Question

五、 (2015 •连云港期末) 阅读理解。(20分) 

   When Mr David retired (退休) ，he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

   But to his great surprise? many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays,for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr David’s garden. This was too much for Mr David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy (满足) your curiosity (好奇心) ，come in and look around. Price： $20. Mr David was sure that the visitors would stop coming,but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire,not to work as a guide. ” he said angrily. In the end,he sold the house and moved away.

() 1. Many tourists came to see Mr David’s house because it is.

   A. small   B. quiet   C. interesting   D. big

() 2. Mr David put a notice on the window.

   A. to drive the visitors away

   B. to satisfy the visitors’ curiosity

   C. to let visitors come in and look around

   D. to get some money out of the visitors

() 3. The notice made the visitors.

   A. more interested in his house   B. lose interest in his house

   C. angry at the high price   D. feel happy about the price

() 4. After Mr David put up the notice.

   A. the visitors didn’t come any longer   

    B. fewer visitors came to see his house

   C. more tourists came for a visit   

    D. all the tourists complained

() 5. At last Mr David had to sell his house and move away because.

   A. he found a better house   B. he was too old to work as a guide

   C. he made enough money   D. he could not live a quiet life in it

Answer 1

1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.D

五、 1.C  2.A  3.A  4.C  5.D