备战2022年中考英语话题阅读专项训练专题15 文学名著(原卷版)¤话题01《怪医杜立德》节选¤话题02《秘密花园》节选¤话题03《汤姆索亚历险记》节选¤话题04《金银岛》节选¤话题05《汤姆叔叔的小屋》片段¤话题06《麦琪的礼物》节选¤话题07《海底两万里》简介¤话题08《爱丽丝漫游仙境》改编¤话题09《威尼斯商人》节选¤话题10《福尔摩斯探案故事》节选Passage 1（2021·江苏宿迁·中考真题）Dr. Dolittle lived in a small town called Puddleby. Everyone in the town knew him. The dog and children ran after him.He lived in a small house, but he had a large garden. He kept many animals in his garden. His favorite animals were DabDab, a duck; Jip, a dog; GubGub, a baby pig and Polynesia, a parrot. He also kept some fish, rabbits, cats, a squirrel, a cow and a baby cow, a horse, chickens and so on.Dr. Dolittle didn’t have many patients. Most people didn’t like all of his animals, so when they were ill, they went to a doctor in another town.“But you don’t have any money,” his sister told him. “You need patients.”“I have a patient,” Dr. Dolittle answered, “The cat’smeatman. He’s the man who sells me meat for the cat.”“He doesn’t pay you enough to live on,” his sister told him.“Then I’ll sell everything I have,” he said.And he did. He sold most of his furniture. He also sold most of his clothes. Then he had enough money to buy food for himself and his animals.One day, the cat’smeatman said to him, “Why don’t you stop being a doctor for people and bee a doctor for animals instead? I’m sure that you know a lot about animalsmore than most vets. You wrote a wonderful book about cats. I’d send all the people with sick dogs or cats to you.”When the cat’smeatman left, Polynesia, the parrot, flew onto the table. “He’s right, Doctor,” Polynesia said. “You should bee an animal doctor.”“There are a lot of vets,” Dr. Dolittle said.“Perhaps there are a lot of vets. But you’d be the best vet of all. I’m not the only animal that can talk. All the animals can talk. Each kind of animal has its own language. I’ll teach you mine if you like.”“Yes, please,” Dr. Dolittle said. He opened a drawer (抽屉) and took out a notebook and pencil. “Will you teach me the parrot’s ABCs first?” he asked.Polynesia agreed to teach Dr. Dolittle parrot language. Later that day, Jip came into the room. Polynesia said, “He’s talking to you, Doctor.”“I don’t think he is,” Dr. Dolittle said. “He’s just scratching (挠) himself.”“Dogs talk with their ears, their noses, and their tails,” Polynesia told him. They don’t always make a noise. Do you see how he is moving his nose now?”“Yes.”“He is telling us that it has stopped raining, and he wants to ask you a question.”Every day, Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals. When people found out he was now an animal doctor, they brought their sick pets to him.One day, a horse said to him, “You’re a much better animal doctor than the vet. You knew Icouldn’t see well, and you made glasses for me.”The horse was very pleased. He could see very well. He told all his friends how clever Dr. Dolittle was, and they told all their friends. Soon, many animals came to see him. He had a different door for each animal, and he wrote the name of each kind of animal above each door. HORSES, COWS,...Before long, every animal that lived in or near the town became the doctor’s patient. He was very happy, and he liked his life very much.(Adapted from The Story of Dr. Dolittle)1．What were Dr. Dolittle’s favourite animals?① a duck, cats ① a baby pig, a parrot① a duck, a dog ① a parrot, rabbitsA．①①B．①①C．①①D．①①2．Why did most people go to a doctor in another town when they were ill?A．Because Dr. Dolittle was impolite to them.B．Because they didn’t like all of Dr. Dolittle’s animals.C．Because the doctor in another town was very famous.D．Because Dr. Dolittle was busy looking after his animals.3．Which is the correct order of what happened to Dr. Dolittle in the story?a. Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals.b. Dr. Dolittle sold most of his furniture and clothes.c. Animals in or near the town became Dr. Dolittle’s patients.d. Polynesia flew onto the table and taught Dr. Dolittle parrot language.A．dacb B．bdac C．badc D．dcba4．Who told all his friends that Dr. Dolittle was a clever animal doctor?A．A parrot.B．A cow.C．A horse.D．A duck. 5．What can we learn from the passage?A．Dr. Dolittle only talked to his parrot.B．Dr. Dolittle had much money at first. C．Dr. Dolittle was very happy in the end.D．Dr. Dolittle was liked by everyone in the town.Passage 2（2021·江苏连云港·中考真题）When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it.