questions
Whether from the novels, TV show or movies, everyone knows Sherlock Holmes. His stories are among the most read material in the world, behind only the Bible（圣经）and the dictionary.
The famous detective stories were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Though he studied medicine and managed to practise it, writing became his pleasure in life and made him famous all over the world. In addition to his gift in writing detective stories, he had a medical background that enabled him to be of service during wars and journeys to both Antarctica and Africa.
During his university years, Doyle found his studies dull but loved watching his unusual teachers. One of these was Dr. Joseph Bell, who liked to observe to find solutions to problems. While Bell could guess people’s jobs just by observing them carefully, he was also cold to his patients. And so Doyle’s famous Holmes was born a confident detective with a keen eye but an indifferent（冷漠的）attitude.
Doyle began to publish detective stories of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand magazine in 1891 and achieved great success. These exciting and enjoyable adventures attracted the British middle class who lined up to buy magazines and read them. Doyle, however, felt Holmes was blocking his desire to write historical novels and killed him off in 1893. Angry letters and protest failed to bring Holmes back until 8 years later.
Holmes continued being popular through new novels, BBC’s TV shows and the Robert Downey Jr. films. Some fans are even crazy about Sherlock Holmes. A group of fans called Sherlockians claim（宣称）that Sherlock Holmes was a real person and his stories are historical record. As they work to prove their claims and as books and films about Holmes continue to fill our homes, our favourite detective certainly lives on.（299 words）
88. Are Sherlock Holmes’s stories the most read material in the world? __________________________________________________________________
89. How could Dr. Joseph Bell guess people’s jobs?
__________________________________________________________________
90. Why did Doyle kill Holmes off in 1893?
__________________________________________________________________
91. When did Doyle bring Holmes back to his stories?
__________________________________________________________________
92. What do Sherlockians mainly do to show their love for Sherlock Holmes?
They work to prove that _______________________________________________
93. Please give at least two reasons mentioned in the passage that make Sherlock Holmes popular for such a long time.
_______________________________________________
奉贤
D. Answer the questions(根据以下内容回答问题)
“Dinging out”, or “eating out”, are phrases people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or a pub. Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has been ever been. In 2006, for the first time ever, British people spent more eating out in restaurants and pubs than cooking for themselves. It seems that many British people are becoming increasingly interested in how good their food tates, and also how healthy it is.
However, eating out can also be expensive. Restaurants are more expensive than pubs, though many pubs serve very good, simple food. As we British people do no dine out every night of the week, eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion(场合). When going on a first date and wanting to make a good impression on him or her, or if celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, then many people like to go to a restaurant to eat. People often eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theatre.
Naturally, restaurants are greatly different in quality and price. However, almost all British cities have man kinds of food and culinary(烹饪的) styles to choose from including traditional British food, and all from the very cheap to the very expensive ---French, Italian, Indian, Greek, Thai, Japanese and many, many more. In fact, when asked what their favorite food is, more British people say an Indian curry than any other dish!
As well as dining in a restaurant, when people are too tired too cook after work, they often get a “take-away”. This means that they order from a take-away restaurant by phone, and then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many take-away restaurants also deliver it to your house(if you are especially tired, or lazy!) . And you can normally find a take-away restaurant for almost any cuisine, the most popular are pizza(Italian), Indian and Chinese---and all you have to do is open the door, pay and eat!

