（2025·江苏常州·二模）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.
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. 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 fraternity (兄弟会), among whom he would often move in disguise another method in common with Holmes.
His skill with disguises was so renowned that on one occasion his own chief police officer was unable to recognize him.
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 he swore revenge (报复) on the detective. 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.
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 for frauds 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.
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.
123．What do we know about Caminada from the passage?
A．He was the only basis for Holmes B．He had a mixed knowledge of crimes.
C．He died after the last Holmes book was set D．He had a whole life career as a “consulting detective”.
124．Which of the following CANNOT prove that Caminada was the basis for Holmes?
A．Caminada became a national figure shortly before Holmes’ first appearance.
B．Caminada was known for his extensive web of informers in the Baker Street.
C．Caminada had a Moriaty-like enemy for a long period of time.
D．Caminada often changed his appearances to look into cases
125．What can we infer from paragraph 6 and 7?
A．Caminada arrested the two criminals in disguise.
B．Caminada tracked both of the two criminals for years
C．Caminada fell in love with Alicia Ormonde in the case
D．Both Horridge and Ormonde took revenge on Caminada.
126．What is the most suitable title of the passage?
A．Clues to a real Holmes B．Caminada and his legend
C．Wisdom of a detective D．Detecting styles of Sherlock Holmes
【答案】123．B 124．B 125．C 126．A
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