“Spring is ing,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. Soon there will be spring flowers. At this moment, the robin flew toward them and landed at Mary’s feet.“He remembers me,” she said.“He knows everything that happens here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the garden that has no door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.”Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary bent down and began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt.The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw something that looked like metal. She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key.“It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.”Mary skipped around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin.“He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?”The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden.Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.6．Which is the right order for the robin?a. It followed Mary around the garden.b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall.c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.d. It flew toward Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet.A．bcda B．badc C．dcab D．dabc7．What does the underlined word “it “ in paragraph 7 refer to?A．The key.B．The robin.C．The flower.D．The lock. 8．Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end?A．sad B．worried C．lonely D．excited9．What is the best title for the text?A．Mary Discovers the Door B．Mary Finds a Secret GardenC．Mary Remembers the Robin D．Mary Helps Her Best FriendPassage 3（2021·江苏·南通市海门区东洲中学九年级开学考试）School started again, and soon the ink in Tom’s spelling book was found. Tom said he hadn’t split the ink, but that made it look as if he were lying. Becky almost said Alfred Temple had done it, but she kept quiet. She thought that Tom would tell the teacher about her tearing（撕）his book, so she didn’t save him. Mr. Dobbins beat him and then Tom went back to his seat.After an hour Mr. Dobbins unlocked his desk and took out his book. Tom looked over at Becky. She looked like a hunted and helpless rabbit. The next moment the master faced the children. There was a long silence, then he spoke, “Who tore this book?”There wasn’t a sound. The teacher searched their faces.“Benjamin Rogers, did you do it?”Benjamin said no.“Joseph Harper, did you?”Joseph also said no. Dobbins looked at the rows of boys, thought for a moment, then turned to the girls.“Amy Lawrence?”A shake of the head.“Gracie Miller?”The same sign.Becky was next. Tom was shaking from head to foot.“Rebecca Thatcher?” (Tom looked at her face; it was white with terror）”Did you tear?” “No” “Look at my face, did you tear this book?”Tom jumped to his feet and shouted, “I did it!”The children stared in surprise at his foolish act.And when he stepped forward for his punishment, he saw the surprise, the thanks, and the love that came from Becky’s eyes. This was enough for one hundred beatings. And he didn’t even mind staying for two hours after school, because he knew that Becky was waiting for him outside.Tom went to bed that night planning some actions on Alfred Temple, for Becky had told him everything. And he fell asleep with Becky’s last words to him in his ear, “Tom, you are so great.”10．How did Becky feel when the teacher took out of the book?A．Afraid.B．Happy.C．Angry.D．Excited. 11．How do you like Mr. Dobbins?A．Humorous.B．Strict.C．Friendly.D．Mean. 12．What does the underlined word “This” in the passage mean?A．Becky’s eyesight.B．The teacher’s punishment.C．Becky’s surprise, thanks and love.D．The classmates’ surprise.13．Which is the right order of the story?①Gracie Miller replied to the teacher by shaking her head.①The children were surprised at Tom’s foolish act.①Tom was beaten for the ink split in his spelling book.①Becky was thankful to Tom for what he did for her.①Mr. Dobbins’ book was carelessly torn by Becky.A．①①①①①B．①①①①①C．①①①①①D．①①①①①14．What can you infer from this passage?A．Becky wasn’t afraid of being beaten by the teacher.B．Becky tore the teacher’s book on purpose.C．Becky waited for Tom outside the classroom after school.D．