88. British people enjoy cooking for themselves, don’t they?
89. How is the food served by many pubs?
90. When do British people choose to eat in a restaurant?
91. Which dish do most of the British people like best?
92. How can British people get a “take-away”?
93. Do you like eating out or getting a “take-away”? Please give at least two reasons to explain your choice.
黄浦
D. Answer the questions
When I was in high school, I worked part-time helping Dad sell fruits and vegetables at a market. One day, as I was preparing the fruits, a little boy came by with his mom and sister. He was about eight years old, and the girl, six or seven. They were looking at the fruits in front of me. I heard the kids say to their mom in French.“They’re good!”I knew it was French because I can speak and understand it.
Then I noticed how the mom was picking the fruits. At first I thought she was really looking at the fruits because she was facing them. But then I noticed how much she had to feel and smell each one as she picked them out. And she often asked her son if it looked okay, but looked way above where his face was. Putting what I saw together, I was sure she was blind.
Both of the kids continued to help their mom pick out the fruits. The son made sure the fruits were not obviously bad, and the daughter handed them to her mom. The woman then felt each one and smiled, and the daughter would put them into their basket. The kids were smiling while helping their mom pick the fruits out.
Their smile and gentle manner moved me in a way that never happened before. It was so beautiful to see such young kids so willingly help. Most kids that age would be picking out candies or toys in a store for themselves, instead of helping their mom pick out fruits as the two kids did.
It was great to see the moment with my own eyes, but not so great because I didn’t tell the mom how beautiful her children were in their language. This is what I feel sorry to this day.
88. Where did the writer help his dad sell fruits and vegetables?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 89. What did the woman and her kids come to the market to buy?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 90. How was the woman picking the fruits?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 91. Why did the woman have to feel and smell each one as she picked them out?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 92. Were the kids glad to help their mom pick the fruits out?
_____________________________________________________________________________ 93. What do you think the beautiful moment is? Give the detail.
_____________________________________________________________________________
嘉定
D. Answer the questions.
The American high school author named Juliette Turner has published her third book aimed at middle school readers. With her new novel That’s Not Hay in My Hair, she has become a new star in the world of publishing.
Turner is just 18 years old. After she finished fourth grade in New York, she moved to Cooke County, Texas, with her mother where she started a new life working with horses and cattle and her writing career.
“My mother and I were the only people living there,” Turner said. “It was just the two of us breaking the ice on the cow-water trough(奶牛饮水槽).”
Turner’s mother, Janine Turner, is a famous actress in the US. Life in Cooke County was not as glamorous(令人向往的) as the life she had lived before. But for Turner, rural(农村的) life gave her a lot of material to write about.
That’s Not Hay in My Hair is unlike Turner’s first two books. “Everything that happened in the book actually happened in the lives of my mom and I.” she said. The adventures were too crazy to believe, but it all happened exactly how it’s written.
Indeed, Janine Turner was one of the first people to read the book. “I’ve been too busy doing my own things before. She’s written these books all by herself. I didn’t even read this one until it was finished,” said Janine, “She has an amazing power.”
As Turner is thinking about her upcoming college life, she hasn’t decided whether her adulthood will be spent in a city or in the country.
“I will always be a country girl at heart,” she said. “I love the country life. It is where I feel at peace and at home. I don’t know where life is taking me at the moment. But I will always return home to the country and to my mom. It’s where my roots are.”

88. Who did Juliette Turner’s new novel That’s Not Hay in My Hair mainly aim at?
89. When and where did the young author start her writing career?
90. Life in Cooke County was not the same as the life the girl had lived before, was it?
91. How is That’s Not Hay in My Hair different from Juliette’s first two books?
92. Why did Juliette’s mother said “She has an amazing power”?
93. What does Juliette Turner mean by saying “It’s where my roots are” in the last paragraph?

D. Answer the questions.（12 分）
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter. He developed a way of painting called abstract art. This art uses colours, shapes and lines. He had many ideas about colour. He believed that colours communicated certain qualities and that the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us. Most of us have a favourite colour and this favourite colour makes us feel good, too.
Kandinsky thought that yellow was a warm exciting colour that could make us feel happy. In comparison, blue was a peaceful colour that could make a person feel more relaxed. The colour green brings peace and stillness and makes us feel close to nature. White he thought was a colour associated with harmony, silence and cleanliness, while black was linked to grief darkness and the unknown. Red can boost our energy and is linked to improving confidence. Orange is a healthy colour with a fun side to it. Schools use bright colours to encourage children to take part in activity and learning.
Age influences our choice of favourite colours. Children like the colour yellow. As children become adults, yellow becomes less popular as a favourite colour. Older people seem to like blues and purples more than reds and oranges. This kind of knowledge about colours can be powerful in advertising and website design. It can have an effect on the success of these with their readers. If you are designing a website for children, the colour yellow would probably make it more successful. If you are designing a website for older people, the use of blues and purples would make it more successful than the use of yellow. It would seem that the power of colour is interesting as a subject.
Colour seem to influence more than we could imagine in our lives. It is interesting to note that different colours have different meanings in different cultures. Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion(激情) in the West. In China, red represents good luck. South Africa, it is the colour associated with death. In Western cultures, black is the colour associated with death, while in Japan, white is the colour of death. Purple is the colour of death in Thailand, but in the West, it is the colour of royalty, wealth and luxury.

