Ⅲ.综合运用

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional（虚构的）detective c__1__by Arthur Conan Doyle（阿瑟·柯南·道尔）.Holmes is good at observation and logical reasoning（观察和逻辑推理），and this helps him solve many difficult c__2__.

Holmes first appeared in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet（《血字的研究》），and he became popular through a s__3__of short stories.Conan Doyle a__4__wrote four novels and 56 short stories on Holmes.Most of the stories are narrated by Holmes'friend Dr.Watson.He s__5__the flat at 221B Baker Street，London，with Holmes，and often helps Holmes when he is investigating（调查）cases.

Though Holmes may not be the first fictional detective，he is probably the most famous one in history.Holmes is so popular that many people believe he is not a fictional detective but a real person.He is w__6__considered a British cultural icon.Sherlock Holmes'stories have had a great i__7__on detective story writing and popular culture，and his stories have been adapted（改编）into many TV dramas，films and plays for more than a hundred years.

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