2024年高考英语阅读理解练习及答
案(37)
In 1977 , a dead author of detective storiessaved the life of a
nineteen-month-old baby in amost unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie,a gentle married lady and one of the most successfulwriters of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill inQatar (卡塔尔) , near Sandi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯) .Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she
was flown to London and sent toHammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover thatthey, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having adiscussion about the baby's illness, a nurse asked to speak to them.
―Excuse me,‖ said Nurse Marsha Maitland, ―but I think the baby is suffering from thalliumpoisoning(铊中毒) .‖
―What makes you think that?‖ Dr. Brown asked. ―Thallium poisoning is very rare.‖
―A few days ago, I was reading a novel called ?A Pale Horse' by Agatha Christie,‖ NurseMaitland explained.“In the book, somebody uses thallium poison,
and all the signs are exactlythe same as the baby' s . ”
―You are very careful and you may be right,‖ another doctor said. ―we‘ll carry out sometests and find out whether it' s thallium(铊) or not.‖ Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew thecause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct
treatment. She soonrecovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved
that the poison might have comefrom an insecticide(杀虫剂) used in Qatar. 1.Who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness?
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