Alfred Temple might be punished by Tom the next day.Passage 4（2021·江苏·扬州中学教育集团树人学校九年级月考）We began our hunt for the treasure. I was tied with rope and held by Silver. The other pirates carried picks and shovels（铁铲）.Suddenly, one man at the front shouted. We ran towards him and saw a skeleton(骨架) lying near a pine tree. With a pass(罗盘), we knew it pointed in the direction of Skeleton Island, where the treasure is. It reminded the pirates of the Captain Flint’s story and they started discussing his death.When we rested, we heard a voice singing from the trees, similar to Flint’s. The pirates were all scared. “Someone is playing a trick on us.” said Silver. The men started to feel better. However, the voice called out again, which made pirates look around in fear. Silver said “I was never afraid of Flint when he was alive, and neither I am now. I won’t turn back on treasure quite near.” With this, the men’s spirits returned. They picked up things and we continued walking. Along the way, I was worried about Silver. I believe he could kill everyone to keep the treasure for himself.One pirate shouted and the others started running but stopped at a great big hole. All the signs clearly showed treasure was not there. A fight was about to happen, but Silver acted faster. When I and Silver were prepared for the attack, the doctor, Gray and Ben Gunn came out and joined us.As we walked to boats, the doctor told the story. “Two months ago, Ben found treasure and carried it to a cave. When we arrived, I met Gunn,” continued the doctor. “Then when I couldn’t see the ship, I visited Silver and gave him the useless map. I thought Jim was sure to be taken to the empty treasure pit（深坑）. So I left squire and captain guarding the cave, and arrived at the pit in time. Gunn went before me, as he could move faster and worked on the pirates’ fears by singing and calling out, with great success.”(Taken from Treasure Island ) 15．What did the skeleton remind the pirates of ?A．The treasure pit B．The treasure map C．The story of Flint D．The doctor 16．Which of the following statements is true ?A．The pirates turned back instead of continuing walking.B．It seemed that treasure was not there, a fight happened.C．They heard Flint’s voice from the trees when resting.D．It was Ben Gunn who sang and called out to work on the pirates’ fears.17．The underlined word “scared” in the third paragraph can probably be replaced by ________ A．afraid B．active C．absent D．awake 18．What’s the best title of the passage ?A．Catch pirates B．Save friends C．Hunt for the treasure D．Two choicesPassage 5（2021·江苏江都·九年级期末）Every day, from early in the morning until late in the evening, under the hot sun, the slaves picked cotton and put it in their sack. When finishing, Legree weighed it, and there was whipping (抽打) for the slaves that didn’t pick enough cotton. Tom learnt to pick cotton quickly.One day a new beautiful woman, Cassy, arrived to pick cotton. Tom noticed that she was very fast, he also noticed that an older slave, Martha, was in pain. She was slow, and her sack was almost empty. Tom went near Martha, and silently put a lot of his cotton into her sack.“No, don’t!” said the new woman, “They will punish you.” Just then Sambo arrived.“What’s happening?” he said, and he kicked Martha and whipped Tom across his face. “Work faster, you animal!” But when he left, Tom quickly gave her some more of his cotton. Suddenly, the new woman put much cotton in Tom’s sack.“Tom is going to make much trouble. He kept putting cotton into Marth’s sack,” Sambo told Legree. “Then we’ll have to teach him a lesson,” said Legree.Slowly the tired slaves came into the room for the weighing of the sacks. First Legree weighed Tom’s sack, and it was enough. Martha’s sack was next. The weight was enough, but Legree shouted at her.“You lazy animal! This is not enough! Stay here and wait.” He finished weighing all the other sacks, and then turned to Tom.“e here,” said Legree, “l want to give you a better job than picking cotton, and you can start tonight: take this woman and whip heryou know how.”“I’m sorry, Master,” said Tom. “ I can’t do it.”Legree whipped Tom across his face and then hit him with his fists many times. “There!” he said. “Now will you tell me you can’t do it?”“Yes, Master,” said Tom, with blood running down his face. “I will work night and day, but I will never whip another person.”“I bought you, and you’re mine, body and soul”, Legree said, kicking Tom. “My soul isn’t yours, Master! You can’t buy it!”“We’ll see, “said Legree, “Sambo, Quimbo, give this dog a lesson.”—Taken from Uncle Tom’s Cabin 19．What was the new beautiful woman like?A．Kind and helpful.B．Selfish and coldhearted.C．Kind but impolite.D．Selfless but polite.20．Why did Sambo and Legree call the older slave, Martha, animal?A．