89. Who developed a way of painting called abstract art?
90. Did Wassily Kandinsky believe the colours that surround us have a powerful influence on us? 91. Why do advertising and website design use different colours for different readers?
92. How can a website attract older people more according to the passage?
93. “Red is often thought of as the colour of danger, love and passion in the West.” Which one of the three ideas do you agree with here in China? Try to give an example.
静安
D. Answer the questions.
Have you ever wished you could change something about your body? If so, you’re not alone.
Many people use apps(手机软件) like MeituXiuxiu to edit photos before posting them on social media. Some teenagers are even having plastic surgery(整容) at an early age. Zeng, a senior 2 student from Chengdu, had a double eyelid surgery done this summer. She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.
As teenagers’ bodies grow and change, they become aware of the smallest flaw(缺陷) in their looks. They are very worried about it. This can affect their health.
According to Huxiu News, over 60 percent of girls refuse to take part in some daily activities such as going to school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers do not want to speak up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.
One of the main causes is advertising, TV shows and social media. Pictures of “perfect” faces and bodies are everywhere. They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful. Magazines give tips about how to lose weight “in days”. Advertisements suggest that you should whiten your skin using certain products. And TV shows often make fun of overweight characters. Seeing all these things can make people believe that they should change their bodies.
So what should we do? According to Nancy Etcoff of the Harvard Medical School, “We need to help young people in many ways. These ways can include educating students about body confidence in school, as well as encouraging parents to talk to their kids about this topic. After all, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes,” Etcoff said.

88. Do many teenagers have plastic surgery at an early age?
89. How do teenagers probably feel when they are aware of the smallest flaw in their looks?
90. How many girls refuse to take part in some daily activities because of the bad feeling about their looks?
91. What are “perfect” faces and bodies according to advertising, TV shows and social media? 92. What does it mean by saying “…, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.”?
93. What can you do to make yourself look and feel your best? Please list two ways.
闵行
D. Answer the questions.
I-Shou Lin(林义守) is a very successful businessman. When he was a child, he had no opportunity to get a formal education, but didn’t let that hold him back. By the age of ten, he had begun a few small businesses. In 1988, Lin started a steel factory in Taiwan where he was born, and then developed it well. 11 years later, the production doubled.
During this time, his mom reminded him of the importance of education. Because he had made some money, she felt he had a social responsibility to help in this field. Then Lin realized that few students studied electrical machinery. So he started Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), which was later upgraded to I- Shou University.
When asked about education, Lin replied that the next generation needed to be educated from an international point of view. And in 2004, I-Shou International School was set up.
After suffering a serious illness, Lin realized that life is priceless. He looked for more ways to improve people’s lives. As a result, he established a world-class hospital with the latest equipment and best-trained staff. I-Shou university’s medical school combines education and medicine to educate students to serve those in need.
Life needs fun as well. Having travelled to many countries and regions, Lin thought Taiwan should be as desirable as Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. Then he developed E-DA World. It includes one of Asia’s best outlet malls as well as the region’s largest amusement park and theater.
What do steel production, ________, ________ and entertainment have in common? The answer is: I- Shou Lin!

