The mystery (悬案) around the
disappearance of the famous crime writer Agatha Christie in 1926 was almost as
{{U}}(36) {{/U}}as any of her exciting stories. At about 11 o' clock on
the evening of Friday, December 3rd, Mrs. Christie got into her car and took a
drive without saying{{U}} (37) {{/U}}she was going. She didn't
return. The next morning her car was found without{{U}} (38)
{{/U}}at Newlands Corner, Surrey. it was {{U}}(39) {{/U}}put on
record that the Surrey Police did not find{{U}} (40) {{/U}}until 11: 00
that morning. People {{U}}(41) {{/U}}that she might have killed herself.
{{U}}(42) {{/U}}as the days went by, it was suggested that she was
{{U}}(43) {{/U}}. The press and the public naturally took great interest
in the{{U}} (44) {{/U}}, with at least one newspaper offering a reward
(悬赏) to anyone who could find the {{U}}(45) {{/U}} writer.
Of course the police did their best to {{U}}(46) {{/U}} her. But,
sadly, after a week's {{U}}(47) {{/U}} they had made no progress. In the
end they decided that Agatha must{{U}} (48) {{/U}}the area.
Agatha finally made{{U}} (49) {{/U}} on Tuesday, December 14th,
when she was reunited with{{U}} (50) {{/U}} at a hotel in Harrogate,
North Yorkshire. It was said she had been staying at the hotel for the past 10
{{U}}(51) {{/U}} under the name of "Mrs. Theresa Neele". Her husband
said, "She has suffered from the most complete loss of {{U}}(52)
{{/U}}and I do not think she knows who she is." Agatha
Christie hated {{U}}(53) {{/U}}. She seldom met reporters and made no
{{U}}(54) {{/U}} this time. The only {{U}}(55) {{/U}} she made
was that she had lost her memory, although with the help of a doctor she did
manage to remember some of what she had done during her
disappearance.
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词词义。leave意为“离开,动身,剩下,遗忘,委托,遗弃”dislike意为“讨厌,不喜欢”;visit意为“拜访,访问,参观,视察,降临”;find意为“找到,发现,感到,查明,得到,认为,见到……的存在”。这里的动作发生在过去,而must have done是对过去发生的事情做出较为肯定的推测。根据文意,警察搜查一周末果后,认为女作家肯定离开了这个地方。所以本题正确答案选A。