62. Which “explode” in the following sentences has the most similar meaning to the word “explode” in Paragraph 2?

A. They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded.

B. The continued tension could explode into more violence.

C. The population exploded to 40,000 during the last tourist season.

D. The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary.

63. What makes “energy harvesting” necessary according to the passage?

A. The waste of lithium in the world.

B. The increasing number of electronic devices.

C. The development of technology.

D. The pollution caused by batteries.

64. It can be learned from the passage that .

A. energy-harvesting products save money in the long run

B. taller people can surely produce a larger amount of power

C.automatic watches harvest energy from the users’ body heat

D.two ways of harvesting energy are mentioned in the passage

65. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Energy harvesting: a low-risk technology

B. Energy harvesting: a high-profit technology

C. Energy harvesting: a problem-free technology

D. Energy harvesting: an environment-friendly technology

D

He fascinated Victorian England with his unequalled skill at brilliant cases, based on logical reasoning and grasp of forensic(法医的)science, not to mention a mastery of disguises(伪装)and an encyclopedic knowledge of the criminal underclass.

But this detective was not Sherlock Holmes but a real life investigator, Jerome Caminada, who, new research suggests, helped inspire Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s celebrated hero.

A biography of Caminada written by Angela Buckley reveals a series of striking similarities between him and the fictional character, in terms of their unusual methods and character. It also establishes strong echoes between the real detective’s cases and plot lines used by Doyle.

The son of an Italian father and Irish mother, Caminada was based in Manchester, but was involved in cases which took him across the country, and he enjoyed a nationwide profile in the press, where accounts of his legend were widely reported.

Most of his career was spent with Manchester City Police Force although he later operated, like Holmes, as a “consulting detective”.

He became well-known in the mid 1880s, shortly before Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet and parallels soon emerged between the two.

As the fictional character relied on a network of underworld contacts~the Baker Street Irregulars~so Caminada was known for his extensive web of informers, whom he would often meet in the back seat of a church. •

These characters helped him build up an encyclopedic knowledge of the Criminal fratemity(兄弟会)， among whom he would often move in disguise—another method in coptnQn with Holmes.

His skill with disguises was so renowned that on one occasion, while tracking a group of thieves at the Grand National dressed as a laborer, his own chief police officer was unable to recognise him.

. However, he also posed as white collar professionals, once while bringing a bogus(假的)doctor to justice.

Over the course of his career, he was reportedly responsible for the imprisonment of 1,225 criminals. His most famous case—and perhaps the one which most closely resembles a Holmes story—was “Mystery of the Four-Wheeled Cab”.

Mrs Buckley identifies Caminada’s “Moriaty” figure as Bob Horridge, a violent, intelligent career criminal, with whom he had a 20-year fight, which began when Caminada arrested him for stealing a watch, landing him with a sentence of seven years’ penal servitude because of his previous crimes.

This harsh sentence for a relatively small crime angered Horridge so much that, as he was sent down, he swore revenge(报复)on the detective.

On his release, Horridge’s criminal enterprises grew in size and scope, but he was usually able to stay one step ahead of the authorities, often effecting dramatic escapes.

His good luck finally ended after he shot two police officers. Caminada tracked him to Liverpool where the detective, disguised once more, eventually arrested him. Horridge was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Caminada’s “Irene Adler” was Alicia Ormonde, an apparently well-educated woman with a noble background and expensive tastes, who was actually an experienced criminal wanted across the country for A^uds and thefts.

Caminada tracked her down and arrested her, but—in an echo of Holmes’ fascination with Adler~the detective apparently became attracted by her. The case took place in 1890, a year before Adler appeared in A Scandal in Bohemia.

Caminada—who published his memoirs on retiring~died in 1914, the year the last Holmes book was set.

Other individuals have previously been put forward as the basis for Holmes. However, Mrs Buckley, whose book is called The Real Sherlock Holmes, believes that Caminada was used to give Holmes a better grounding in actual casework among the criminal fraternity, inspiring his detecting styles and some of the puzzling cases he encountered.