88. Did I-Shou Lin get a formal education? ________, ________________________________ 89. Where was Lin born? ________________________________________
90. Why did Lin set up I-Shou International School?
________________________________________
91. What can Lin’s hospital provide? ________________________________________
92. When did he develop E-DA World? ________________________________________
93. What can be filled in each blank in the last paragraph? Give your reason. ________________________________________
浦东
Catching fish for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is an American golfer, who is among the greatest golfers of all time. He used to be the World No. 1, and now is No. 3 in the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes.
Tiger Woods has achieved so much in his life, both in his career and the fame that any successful person could get. He must be excellent when it comes to the golf course. His another desire is to become good at catching fish. Yes, you are reading it right; fishing is what he does whenever he’s not playing golf.
Climbing Trees for Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is an English television producer. He is known in the United Kingdom and the United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol. He might have been known for his sarcastic comments(嘲讽的评论) when he was part of American Idol as one of its judges. He is also the owners of the television production and music publishing house Syco.
Although he has strong and straight personality, he loves climbing up the tress like a kid. Instead of taking up an ordinary hobby, he finds it challenging and energetic to climb up trees.
________________for Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer is a German model, who rose to popularity and became a household name during the early 1990s as one of the world’s super models. She has set up a company with her own clothing label to be a businesswoman.
Most women dislike the frightening little thins that can be seen. But with Claudia Schiffer, she does what most women hat in general. She goes to gardens or woods for insects to collect. She is neither a bit afraid nor thinks that they can hurt her.

88. Has Tiger Woods achieved much success in his career?
89. Where does Simon Cowell known as a talent judge?
90. Why does Simon Cowell select climbing trees as his hobby?
91. What does Claudia Schiffer do according to the article?
92. What do you think was Claudia Schiffer’s hobby? Please complete the blank in the article. 93. What similarities(共同点) do you think the three people share? List three points in sentences.
普陀
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12 分）
I grew up in a small town in Italy. One morning when I was 16, Dad told me I could drive him into a village, about 18 miles away, if I took the car to be serviced (保养) at a nearly garage. Thinking that I had just learned to drive, and hardly had the chance to use the car, I agreed happily. I drove Dad into the village and made sure to pick him up at 4pm. Then I drove to a nearby garage and dropped off the car. Because there were still a few hours to be left, I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage. But, when the last movie finished, I was two hours late. I was afraid of the result being late. I thought if Dad knew what I had done, he could never let me drive again. So when I drove up the place where we had planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently on the corner. I told him that I had come as quickly as I could, but the car had needed some special repairs.
“I’m terribly sorry that you tell you have to lie to me, Jonson.”
“What do you mean, Dad? I’m telling the truth.”
“I called the garage to ask if there were any problem, and they told me that you had not yet picked up the car. So I know there were no problems with the car. I’m angry not with you but with myself. You see, I’ve failed as a father, so I’m going to walk home now and think carefully about where I have gone wrong all these years.”
“But it’s dark, and it’s 18 miles to walk home.”
I pleased(请求) all the way, telling him how sorry I was. But nothing helped I had to drive behind him for 18 miles.
It was one of the most painful moments I had ever had. But it was the best lesson.

88. How did was Jason when the story happened?
89. What was Jason let to do if he took the car to be serviced at a garage?
90. Where did Jason go after he dropped off the car at a garage?
91. According to Jason, what might be the result of his being late?
92. How did Dad punish(惩罚) himself for not doing well enough as a father?
93. What could Jason learn from his father’s action?
青浦
The Winning Team
Peter kept his eyes on the ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could we have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down, His stupid mistake made him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team.
As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.”
“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They’ll probably never let me play again.”
“Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.”
Peter didn’t say anything but what his father said made him think carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault（过错）.We
should think about 。
Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.

88. Peter was a member of his school soccer team, wasn’t he?（此题1 分）
89. Why did Peter feel angry and worried that day?.
90. According to Peter’s father, what makes a good team?
91. What advice did Peter’s give him?.
92. What can be filled in the blank to complete the sentence?
We should think about_________________________
93. Why did Peter think he was on a winning team?
松江


