(2)2019年江苏省13市中考英语试题(含答案)6套

2019年江苏省13市中考英语试题（含答案）6套
目录：
1.徐州市2019年初中学业水平考试
2.镇江市2019年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷
3.2019年江苏省盐城市中考英语试卷
4.2019年无锡市初中学业水平测试
5.扬州市2019年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题
6.江苏省宿迁市2019年初中学业水平考试
徐州市2019年初中学业水平考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共8页, 满分, 10分, 考试时间100分钟。

2. 答题前, 请将姓名、文化考试证号用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔填写在本卷和答题卡的指定位置。

3. 答案全部涂、写在答题卡上, 写在本卷上无效。

考试结束后, 将本卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、选择填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( ) lie has some now friends. She likes to play with _________ after school.
A. me
B. us
C. you
D. them
( ) 2. I’ll be at home __________ Sunday morning. You can phone me then.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to ( ) 3. Which do you like __________, juice or Cola?
A. well
B. better
C. best
D. the hest
( ) 4. It's important for us ___________ good manners.
A. having
B. have
C. to have
D. had
( ) 5. -___________ can you write in English?
- About forty words per minute.
A. How far
B. How often
C. How fast
D. How long
( ) 6. China's high-speed railways _____ from 9,000 to 29,000 kilometres in the past few years.
A. are growing
B. were growing
C. will grow
D. have grown ( ) 7. The path was covered with snow, so we walked very _______. We were afraid of falling.
A. quickly
B. carefully
C. excitedly
D. hurriedly
( ) 8. - I didn't see you at Jim's party last week.
- I had to work that evening, so I _________ go.
A. needn't
B. mustn't
C. couldn't
D. shouldn't
( ) 9. The ____________that there is life on other planets has always encouraged scientists to
explore the outer space.
A. invitation
B. possibility
C. order
D. advice
( ) 10. Every time Tom is late, he'll ___________ an excuse. So I wonder what his excuse is this time.
A. set up
B. put up
C. take up
D. make up
( ) 11. Helen was very rude to me. I refuse to speak to her again __________ she says
sorry.
A. until
B. if
C. because
D. since
( ) 12. Hello, Joe. I didn't _________ to see you today. I thought you were away on holiday.
A. want
B. prepare
C. expect
D. agree
( ) 13.I learnt to swim when I was six. I ___________ by my mother.
A. am taught
B. was taught
C. will be taught
D. have taught ( ) 14. -Does Aunt Jane enjoy ____________?
-Yes, She has three dogs, two cats, four birds, and some goldfish in her house.
A. keeping pets
B. collecting dolls
C. visiting the zoo
D. working on the farm
( ) 15. - Sorry,___________. What do you mean by saying "look out"?
- I asked you "to be careful", not "to look outside"
A. I can't hear you
B. I can't see clearly
C. I don't notice you
D. I don't follow you
二、完形填空（共15 小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分）
根据短文内容, 从各题所给的A. B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mr Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he 16 asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a 17 weekend-she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. "Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr Wu?" she asked.
The girl's 18 reminded Mr Wu of something he had read somewhere before. "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day," Mr Wu said with a smile. "I 19 to be cheerful."
"And today is my lucky day," he added.
" 20 ? " The whole class were curious.
"This morning, I 21 to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down..."
"Your e-bike broke down and it's your lucky day?" The students were 22 . "What do you mean, Mr Wu?"
"My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I 23 it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the 24 . I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down 25 along the way. But it didn't. __26 , it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class __27 I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down 28 ,it couldn't be arranged（安排）in a better way."
The students' eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had 29 them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider 30 in a new way.
( ) 16. A. proudly B. cheerfully C. seriously D. angrily ( ) 17. A. busy B. satisfying C. terrible D. meaningful ( ) 18. A. question B. suggestion C. decision D. introduction ( ) 19. A. fail B. hate C. seem D. choose ( ) 20. A. Who B. When C. Why D. How
( ) 21. A. walked B. ran C. drove D. rode
( ) 22. A. surprised B. bored C. impatient D. nervous ( ) 23. A. left B. checked C. repaired D. found
( ) 24. A. hospital B. school C. park D. bank
( ) 25. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere ( ) 26. A. However B. Also C. Instead D. Otherwise ( ) 27. A. and B. but C. so D. or
( ) 28. A. yesterday B. the other day C. today D. tomorrow ( ) 29. A. hurt B. touched C. controlled D. worried ( ) 30. A. dream B. purpose C. wish D. luck
三、阅读理解（共12小题, 每小题2分, 满分24分）
阅读下面三篇短文, 从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
Hi, guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia. Rabbits
look
cute, but when they enter in large numbers, it's a problem. In Australia,
rabbits have crowded into the land. They eat the plants that farmers
grow. They eat the plants other animals need to eat, so other animals
find it hard to live.
These days I'm reading Moby Dick. It's considered to be the "Great
American Novel", or one of the greatest novels of all time. "The story
takes place on a whaling ship that sails the seas to find Moby Lick, a
very large whale.
Well, 1 love detective stories. Last month I read The Stolen Letter. The
writer brings me into the story of his characters' lives. He also
introduces a sense of mystery in the story. It keeps me interested until
the very end of the story.
( ) 31. What are Amy, Daniel and Simon talking about?
