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山西古交市2016中考英语二轮阅读理解自练附答案 【牛刀小试】 【能力选练】 A （来自2016中考模拟训练） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Holmes said, “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from?London!” ?? “The letters are all from sea ports (海港). The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,” I replied. ? ? “Very good, Watson! And John’s enemy is in?London?already!” ?? “Well, I hope they won’t kill young John,” I said. ?? But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near?Waterloo Station. Holmes was very angry about it. ?? “He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them, if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me, and he hurried out of the house. ?? At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for?J. C.” ?? “I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to?Georgia,?USA.” ?? “How did you find him, Holmes?” I asked. ?? “Ship’s papers,” he said, “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, and this morning the Star left?London?to sail back to?Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren’t on the ship last night, so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in?America, they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!” 31. The Star left?London?for ________. ?? A.?Canada????????????????? B. Australia?????? C. India??????????????? D.?America 32. Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for? ?? A. James Calhoun???? B. James