《福尔摩斯探案集》阅读思考题参考答案和梗概范文

Preview questions

1. I think Mr. Hatherly will want to visit Sherlock Holmes because he thinks Holmes might be able to

solve the mystery and help him.

2. I think Holmes will help Mr. Hatherly by visiting the place where Mr. Hatherly?s accident happened. 3. I think the “evil men” mentioned earlier by Mr. Hatherly will not be in this chapter, because after

reading the title of this chapter, I think it will be about Mr. Hatherly?s visit to Sherlock Holmes.

Review questions

1. Sherlock Holmes was dressed in his dressing gown when Dr. Watson and his patient arrived. 2. Colonel Stark suddenly walked to the door and opened it because he wanted to be sure nobody was

listening to his conversation with Mr. Hatherly.

3. Colonel Stark wanted Mr. Hatherly to go to Eyford because he wanted Mr. Hatherly to tell him what

was wrong with a hydraulic stamping machine that was not working properly.

Chapter 3 Preview questions

1. I think Colonel Stark wants Mr. Hatherly to go so late at night so that everybody will be sleeping and

he won?t be seen.

2. I do not think Colonel Stark can be trusted because he acted so secretively and asked so many strange

questions.

3. In this chapter, I think Hatherly will go to Eyford and see the hydraulic stamping machine. Review questions

1. Colonel Stark said he had the hydraulic press because he was using it to press a valuable mineral into

bricks.

2. One horse pulled the carriage.

3. Mr. Hatherly couldn?t see much outside of the house because it was very dark and they were in such a

hurry.

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Chapter 4 Preview questions

1. The books on the table were written in the same language the young lady spoke. I think that language

is German.

2. I think the woman will try to persuade Hatherly to leave the house immediately. 3. I think the machine has an electrical problem. Review questions

1. Hatherly said he opened the door because he was hot and needed some air. 2. The floor of the machine was made of metal.

3. Hatherly was angry because the colonel had deceived him about what the machine was used for.

Chapter 5 Preview questions

1. I think Hatherly will be trapped by the hydraulic press. 2. I think the young woman will help Hatherly.

3. I think Hatherly will be trapped and injured in this chapter. Review questions

1. When he could not stand up in the hydraulic press, Hatherly crawled through a gap between two

planks of wood.

2. The woman said jumping out a high window was Hatherly?s only chance.

3. Colonel Stark wanted Hatherly dead because he thought Hatherly had seen too much.

Chapter 6

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Preview questions

1. I think when Hatherly regains consciousness, he will be at the Eyford train station. 2. I think Colonel Stark?s carriage took him there.

3. I think Colonel Stark will go to the police and accuse Hatherly of being a robber. Review questions

1. Hatherly woke up at dawn.

2. Holmes said Mr. Hatherly was lucky because Colonel Stark was very dangerous and could easily have

murdered Mr. Hatherly.

3. The inspector thinks the drive Mr. Hatherly took was about ten miles because Mr. Hatherly said it was

at least an hour?s drive.

Chapter 7 Preview questions

1. I think the house is to the north of the station.

2. I think the house will catch fire because Sherlock Holmes drops his pipe during a fight with Colonel

Stark.

3. The people in the house have been murdering people with the hydraulic press. Review questions

1. Dr. Becher owned the house that caught fire.

2. The firemen were puzzled because there was a hydraulic press in the house, and a human thumb. 3. Hatherly was carried back to the railway station, as the station was very close to the house.

The Empty House Chapter 1

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Preview questions

1. I think Sherlock Holmes is a very intelligent and interesting person.

2. I think this mystery will be about strange things happening in an empty house. 3. This story happens four years after the mystery about Silver Blaze. Review questions

1. Ronald Adair liked to play cards and was a member of several card clubs.

2. Ronald Adair?s mother and sister went to his room because they wanted to say good night to him. 3. Ronald Adair was murdered by being shot in the head.

Chapter 2 Preview questions

1. I think the title means that Sherlock Holmes will come into the story.

2. I think Watson will go to Ronald Adair?s house and look for clues in his bedroom.

3. The connection between Ronald Adair and Sherlock Holmes is that they both know Colonel Moran. Review questions

1. Holmes wanted people to think he was dead so that his enemies would leave him alone. 2. Two members of the Moriarty gang had escaped. 3. Dr. Watson?s wife had died.

Chapter 3 Preview questions

1. Watson thinks they are going to the Baker Street house to talk about the case.

2. The people that know Holmes is still alive are his brother Mycroft, and the man who tried to kill him

on the cliff path.

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