A. Listening.
B. Speaking.
C. Reading.
D. Writing.
( ) 32. The rabbits in the book Rabbits in Australia一
A. are very cute
B. are in small numbers
C. cause a problem
D. find it hard to live in Australia
( ) 33. What type of book is Moby Dick?
A. Science.
B. Novel.
C. Detective story.
D. Travel.
( ) 34. What do. we know about the book The Stolen Letter?
A. It's set in Australia.
B. It's about the writer's life.
C. Its story happens on a ship.
D. There's a sense of mystery in it.
B
Mr Scott talked about colours all the time. "What a honey-yellow morning it is!" he said to his wife. His wife planted fruit and vegetables in their garden, but Mr Scott was more interested in the leafy plants, the bushes, and even the grass that grew in the garden. "So
many kinds of green," he said to her after watering all the plants. "I counted at least twenty shades of green!"
"Well done, dear," Mrs Scott said. " Now would you please count twenty dollars and go to the supermarket for some ingredients（配料）?I want to make lunch! "
With a smile on his face, Mr Scott left at once. He enjoyed trips to the supermarket because of all the colourful cans and boxes in it. Fruit and vegetables, too, shone in their bright skins. There was never just one colour: carrots were orange, but also had bits of yellow and brown in them. Bananas were yellow and black; apples hid oranges and purples inside their reds. Mr Scott would walk through the supermarket and enjoy all the colours around him.
"I wish there was a store full of colours that I could spend all my time in, " he sighed.
He bought everything on his wife's list and came home. When he walked into the house, Mrs Scott noticed the sad look on his face. "What's wrong?" she asked him. "It looks life you had fun at the store. I can see that you picked out the best things."
"I did have fun in the store. So much that I wish I could have spent more time there. It's so full of colours! " Mr Scott said.
"I see, " Mrs Scott said. "Well, cheer up, because I'm going to cook a nice lunch for us!"
The next day Mr Scott was on his usual morning walk through the neighbourhood, saying hello to everyone, enjoying the colours of the trees and flowers. It was another day of colours!
"Good morning, Mr Brown," he called out to one of his neighbours. He liked Mr Brown very much, because, well, you guessed it: his name was a colour!
"Mr Scott! Just the person I wanted to see!" Mr Brown replied. "My wife and I are moving out of this town, and I need someone to take over my shop. You are the perfect person for the job because it's a paint shop! I need someone who knows its colours. Would you be interested?"
Mr Scott was mad with excitement. "I will take it over right away!"
Mr Brown was relieved when he left town, because he knew his paint shop was in good hands. Sure enough, Mr Scott kept the paint shop open for twenty more years and got to talk about colours all day, every day.
( ) 35. Why did Mr Scott come home from the supermarket sadly?
A. He hated shopping in the supermarket.
B. He didn't enjoy the colours in the supermarket.
C. He didn't have enough money to buy everything on his wife's list.
D. He liked the colours in the supermarket so much that he didn't want to leave. ( ) 36. Why did Mr Scott like Mr Brown very much?
A. They were neighbours.
B. Mr Brown had a paint shop.
C. They shared the same hobby.
D. Mr Brown's name was a colour. ( ) 37. What does the underlined word "relieved" mean?
A. 宽慰
B. 不舍
C. 犹豫
D. 烦恼
( ) 38. What's the best title for this passage?
A. A colourful paint shop
B. A colour lover
C. A friendly neighbour
D. A happy couple
C
My name is Wei Hua and I'm a sporting robot of the 23rd century. I'm clever at high flying exercises. I jump from spaceships and as I fall, I turn, dive, circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line.
Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport. Fans from all over China watch their hand-held TVs when a competition comes on. Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal for my performance.
This year I was very proud to be chosen again. I wanted to meet robots from other countries and explore ideas about our sport. However, my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving. It was very painful for her and I felt very scared. I didn't feel so confident that I would win.
The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze. I stopped for a moment（which I shouldn't）before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship, then I began my performance. At the correct moment I tried to open my parachute（降落伞）but there was a problem. It only opened a little. I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn, dive, circle or dance. My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow.
This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did not win anything at the Olympics after all. I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!
( ) 39. Wei Hua finished _________ in the 78th Olympics high flying sport.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
( ) 40. Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game?
A. His programmer was sick.
B. He had a great pain in his leg.
C. He himself fell ill before they were leaving.
D. He couldn't meet robots from other countries.
( ) 41. According to Paragraph 3, how many reasons led to Wei Hua's failure in the competition?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
( ) 42. How is Wei Hua feeling now?
A. Full of hope.
B. Unsure about himself.
C. Heart-broken.
D. Satisfied with his result this year.
四、词语运用（共16小题；每小题1分, 满分16分）
A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空, 其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