徐汇
My _______
“The atlas（地图册）I grew up with was a hand-me-down from my brother, dog-eared Collins World Atlas. This became my favourite book, and I was touched that he thought I was grown-up enough to appreciate it. After wars, my atlas was considered incorrect and out of date and I had to buy a new one for school. But I still missed the well-used pages and old-book smell. I carefully tore （撕）pages out of my old atlas, and glued them on cardboard. My father helped me to cut them into jigsaw puzzles as gifts for my friends. Google search is an easy way to find various places, but I still prefer to search for exotic places in a real-turning atlas. One day it may be priceless!”
Rosemary Francis
“When I was 13, I wanted a horse of my own. Finally my parents softened to the idea and bought me a beautiful part-Arabian horse. To settle on a name, my father suggested I open our atlas to the page on Saudi Arabia, close my eyes and place my finger randomly（随机地）on the page. Bandar Shah（Royal Port）was a wonderful horse.”
Melanie Egan
“When I retired after 20 years with the same boss Reader’s Digest, I did not expect to be given a gold watch. I certainly did not expect to be given a Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World. But that is exactly what my co-workers decided I needed. For the next 15 years that atlas was used by my family to settle geographic arguments and plan trips abroad. Sadly, wear and tear forced its retirement, too.”

Winston Hindmarsh

88. Rosemary didn’t like the old alas from his brother, did she?
89. How did Rosemary make use of the old atlas?
90. What does“Bandar Shah”refer to in the atlas?
91. From whom did Winston get the atlas?
92. In what way was the Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World used by the family?
93. If the three articles are put in one section in a magazine, please complete the title.

杨浦
Dear Mrs. Smith,
I regret to inform you that your order for bed clothes and curtains will not arrive on schedule. The reason for this is the factory that supplies our fabrics(面料) flooded during the typhoon over the weekend. All of the material it had in stock(存货) was ruined, and its workers now have to clean up the factory. This includes repairing some of the looms it uses to make the fabrics.
As a result, it will take an additional two weeks for them to send us the fabrics. Since you custom- ordered these fabrics, the factory has agreed to deal with your order first. As soon as we receive it, my company will also give your order priority; after all, you are a valuable customer for us. We’ll try to get all the bed clothes and curtains done as soon as possible.
I’ll email you when we start sewing work, and again when the items are finished and we’ve done quality control on them. __92__, and I hope you will continue to use our services in the future.
Sincerely,
Joes Sewing Company

88. What did Mrs. Smith order from Joes Sewing Company?
89. Why couldn’t the factory supply fabrics on schedule?
90. How long will it take for the factory to send the fabrics?
91. What does Joes Sewing company promise Mrs. Smith?
92. What best fits the blank?
93. Will Mrs. Smith be satisfied with the solution? Why or why not?

长宁
Agatha Christie was one of the greatest British crime writers. She introduced the public to her literary character, the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot in her crime novel in 1920. In total she wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, a billion copies of which have been sold in English. Her books have been translated into many different languages ,including Chinese.
Each story she wrote involved a mystery that had to be solved, but perhaps the greatest mystery is where she went for those 11 days. At the time of the disappearance in 1926, she was 36 years old and married to Archibald Christie. Her mother had died in the beginning of that year and her husband had left her alone to deal with her mother’s death. So she was very lonely and it seemed as if she might not be coping well emotionally.
In the middle of that year, her latest book was published and the book reviews loved it! Unluckily, soon after her book was published, her husband told her he was having an affair with a young man and was going away for the weekend to be with her. On Friday, the 3rd of December 1926, Agatha Christie kissed her daughter who was asleep upstairs and drove away from the house. Her car was later found abandoned(被遗弃的) on an empty road near a lake and so people began the search for the talented writer. It was 11days later before someone recognized Agatha at a spa hotel in Harrogate. She had been living there using another name all that time. On her return, she never said much about what had happened.
Over the years, many people guessed why she disappeared. Some people said that she was upset with her husband and lost her memory as he was having an affair. A few people even thought that it was a publicity(宣传) trick to make sure that her newly-published book would sell well.
To this day no one knows for sure what happened and why. While books and even a movie have been made about the mysterious 11 days, it would seem that even the great detective Hercule Poirot would not be able to solve this mystery!

