Sherlock Holmes: The Norwood Mystery
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BEFORE READING
1 Open answers.
2 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
c and e
pp. 8–9
READING CHECK
1 b T
c T
d F (Neither Holmes nor Watson knew the name.)
e T
f F (He lives in Norwood.)
g F (He lives with his mother and father.)
h T
2 b 3 c 5 d 6 e 4 f 1
WORD WORK
b hall
h builder
c knock
I bloodstains
d walking stick
j remains
e motive
k put out
f trouble
l sadly
g mystery
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
a, c, f and g
pp. 14–15
READING CHECK
a 2 b 8 c 5 d 9 e 7 f 3 g 1 h 6 i 11 j 10 k 4
WORD WORK
b astonished
e copy
c lawyer
f dining room
d will
g French windows
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
b and d
pp. 20–21
READING CHECK
b 3 c 1 d 7 e 4 f 5 g 6
WORD WORK
b innocent
e thoughtfully
c cruel
f lines
d slashed
g convince
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answer is c.
pp. 28–29
READING CHECK
b The builder’s house is large and modern.
c The police have found burnt remains in the timberyard.
d Sergeant Judd knows Sherlock Holmes’s name.
e Holmes says that he is helping Inspector Lestrade
with his investigation.
f The police have found buttons from Oldacre’s
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trousers in the ashes.
Judd thinks that McFarlane is the murderer.
In the bedroom Holmes finds bloodstains and
footprints.
i Holmes finds out that Oldacre has very little money
in the bank.
j Mrs Lexington is Jonas Oldacre’s housekeeper.
k Mrs Lexington says that Oldacre is dead.
WORD WORK
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c shone
d search
e buttons
f footprints
g deeds
h evil
i hay
j crouched
k drew
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
a No b Yes c No d No e No f No g Yes
pp. 36–37
READING CHECK
b T
c F (He reads a book.)
d F (He thinks he is innocent.)
e T
f T
g F (He tells Watson the deeds weren’t in the safe.)
h F (He thinks Mrs Lexington is mad to say McFarlane
has evil eyes.)
i T
j F (He doesn’t feel hopeful for McFarlane.)
k T
WORD WORK
a violin
e fresh
b reason
f give up
c chequebook
g mad
d nods
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
1b 2 b 3 a
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Answer key 答案
诺伍德谜案
Sherlock Holmes: The Norwood Mystery
pp. 42–43
READING CHECK
Watson is surprised to find Holmes asleep when he
comes down to breakfast the next morning. Holmes
has slept very little. Mrs Hudson arrives with the
newspaper and a telegram for Holmes. When Holmes
is out of the room, Mrs Hudson and Watson talk about
John McFarlane. Inspector Lestrade has written from
Norwood to say that he is now sure that McFarlane
killed the builder and wants Holmes and Watson to give
up their investigation.
2
3
Holmes and Watson take a train to Norwood. Mrs
Lexington opens the door of Deep Dene House. Lestrade
shows Holmes McFarlane’s thumbprint on the wall. Mrs
Lexington found it earlier that day and showed it to
Sergeant Judd. Holmes is not convinced by Lestrade’s
proof.
WORD WORK
b telegram
e proof
c opinion
f cab
d doorbell
g thumbprint
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
b, d, e, f, i and j
An Author’s Biography
5 • born 1859, not good student, read a lot
• studied in Austria for a year when 16
• good at sport
• studied to be doctor at Edinburgh University
• favourite teacher Joseph Bell
• as student started writing stories because needed money
• worked as doctor on ship
• good doctor, didn’t make lots of money
• first Sherlock Holmes story was A Study in Scarlet
• wrote 60 Sherlock Holmes stories in all
6 Sample answer:
Alexander Smith was born in Zimbabwe (then called
Rhodesia) in 1948. He went to school and university in
Zimbabwe and then Scotland.
pp. 50–51
READING CHECK
a 8 b 1 c 6 d 7 e 10 f 9 g 3 h 4 i 5 j 2
WORD WORK
1 b furniture
g report
c baffled
h prove
d matches i joke
e cell
j passage
f basement
2 a probable
f baffled
b prove
g matches
c report
h passage
d basement
i joke
e furniture
j cell
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the
answers now. They will find out as they read that the
answers are:
a 3 b 6 c 1 d 5 e 2 f 4
He lived in Botswana in Africa for some years and he
worked as a Professor of Law at Botswana University.
Until 2004 he worked as a Professor of Medical Law at
Edinburgh University. He is an international expert on
genetics. He still lives in Edinburgh with his family and
cat, Gordon.
He wrote ‘No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ in 1996 and
it was published in 1998. He has written a book for
children called The Perfect Hamburger. He has written
over 50 books in all. He also writes for ‘The Scotsman’
newspaper.
In his free time he plays the bassoon in an amateur
orchestra called The Really Terrible Orchestra and his
wife, Elizabeth plays the flute.
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Open answers.
pp. 56–57
READING CHECK
a Doctor Watson
b John McFarlane
c Jonas Oldacre
WORD WORK
1 calm
2 commit
3 thanks to
7 wax 8 sealed
GUESS WHAT
Open answers.
d
e
f
Mrs Lexington
Lestrade in his office
Jonas Oldacre
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5
6
9
realized
unpleasant
disappear
guilty
pp. 58–62
PROJECT 拓展训练
A Visitors’ Guide
1 Sample answers:
a Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson live and work
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in Baker Street.
b Sherlock Holmes goes to London Bridge Station.
c John McFarlane works in the City.
d John McFarlane lives in Blackheath.
e Jonas Oldacre lives and works in Norwood.
f Inspector Lestrade works at Scotland Yard.
1 who want to
5 go to places
2 invite you for
6 a lot of money
3 know the way
7 or to church
4 who asks you
Open answers.
pp. 63–69
GRAMMAR CHECK 语法充电
1 b Have you found the body?
c Have you arrested anyone yet?
d Where have you taken him?
e What has he told you about the crime?
f Has Mr Holmes visited Deep Dene House?
g Has he helped you with the investigation?
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b
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have thought
died
went
talked
happened
have never done
killed
have met
visited
has not / hasn’t found
have told
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Answer key 答案
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Sherlock Holmes: The Norwood Mystery
m have just found
3
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
himself (McFarlane)
ourselves (Holmes)
yourself (Watson)
myself (Mrs Lexington)
yourselves (Lestrade)
herself (Holmes)
myself (McFarlane)
yourself (Watson)
myself (Holmes)
themselves (McFarlane)
himself (Holmes)
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
pleased to meet
happy to do
astonished to read
funny to see
easy to understand
happy to leave
sad to learn
sorry to say
impossible to explain
5
a
b
c
d
at (5)
on (9)
at (7)
on (6)
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Answer key 答案
诺伍德谜案
e
f
g
h
i
j
in (3)
in (1)
on (10)
in (8)
at (4)
on (2)
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c
d
e
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g
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j
k
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exciting
surprised
frightened
annoyed
surprising
interested
frightening
annoying
excited
interesting
boring
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b carefully (adverb) ... thoughtfully (adverb)
c warmly (adverb) ... friendly (adjective)
d dry (adjective) ... quickly (adverb)
e angry (adjective)
f sunny (adjective) ... happy (adjective)
g daily (adjective) ... happily (adverb)
h hungry (adjective)
iweekly (adjective) ... angrily (adverb) ... busy
(adjective)
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