43. Can you help me pick up the pen? It's ____________ the desk.
44. -What time will you arrive?
-I have no idea. It depends on the __________________.
45. Don't __________ your children with others. Just let them be themselves.
46. It's not raining at the moment, but it might rain ______________.
47. The computer caught a virus and __________ worked properly.
B）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。

（每空限填一个单词）
48. You are lucky, Linda. You didn't hurt __________(you).
49. We should behave ___________ (polite) in public.
50. How happy I am to celebrate my ___________ (fifteen) birthday tomorrow!
51. If you don't know the name of the plant, please write"_____________" (know) in your
notebook.
52. Thomas Edison, one of the greatest ____________ (invent) in the world, created over 1,000
things.
C）用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空, 使短文完整。

My favourite clothing is an old biker jacket. It 53 (make) of thick black leather and it has a red lining. It belonged to my mother when she was young, so it's very old now!
Why do I love my jacket? Because it 54 (be) once my mother's and because it is very practical. I 55 (not need) to iron it and I never need to get it cleaned. It 56 (keep) me warm and dry, so I wear it all the time, except in summer. Also, leather jackets never go out of fashion and you can wear them with jeans, skirts and dresses.
The other day, I was in a cafe and I left the jacket on the back of my chair. I 57 (realize) it when I was on the bus and I thought I'd lost it forever. At that moment a young guy jumped onto the bus and he 58 (hold) my jacket in his hand! He had run after me down the road with it. We started chatting and I made a new friend. Now I think of it as my lucky jacket.
五、阅读填词（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
阅读短文, 根据所读内容在文章后表格中的横线处填入一个最恰当的单词。

There are long rivers, and there are famous rivers. The Nile（尼罗河）is the world's longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers. Crocodiles and hippos（河马）live in its waters. Pyramids built by ancient Egyptians rise along its banks.
The main branch of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan's capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt's famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization（文明）, started along the banks of the Nile more than 5, 000 years ago. Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years. Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today.
Without the rich farmland along the banks of the Nile, there might be no ancient Egypt civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile's banks were easy to farm and produce crops.
The Nile also made a perfect highway for boats. The river runs north, but the wind on the river blows south. To go south, boaters put up sails to catch the wind. To go north, they took the sails down. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.
六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）
阅读短文, 按要求回答问题。

The face-down generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the "face-down generation" because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt(溺爱）and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents". They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact .is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.
So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud.
69. If Alice was born in 2004, is she an oh-oh?
__________________________________________________________________________ 70. Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the "face-down generation"?
_________________________________________________________________________ 71. What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children?
_________________________________________________________________________
72. How does the writer organize Paragraph 4?
A. Time order.
B. Space order.
C. General to specific.
D. Specific to general.
73. What does the writer encourage the oh-ohs to do? Please list TWO.
_________________________________________________________________________ 七、书面表达（满分20分）
假设你是阳光中学九年级学生李平。

