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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材18 TheMidnightVisitor(I) JamesdidnotfitthedescriptionofanysecretagentFowlerhadeverreadabout.FollowinghimdownthecorridorofthegloomyFrenchhotelwhereJameshadaroom,Fowlerfeltdisappointed.Itwasasmallroom,onthesixthandtopfloor,andscarcelyasettingforaromanticfigure. Jameswas,foroneth
2、ing,fat.Andthenthereashisaccent.ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccenthehadbroughttoParisfromBoston20yearsago. "Youaredisappointed,"Jamessaidwheezilyoverhisshoulder."YouweretoldthatIwasaspy,dealinginespionageanddanger.Youwishedtomeetmebecauseyouareawriter,
3、youngandromantic.Youimaginedmysteriousfiguresinthenight,thecrackofpistols,drugsinthewine." "Instead,youhavespentadulleveninginaFrenchmusichallwithafatmanwho,insteadofhavingmysteriousmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties,getsonlyanordinaryphonecallmakinganappointmentinhisroom.Youhavebeenbor
4、ed!"thefatmanchuckledtohimselfasheunlockedthdoorofhisroomandstoodasidetolethisfrustratedguestenter. "youaredisillusioned,"Jamessaid."Buttakecheer.Presentlyyou'llseeapaper,aquiteimportantpaperforwhichseveralpeoplehaveriskedtheirlives,cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.Someda
5、ysoonthatpapermaywellaffectthecourseofhistory.Inthatthoughtisdrama,istherenot?"ashespoke,Jamesclosedthedoorbehindhim.Thenheswitchedonthelight. Andasthelightcameon,Fowlerhadhisfirstthrilloftheday.Forhalfwayacrosstheroom,asmallpistolinhishand,stoodaman.Jamesblinkedafewtimes. "Max,"hewheezed,"yougav
6、emequiteastart.IthoughtyouwereinBerlin.Whatareyoudoinginmyroom?"Maxwasslender,nottall,andwithafacethatsuggestedthelookofafox.Exceptforthegun,hedidnotlookverydangerous. "Thereport,"hemurmured,"thereportthatisaboutsomenewmissiles.IthoughtIwouldtakeitfromyou.Itwillbesaferinmyhandsthaninyours." James
7、movedtoanarmchairandsatdownheavily."I'mgoingtoraisethedevilwithmanagementthistime;I'mangry,"hesaidgrimly,"Thisisthesecondtimeinamonththatsomebodyhasgotintomyroomoffthatbalcony!"Fowler'seyeswenttothesinglewi