Because Martha looked like an animal.B．Because Martha was good at feeding animals.C．Because they liked animals very much.D．Because they didn’t respect slaves at all.21．How many times did Tom reply against Legree in this passage?A．Once.B．Twice.C．Three times.D．Four times. 22．What would happen next according to the development of the plot?A．They would teach Tom something.B．They would kill the dog.C．They would do harm to Tom.D．They would feed the dog.Passage 6（2021·浙江·九年级期中）The next day would be Christmas, and Della had only $1.87 to buy a gift for Jim. Now, there were only two possessions (财产). One was Jim’s gold watch from his grandfather. The other was Della’s hair.She went to the street with tears. Then she saw a sign, “Hair Goods.”“Will you buy my hair?” asked Della.“I buy hair,” said the woman, “take your hat off.”“Twenty dollars,” said the woman.“Give it to me quickly, ” said Della.The next two hours, she was searching through the stores for Jim’s gift. She found a watch chain (表链) at last. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim’s although it needed $21.At about seven, Jim got home. “Jim, darling,” she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold. You don’t know what a beautiful, nice gift I’ve got for you. Let’s be happy.”“You’ve cut off your hair?” asked Jim.“Cut it off and sold it,” said Della. “Don’t you like me just as well, anyhow?”Jim took out a package and threw it upon the table.“Don’t make any mistake, Della,” he said. “I don’t think there's anything that could make me like my girl any less. But if you’ll open that package you may understand.”After opening it, she burst into joy but then she cried. For there lay the set of bs (梳子) that Della had always wanted. They were expensive, she knew. And now, they were hers, but her hair was gone.But she hugged him and said, “My hair grows fast, Jim!”Jim had not yet seen his beautiful gift. She held it out to him. “Isn’t it wonderful, Jim? You’ll look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.”But Jim put his hands under the back of his head and said, “Let’s put our gifts away. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your bs.”From The Gift of the Mag iBy O·Henry 23．Which is the correct order of the following events?a. Jim came back home at seven.b. Della decided to sell her hair.c. Jim sent a set of bs to Della.d. Della bought a watch chain for Jim.A．bcad.B．bdac.C．abcd.D．adbc.24．How did Jim feel when he found Della’s hair was cut?A．Angry.B．Happy.C．Excited.D．Unbelievable. 25．What can we infer from the underlined sentence “My hair grows fast. Jim!”?A．Della regretted cutting her hair.B．Della wanted to show off her hair. C．Della tried to fort her husband.D．Della hoped to use the new bs.26．The purpose of the story is to ________.A．tell us how to choose proper gifts B．show the importance of Christmas C．teach us to be honest with our family D．praise the love between Jim and DellaPassage 7（2021·江苏·扬州市梅岭中学二模）In the late 19th century in Europe, many people had more money to spend than before. They had better education, so they could read about the world outside of their own countries. They mostly couldn’t afford to actually travel, but they could dream about travel.Surely the fact that he wanted to travel and see the world is one of the reasons why French writer Jules Verne’s great science fiction Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) was such a success. He made travel seem so exciting. He made sure to fill his adventures with real and imagined wonders.The story begins when a sea monster(怪物) that looks like a whale(鲸) attacks andsinks( 击沉) an American boat. The great powers meet in New York and decide to send a boat to deal with the monster. The crew(船员) will include Ned Land, a famous whale hunter, a sea biologist called Professor Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil.After a terrible battle (交火), the crew’s ship sinks, and Aronnax, Land and Conseil find themselves hanging on to the “monster”. Of course, it’s not an animal at all but a submarine(潜艇) called the Nautilus. Its pilot and builder is Captain Nemo, who saves but also kidnaps the men.Nemo hates men. We don’t learn why, at least in this book. All we know is that he’s built the Nautilus so that he can be out of reach of the world’s governments. This is the reason he can’t let his new captives(俘虏) go. Once saved, they would lead them to the Nautilus and to Nemo. Much of the book is given over to the travels of the Nautilus. There are great stories of journeys to see fact, but also legend(传说).In a big accident, Aronnax, Land and Conseil escape the Nautilus, but no one knows what became of it, nor of Nemo.27．