你的
英国笔友Henry向你请教成语“守株待兔”。

请你给他写一封邮件, 内容包括：
(1) 描述故事；
(2) 概括寓意。

注意：
(1) 词数90左右。

(2) 邮件中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。

右图供参考。

参考词汇：野兔hare树桩tree stump
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________
参考答案
一、选择填空
1-5 DABCC 6-10 DBCBD 11-15 ACBAD
二、完形填空
16-20 BCADC 21-25 DAABB 26-30 CACBD
三、阅读理解
A) 31-34 CCBD B) 35-38 DDAB C) 39-42 BACA
四、词语运用
A) 43. under 44. traffic 45. compare 46. later 47. no loner
B) 48. yourself 49. politely 50. fifteenth 51. unknown 52. inventors
C) 53. is made 54. was 55. don’t need 56. keeps 57. realized
58. was holding
五、阅读填词
59. longest 60. main 61. above 62. capital 63. reaches 64. banks
65. built 66. great 67. north 68. sold
六、任务型阅读
69. Yes, she is.
70. Because they use their phones so much.
71. Helicopter parents.
72. C
73. To become leaders./ To volunteer to help their communities.
七、书面表达
略。

镇江市2019年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷
本试卷共8页，满分90分。

考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色水笔将自己的姓名、考试号填写在试卷、答题卷上相应位置。

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不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