88. Who was Hercule Poirot?
89. What factor do we know that Agatha’s books have been known to the world?
90. Why did Agatha feel lonely in the beginning of 1926?
91. What was the date when Agatha drove away from her home?
92. People didn’t recognize Agatha when she had been at a spa hotel for 11days , did they?
93. Do you think Agatha’s missing was a publicity trick? Give your reason(s)!








































答案
宝山
88、Because she wanted to visit her sister who lived in America.
89、For three months.
90、The writer’s sisters，dad and himself.
91、No，he didn’t.
92、Because of a big snowstrom in New York.
93、The writer’s mother.
崇明
89.To make him fit.
90.After Rishi told him that he could easily cure the king.
91.When he realized that he was a lot lighter, lost a lot of weight and felt more active.
92.By asking the king to reach his place by walking.
93.Nothing is more important than health.
虹口
88. No, they aren’t. 89. By observing them/people carefully.
90. Because Doyle felt Holmes was blocking his desire to write historical novels.
91. In 1991/ 8 years after Doyle killed Holmes.
92. They claim that Sherlock Holmes was a real person and his stories are historical record.
93. The fans of Holmes work on prove that Holmes was a real person and books and films about Holmes continue to full our homes.（言之有理即可）
奉贤
88. Yes, they do.
89. Many pubs serve very good, simple food , though they are cheaper than restaurants.
90. On some special occasions, such as the first date, an anniversary or a birthday and before going to the cinema or the theatre.
91. Indian curry.
92. They can order from a take-away restaurant by phone, and then go to collect it and take it home to eat or ask the take-away restaurant to deliver to house.
93. Any reasonable answer can be accepted.
黄浦
88. At a market
89. Fruits
90. By feeling and smelling each one
91. Because she was blind
92. Yes, they were.
嘉定
88. Her new novel mainly aimed at middle school readers.
89. She started her writing career in Cooke Country, Texas after she finished fourth grade.
90. No, it wasn’t.
91. Everything that happened in the book actually happened in the lives of Juliette and her mom. 92. Because Juliette wrote these books all by herself.
93. She means that she loves country life and the country is her home.
金山
88. Wassiy Kandinsky
89. Yes, he did.
90. Blue
91. Because age influences people’s choice of favourite colours
92. By using blues and purples.
静安
88. No, they don’t.
89. They are very worried about it.
90. Over 60 percent of girls.
91. They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful.
92. Everyone is beautiful regardless of their shapes and sizes.
93. Doing exercise and wearing lovely clothes.
闵行
88. No, he didn’t
89. He was born in Taiwan.
90. Because his mom reminded him of the importance of education.
91. The latest equipment and best-trained staff.
92. After he had travelled to many countries and regions
93. education, hospital
浦东
88. Yes, he has.
89. In the United Kingdom and the United States.
90. Because he finds it is challenging and energetic.
91. She is a German model and a businesswoman.
92. Collecting insects.
93. They all do well in their career and are famous and have unique hobbies.
普陀
88. 16.
89. He was let to drive Dad into a village(about 18 miles away)
90. He went to a theatre near the garage.
91. His dad could never let him drive again if he knew what he had done.
92. He walked home for 18 miles.
93. One should be brave to admit that he has done something wrong and be responsible for the possible bad result. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable)
青浦
88. Yes, he was.
89. Because he thought his stupid mistake had made his team lose the game.
90. Support
91. Winning or losing is only half the game, the other half is learning to communicate with teammates and learning from mistakes.
92. 略 93. 略
松江

徐汇
88. Yes, she did.
89. By carefully tearing pages out of the old atlas and gluing them on cardboard
90. The beautiful part-Arabian horse’s name
91. His co-workers
92. To settle geographic arguments and planning trips abroad.
93. My atlas

杨浦
88. Bed clothes and curtains
89. Because the factory flooded during the typhoon over the weekend.
90. It will take an additional two weeks.
91. Order priority 92. We are really sorry for this.
93. Yes, I think so. Because Joes Sewing gives Mrs Smith order priority and promises that they will try to get all the bed clothes and curtains done as soon as possible.
长宁
88. A famous Belgian detective
89. Her books have been translated into many different languages.
90. Because her mother had died in the beginning of that year and her husband had left her alone to deal with her mother’s death.
91. 3rd of December 1926
92. No, they didn’t
93. I don’t thinks so, because her mother just died and she was sad and need some time alone.