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Unit5Part1LanguageSkillsDevelopment1.StarterA.Lateralthinkingquiz.Readtheriddlesandgiveyouranswers.1.John'smotherhas3children,twoofwhomarenamedAprilandMay.Whatisthethirdonenamed?John.2.Amutepersonwantstobuyatoothbrush.Byimitatingtheactionofbrushingone'steethhesuccessfullyexpresseshimselftotheshopkeeperandthepurchaseisdone.Nowifablindmanwishestobuyapairofsunglasses,howshouldheexpresshimself?Hesimplyopenshismouthandasks.3.Awomanlivesonthetenthfloorofablockofflats.Everymorningshetakestheliftdowntothegroundfloorandgoestowork.Intheevening,shegetsintothelift,and,ifthereissomeoneelseintheliftshegoesdirectlytoherfloor.Otherwise,shegoestotheeighthfloorandwalksuptwoflightsofstairstoherflat.Howdoyouexplainthis?Thewomanisofsmallstatureandcouldn'treachtheupperliftbuttons.MindMaplateralthinking水平思考，横向思维mutea.哑的；无声的，沉默的imitaten.模仿，仿效B.Listentoapassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whowasmurdered23yearsago?A38-year-oldwomanwasmurdered.2.Whendidthemurdertakeplace?ThemurdertookplaceonOctober13,1985.3.Whendidthevictimdieandwhatwasthedirectcauseofherdeath?Shedied18dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.4.Whore-examinedthecase?TheColdCaseUnitre-examinedit.5.Whoisthesuspectandwhereishenow?Oneofthewoman'sex-boyfriendsisthesuspect.Heiscurrentlyincustody.Tapescript:PoliceSolve23-year-oldMurderCaseMorethantwodecadesafteranAustinwomanwasfoundseverelyinjuredinherapartment,policearechargingherex-boyfriendwithmurder.Officialsclosedthe1985murdercaseofthen38-year-oldAustinresident,NatalieAntonetti.OnOctober13,1985,AustinpolicewerecalledtoinvestigateanassaultonavictimwhowaslateridentifiedasAntonetti.Atabout5:15a.m.,Antonetti'sroommatesaidshefoundherattackedandonthecouch,bleedingfromherhead.PolicesaidEMStransportedAntonettitothehospital,whereshedied18dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.Theinitialinvestigationwentcoldafterauthoritiessaidtheywereunabletochargeasuspectinthiscase.However,thecasewasre-examinedin2007bytheColdCaseUnit.Intheexamination,policesaidtheyfolloweduponananonymoustipthatwasreceivedthatyear.The2007tipproducedmoreleads,whichultimatelyledtothechargeofoneofAntonetti'sex-boyfriends.Some23yearslater,thecasewaspresentedtoagrandjuryonJune10,andresultedinachargeforfirst-degreemurderagainstDennisDavis.ThoughDaviswaspreviouslyinterviewedatthetimeofthemurder,hewasneverlistedasasuspect.Policesaidheiscurrentlyincustodyawaitingahearing.MindMapassaultn.侵犯人身（罪）couchn.长沙发EMS紧急医疗服务（emergencymedicalservice）ColdCaseUnit悬案组anonymoustip匿名举报leadn.线索custodyn.拘留，拘押InfoBox1.DetectivestoryThetraditionalelementsofthedetectivestoryare:(1)theseeminglyperfectcrime;(2)thewronglyaccusedsuspectatwhomcircumstantialevidencepoints;(3)thebungling(搞得一团糟)ofdim-wittedpolice;(4)thegreaterpowersofobservationandsuperiormindofthedetective;and(5)thestartlingandunexpecteddenouement,inwhichthedetectiverevealshowtheidentityoftheculpritwasascertained.Detectivestoriesfrequentlyoperateontheprinciplethatsuperficiallyconvincingevidenceisultimatelyirrelevant.Usuallyitisalsoaxiomaticthatthecluesfromwhichalogicalsolutiontotheproblemcanbereachedbefairlypresentedtothereaderatexactlythesametimethatthesleuth(侦探)receivesthemandthatthesleuthdeducethesolutiontothepuzzlefromalogicalinterpretationoftheseclues.ThefirstdetectivestorywasTheMurdersintheRueMorguebyEdgarAllanPoe,publishedinApril1841.Theprofessionofdetectivehadcomeintobeingonlyafewdecadesearlier,andPoeisgenerallythoughttohavebeeninfluencedbytheMémoires(1828–29)ofFrançois-EugèneVidocq,whoin1817foundedtheworld’sfirstdetectivebureau,inParis.Poe’sfictionalFrenchdetective,C.AugusteDupin,appearedintwootherstories,TheMysteryofMarieRoget(1845)andThePurloinedLetter(1845).Thedetectivestorysoonexpandedtonovellength.Theintroductionofthemass-producedpaperbackbookinthelate1930smadedetective-storywriterswealthy,amongthemtheAmericansErleStanleyGardner,whosecriminallawyerPerryMasonunraveledcrimesincourt,RexStout,withhisfat,orchid-raisingdetectiveNeroWolfeandhisurbaneassistantArchieGoodwin,andFrancesandRichardLockridge,withanotherbrightmarriedcouple,Mr.andMrs.North.InFrance,GeorgesSimenonproducednovelafternovelatarapid-firepace,makinghishero,InspectorMaigret,oneofthebest-knowndetectivessinceSherlockHolmes.OtherwriterswhocarriedoutthetraditionofHolmesorbrokenewgroundincludedNicholasBlake(pseudonymofthepoetC.Day-Lewis),MichaelInnes,DameNgaioMarsh,JosephineTey,CarterDickson(JohnDicksonCarr),andP.D.James.After1945,writerssuchasJohnLeCarréadaptedthedetective-storyformattotheincreasinglypopularspynovel.TheMysteryWritersofAmerica,aprofessionalorganizationfoundedin1945toelevatethestandardsofmysterywriting,includingthedetectivestory,hasexertedanimportantinfluencethroughitsannualEdgarAllanPoeAwardsforexcellence.2.IdenticaltwinsIdenticaltwinsdevelopfromasingleegg/spermcombinationthatsplitsafewdaysafterconception.TheirDNAoriginatesfromasinglesource,thustheirgeneticmakeupisthesameandthecharacteristicsthataredeterminedbygeneticswillbesimilar.Monozygotictwinsarealwaysofthesamegender,exceptinextremelyrarecasesofchromosomaldefect.同卵双胞胎即单卵双胞