单选题
A man shot Martin Luther King in Atlanta on 4th April, 1968. He drove a white Ford car. Who was he.'? The police found "Harvey Lowmeyer's" gun and "John Willard' s" shirt, and then the white car. It was "Eric Starvo Galt's' '' car. So what was this man's real name? Marks on the car were sent to Los Angeles. 300 detectives questioned people. At last one found a photograph of "Galt". Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint. It was on a map in "Galt's" room in a small hotel. One fingerprint was enough. James Earl Ray's fingerprints were already on the F. B. I. (联邦调查局) cards. The police watched railway stations, hotels and airport. 3,000 detectives were trying to find Ray, yet things went unsuccessfully. The Canadian police were helping too. They looked at 24,000 photographs in their Passport Office. Then they found one of "Ramon George Sneyd ", "We gave this man a passport last month," they said, "He went to London on 2nd May." The man was wearing thick glasses but the London Airport saw Sneyd's name on a passenger list. It was the end of the biggest man-hunt in history. The F. B. I. spent 1.4 million dollars, but they got their man.
单选题
The man called Ray was believed to be the real murderer of Martin Luther King because _________. A. some people described his looking to the police B. he had been to Canada and got a Canadian passport in the name of Ramon George Sneyd C. one of his fingerprints was the same as the one found in "Gaits" room D. he had a white Ford car, which the police found in Atlanta
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章的第六行说明了证明这个人是凶手的证据是指纹。故本题答案为C。
单选题
Which of the following is the most important key that helped to find the murdered ? A. Gait's passport. B. Gait's car and shirt. C. Gait's picture and gun. D. Gait's fingerprint.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 同63。故本题答案为D。
单选题
The man-hunt would have been unsuccessful ________. A. if the detectives hadn't questioned so many people in Atlanta and in Los Angeles B. if it detectives hadn't watched railway stations, hotels and airports C. if it hadn't been for the help of the Canadian police D. if the murderer hadn't worn thick glasses
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章提到加拿大警方也在协助调查，而且提供了重要线索。故本题答案为C。
单选题
The detective at London Airport caught Ramon George Sneyd because ________. A. Sneyd used a Canadian passport B. he was sure that Sneyd was James Earl Ray C. Sneyd's name was on the passenger list D. Sneyd looked like Ray
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章说通过谋杀犯留下的指纹查到了他本人James Earl Ray，并且又得到加拿大警方的帮助，确认出Raman George Sneyd就是James Earl Ray。故本题答案为B。