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the novel?A．The novel is about four friends’ series of adventures under the sea.B．The Nautilus was specially prepared by the US government for the travel.C．The thing that attacks an American boat turns out to be a submarine.D．In a fight with a whale during their journey, it is Captain Nemo who saves his crew.28．V erne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was such a success partly because________.A．he included many science facts in the bookB．he shared a lot of his travel experiences in the bookC．his was the first science fiction in the history of English literatureD．the journeys he describes are exciting and full of real and imagined wonders29．Captain Nemo keeps the other three people captive because ________.A．he doesn’t want to stay on the ship aloneB．he needs their help to go on further adventuresC．he is afraid that their return would cause trouble for himD．he thinks they would do something against the law30．At the end of the story, ________.A．the Nautilus sinks and nobody survivesB．Captain Nemo loses his life in a big accidentC．Captain Nemo es back to land with his crewD．what happens to Captain Nemo remains a mysteryPassage 8（2021·江苏盐都·九年级月考）“I’m getting taller and taller,” Alice said. She looked down at her feet. They seemed very far away.“Goodbye, feet! OUCH!” Alice’s head hit the ceiling of the room. She was now more than nine feet tall.She picked up the key and went back to the door. But she was too big now. She sat down and started to cry again. She cried and cried and cried. Her tears fell on the ground and soon there was a pool of water around her.PITTER, PATTER, PITTER, PITTER. She looked up. The White Rabbit was running towards her. He had a fan in one hand and a pair of white gloves in the other. As he ran, he muttered, “Oh, the Duchess! The Duchess. She’s going to be very angry.” Alice whispered, “Sir, please,” but her voice frightened the Rabbit. He dropped the fan and the gloves and ran away quickly down a dark passage. Alice put the key on the table, picked up the gloves and the fan and started to fan herself.“How strange everything is today,” she said sadly. “Yesterday things were normal. Did I change during the night? Am I a different girl today? If I am a different girl, who am I? Am I Mabel?” (Mabel was a girl at Alice’s school.)“No, I can’t be! I know a lot of things and she knows, well, only a few.”“I wonder if I can remember the multiplication tables (乘法口诀). Let’s see, four times five is twelve, and four times seven is...Oh dear! What about Geography? London is the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of Rome, that’s wrong. Perhaps I am Mabel!”—Adapted from Alice in Wonderland 31．Alice said goodbye to her feet because________.A．she became too tall to see her feet B．her head was out of the roomC．she couldn’t look down at her feet D．her feet were leaving32．The pool of water around Alice on the ground was, in fact, ________.A．drinks B．tears C．blood D．a mirror33．The White Rabbit was ________ the Duchess.A．proud of B．strict with C．angry with D．afraid of34．The White Rabbit ________ when it heard Alice’s voice.A．put the key on the table B．picked up the fanC．ran away down a dark passage D．started to fan itself35．Alice felt ________ when she said to herself.A．confused(困惑的)B．confident C．lonely D．curiousPassage 9（2021·江苏·沛县第三中学九年级期中）—The Merchant of Venice (selection)《威尼斯商人》（选段）Back in Venice, there was one very angry moneylender. When he discovered his daughter, Jessica, had run away and taken money and jewels with her, he was furious. He tried to find her. Bassanio and Graziano were on the ship, and it had started to sail. Shylock wanted to stop the ship. He thought Jessica and Lorenzo might be on it, but it was too late. The ship had already gone. Antonio told Shylock that his daughter and her lover were not on it. Someone said they had gone away on a smaller boat, but nobody really knew where they were.Shylock ran through the streets of Venice looking for them. “My daughter, my money, my jewels! My money, my daughter, my jewels!” he shouted. “My jewels, my daughter, my money! My daughter stole my money! She stole my jewels! She ran away with a Christian! My money, my jewels, my daughter! We must find them!”All the little boys in Venice followed him and shouted, “My jewels, my daughter, my money!”Solanio heard them. He thought, “Antonio better pay his debt on time, or he will pay for this. Shylock is very angry. He will take revenge if he can.”Far far away from Venice, in the sea between England and France, there was a big storm. A strong wind blew a heavy ship against the rocks. The ship and its cargo sank. Salerio was the first person in Venice to hear the news, when he met a Frenchman in a hotel. He hoped that it was not one of Antonio’s ships.36．