一、单项选择（共15小题: 每小题1分, 满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Lily sat on the sofa just now. Maybe the wool scarf is ________________.
A. she
B. her
C. hers
D. herself
2. To my surprise, Daniel's parents allowed him ___________ Shanghai Disneyland with me.
A. to visit
B. visiting
C. visit
D. visits
3. Have you heard that the 2022 Winter Olympics ______________ in Beijing?
A. held
B. are held
C. were held
D. will be held
4. -_______________ can you get to the airport?
-In about 30 minutes. I'm on the way.
A. How soon
B. How long
C. How much
D. How often
5. -The drama series The Thunder (破冰行动) hits screens these days.
-Oh. What a pity! I ____________ any of them yet,
A. doesn't watch
B. didn't watch
C. won't watch
D. haven't watched
6. -Is your WeChat account (账户) safe?
-Yes, even my father can't use it __________ I tell him the password.
A. when
B. unless
C. while
D. if
7. -One of the hosts of The Point named Liu Xin graduated from our school, didn't she?
- ____________ My English teacher taught her before.
A. Yes, she was.
B. No, she wasn't.
C. Yes, she did.
D. No, she didn't.
8. When I think of the worried _______ of foreign students who are learning Chinese, I can go to
study English calmly.
A. looks
B. designs
C. efforts
D. needs
9. Yao Ming, a basketball giant , ___________ water polo when he was young.
A. is playing
B. used to play
C. is used to playing
D. was playing
10. Because of the flood, there are _________ tourists in that ancient town this year than last year.
A. more
B. most
C. fewer
D. fewest
11. A black young man named Sheku Kanneh-Mason is _________ enough to show that
people of colour can take on any challenge of classical music.
A. modest
B. humorous
C. confident
D. curious
12. Which of the following words can NOT be added the prefix "un-" to give it the opposite
meaning?
A. happy
B. healthy
C. usual
D. polite
13. –Oh! What’s wrong with your finger?
- I hurt it while I ___________ a model plane.
A. made
B. was making
C. am making D make
14. -My computer has caught a virus and it has gone wrong.
-______________________
A. I'm sorry to hear that.
B. Don't mention it.
C. It doesn't matter.
D. I’m sure it can work.
15. -Do you believe that humans could live on Mars?
-I don't think _____________________.
A. if it comes true
B. that it will come true
C. why it will come true
D. how does it come true
二、完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Finally, after nearly half a month, the Christmas letter was here in my hand. Yes, writing letters is how my friend in the U.S. and I 16 our greetings every Christmas. People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook, or on WeChat 17 , and by the way, it'll save money. For me, writing letters is more of a 18 habit than a quirk (怪癖) in modern times I, an experienced letter writer. can tell you that writing letters brings me more
emotional(情感的) communication.
In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some 19 in California State University found that electronic devices, like smart phones, can greatly influence people in many ways. Such devices prevent people from 20 their inner (内心的) feelings. Compared with modern communication, writing letters has more advantages. 21 we write, our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn’t see before. And we are 22 to show our emotions fully.
If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the 23 would be its sense of touch-feeling of my hand running through the pages, feeling of pen sliding across the paper, and feeling of the 24 of ink (墨水) in the air.
It 25 that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings. Letters build a bridge between the writer and receiver. People experience more when they receive messages in the: form of a letter, rather than any other media.
16. A. introduce B. exchange C. describe D. repeat
17. A. completely B. recently C. simply D. exactly
18. A. natural B. boring C. crazy D. national
19. A. composers B. visitors C. inventors D. professors
20. A. discovering B. shaking C. spreading D. refusing
21. A. When B. Before C. Till D. Though
22. A. recommended B. encouraged C. invited D. forced
23. A customs B. reasons C. challenges D. achievements
24. A. colour B. quality C. smell D. price
25. A. gives out B. breaks out C. comes out D. turns out
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A
"I am a selfish child.
I hope the sunshine lies only upon me, so I can feel its
warmth.
I am a selfish child.
I hope there is a corner of the world that can comfortable for me when I am sad,
I am a selfish child.
I hope my mom belongs only to me, so I can enjoy the sweetness of love. "
This poem was written by a middle school student in a lonely mountains town in Yunnan Province during her first poetry class. The girl missed her mother, who died when she was 5.
Kang Yu, the teacher who taught the girl how to write the poem, graduated from Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2015. Soon after her gradation, Kang moved to a town in Yunnan, and worked as a teacher at a middle school there.
Kang said, "Compared with students in the city, perhaps students in the countryside need a way to express their feelings and be heard more." Supported by the headmaster and other teachers,
the school held eight poetry classes for students every year.
As the classes grew in popularity, Kang became the school's favourite teacher. After she finished her teaching at the school in June 2017, she returned m Beijing and planned to study abroad.
However, on Teachers' Day in 2017, Kang received a big box full of poems and Letters written by students at her old school. She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad. Instead, she set up Enlighten our Future. a charity that reaches students in the countryside how to write poems.
"Now, I go to several places every week I sleep less than six hours a night and the job provides no vacations and little money, but the happiness and satisfaction I feel is rewarding enough." Kang said.
26. What's the poem about at the beginning of the passage?
A. A world which is full or love. B A mother who misses her child.
C. A child who is in need of mother's love.
D. A child who can feel the sun's warmth
27. What’s the meaning of the underlined word "abandon" ?
A. work out
B. carry out
C. give up
D. make up\
28. Which of the Following information is TRUE according m the passage?
A. Kang ever worked at a school named Enlighten our Future.
B. The school held eight poetry classes for students every term.
C. Kang said she was doing a well-paid job and had some vacations.
D. Before Kang set up the charity, she taught in Yunnan for about two years.
B
(an extract from a detective story)
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"Sit down, " Henderson said, sitting down in an armchair himself and looking at Logan. "What are you here for?"
"I understand you had a parry last night" said Logan, a police officer.
"Yes," said Henderson, "Oh! I hope the neighbours haven’t been complaining about the noise again. "
"Not that I know of." said Logan. "But a young girl, Fran. who came to the patty hasn't been home yet"
"Fran" said Henderson. "Yes, she was here. She left early, as I remember-about one o'clock. I happened to notice what the time was when she came to say goodbye. But nobody else left until about four in the morning."
Henderson looked quite relaxed.
"Did you know Clare?" asked Logan suddenly.
"Oh, God!" Henderson sat forward. "You don't think ... the same thing has happened to Fran?"
"We're keeping an open mind," said Logan, watching him carefully, "but we're giving it our full attention."
Well, yes. I can understand that. " replied Henderson, getting comfortable in the armchair again.
"So," repeated Logan, "did you know Clare?"
"Well, sure. I knew who she was. But we never had anything do with each other." Said Henderson, giving Logan a big smile.
"Who else was at your party?" asked Logan.
"People from the university," said Henderson. "Students, teachers."。