专四阅读题模拟训练（2）
<p> <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literarycharacters">literarycharacters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>--<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hamlet">Hamlet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="HuckleberryFinn">HuckleberryFinn</span>--<span word="few">few</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firstpublic">firstpublic</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tastefor">tastefor</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deductive">deductive</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="disguise">disguise</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lefthis">lefthis</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>--<span word="in">in</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="film">film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="cartoons">cartoons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comicbooks">comicbooks</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trustedfriend">trustedfriend</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Watson">Watson</span>. <span word="Looming">Looming</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="whosemedical">whosemedical</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="hisliterary">hisliterary</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thesefictional">thesefictional</span> <span word="icons">icons</span>, <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="theobject">theobject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="biographies">biographies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1859,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easylife">easylife</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lowerrents">lowerrents</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servant">servant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrator">illustrator</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hadto">hadto</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="institutionalized">institutionalized</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="aresurprisingly">aresurprisingly</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>, <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="allowances">allowances</span> <span word="andschoolwork">andschoolwork</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 14 <span word="came">came</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="unforgettable">unforgettable</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="includingMadame">includingMadame</span> <span word="Tussauds">Tussauds</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Horrors">Horrors</span>, <span word="andthe">andthe</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murderers">murderers</span>.</p>
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