Which of the following word has the similar meaning of the underlined word “furious”? A．Surprised.B．Disappointed.C．Angry.D．Frightened. 37．What does the word “this” refer to?A．Shylock’s daughter.B．Antonio’s debt.C．Jessica’s lover.D．Shylock’s money. 38．What is the correct order of the story?①Salerio heard that a ship had sunk.①Shylock ran through the streets screaming.①Shylock thought Jessica and Lorenzo were on Bassanio’s ship and wanted to stop it.①Jessica had run away with her father’s money and jewels.A．①①①①B．①①①①C．①①①①D．①①①①Passage 10（2021·江苏秦淮·二模）(an extract from a detective story)……That evening Holmes again wore different clothes, and a large, black hat. But it was not just the clothes that were different. He changed his face, his hair—everything. He was a different man.We walked together to Serpentine Avenue. Outside the house there were a lot of people who were smoking, laughing and talking. Holmes and I walked up and down in front of the house.“You see,” said Holmes to me, “I don’t think she wants her new husband to see the photo. But where is it? At her bank? No. Such a woman likes to keep important things herself. I’m sure it’s in her house.”“But the King’s men tried to find it!” I said.“Yes. But they didn’t know where to look for it!” said Holmes. “But how will you know?” I asked. “She’ll show me. She’ll have to.”Just then Irene’s taxi arrived. One of the men in the street ran to open the door and then another man pushed him. Other men were also pushing and shouting, and a fight began. Irene was in the middle of it, but Holmes ran to help her. Then suddenly he fell to the ground, with blood running down his face. Irene hurried to her front door, but she looked back. “How kind of him to help me! Is the poor man hurt?” she called.“He’s dead,” cried some voices. “No, he’s only hurt,” cried others. “Bring him into the living room,” she said.Some people carried Holmes into the house. I waited outside the window and watched. I saw how beautiful Irene was. Then Holmes put up his hand, and I threw the smokestick into the room. At once, the people in the street and in the house all began to shout “Fire!” very loudly. The house was full of smoke. I walked away, and ten minutes later Holmes came to meet me.“Well done, Watson,” he said. “Have you got the photo?” I asked.“I know where it is. She showed me,” he answered. “But why did she show you?”“It’s easy,” he said, and laughed. “You saw all those people in the street? I paid them to help us. It wasn’t a real fight and the blood wasn’t real. When people shout ‘Fire!’ a woman runs to the most important thing in her house, her baby, her gold, or…a photo. Irene ran to find her photo which is in a cupboard in the living room. I saw it. But I did not take it. Tomorrow we will go to the palace and tell it to the King first. And then we will go to her house with the King. We’ll govery early, before she gets up. The King himself can take the photo from the cupboard. And then well go.”39．How many main characters appeared at the scene?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.40．At first, Holmes changed his clothes in order to ________.A．hide his real looks B．take a taxi easilyC．make him smarter D．catch Irene’s attention41．What can we know about the photo?A．It was locked at Irene’s bank and nobody knew.B．It was important and hidden somewhere carefully.C．The king put it in the palace’s cupboard secretly.D．The king asked Holmes to burn it at Irene’s home.42．What is the correct order of the following sentences?a. Holmes changed his looks.b. Holmes helped Irene.c. Watson threw the smokestick.d. Irene ran to the cupboard.e. Holmes paid a lot of men.A．abcde B．acdeb C．eabcd D．ecdba43．The story is mainly about ________.A．where Irene hid the photo B．how Holmes found the photoC．why people fought for the photo D．when the king wanted the photo。
