字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Treasurehuntshaveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatrea
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Treasurehuntshaveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatrea
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Treasurehuntshaveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatreasurehuntwithcluesfoundinabookwhenhewroteachildren'sstoryMasqueradein1979.Thebookwasabout“ahare”andamonthbeforeitcameoutWilliamsburiedagoldhareinaparkinBedfordshire.ThebookcontainedalargenumberofcluestohelpreadersfindtheharebutWilliamsputinalotof“redherrings”orfalsecluestomisleadthem.

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KenRobertsthemanwhofoundtheharehadbeenlookingforitfornearlytwoyears.Althoughhehadbeensearchinginthewrongareamostofthetimehefounditbylogic(逻辑)notbyluck.Hissuccesscamefromthefactthathegainedanimportantclueatthestart.Hehadrealizedthatthewords:“OneofSixtoEight”underthefirstpictureinthebookconnectedthehareinsomewaytoKatherineofAragonthefirstofHenryVIII'ssixwives.EvenherehoweverWilliamshadsucceededinmisleadinghim.KenknewthatKatherineofAragonhaddiedatKimboltoninCambridgeshirein1536andthoughtthatWilliamshadburiedtheharethere.Hehadbeendiggingthereforoverayearbeforeanewideaoccurredtohim.HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshadspenthischildhoodnearAmpthillinBedfordshireandthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwellbuthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragonuntilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.

Eventhenhissearchhadnotcometoanend.ItwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnightsdiggingaroundthecrossthathedecidedtowritetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghistimethere.WilliamsencouragedhimtocontinueandonFebruary24th1982hefoundthetreasure.Itwasworth£3000inthebeginningbuttheexcitementithadcausedsinceitsburialmadeitmuchmorevaluable.

1.Theunderlinedword“them”(paragraph1)refersto______.

A.redherrings B.treasurehunts

C.HenryVIII'ssixwives D.readersofMasquerade

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