字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Treasurehunts(寻宝)haveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofa
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Treasurehunts(寻宝)haveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofa
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Treasurehunts(寻宝)haveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatreasurehuntwithclues(线索)foundinabookwhenhewroteachildren’sstoryMasqueradein1979.Thebookwasaboutahareandamonthbeforeitcameout WilliamsburiedagoldhareinaparkinBedfordshire.ThebookcontainedalargenumberofcluestohelpreadersfindtheharebutWilliamsputinalotof“redherrings”orfalsecluestomisleadthem.

KenRobertsthemanwhofoundtheharehadbeenlookingforitfornearlytwoyears.Althoughhehadbeensearchinginthewrongareamostofthetimehefounditbylogicnotbyluck.Hissuccesscamefromthefactthathehadgainedanimportantclueatthestart.Hehadrealizedthatthewords:“OneofSixtoEight”underthefirstpictureinthebookconnectedthehareinsomewaytoKatherineofAragonthefirstofHenryVIII’ssixwives.EvenherehoweverWilliamshadsucceededinmisleadinghim.KenknewthatKatherineofAragonhaddiedatKimboltoninCambridgeshirein1536andthoughtthatWilliamshadburiedtheharethere.Hehadbeendiggingthereforoverayearbeforeanewideaoccurredtohim.HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshadspenthischildhoodnearAmpthillinBedfordshireandthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwellbuthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragonuntilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.

Eventhenhissearchhadnotcometoanend.ItwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnightsdiggingaroundthecrossthathedecidedtowritetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghistimethere.WilliamsencouragedhimtocontinueandonFebruary24th1982hefoundthetreasure.Itwasworth₤3000inthebeginningbuttheexcitementithadcausedsinceitsburialmadeitmuchmorevaluable.

5.Theunderlinedword“them”(paragraph1)refersto__________.

A.readersofMasquerade B.treasurehunts

C.HenryVIII’ssixwives D.redherrings

6.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.Anexcitinghistoricalevent. B

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