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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(游客)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 your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price(价格): twenty dollars.” 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(导游).” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
小题1:Mr. David’s house was             that many tourists came to see it.
A.so smallB.so quietC.so interestingD.such interesting
小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order         .
A.to drive the visitors away
B.to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C.to let visitors come in and look round
D.to get some money out of the visitors
小题3:The notice made the visitors          .
A.more interested in his house
B.lost interest in his house
C.angry at the unfair price
D.feel happy about the price
小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice             .
A.the visitors didn’t come any longer
B.fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C.more and more tourists came for a visit
D.no tourist would pay the money for a visit
小题5:At last he had to sell his house and move away because                .
A.he did not like it at all
B.he could not work as a guide
C.he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D.he could not live a quiet life in it

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D

试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了当大卫先生退休后希望过上平静的生活。所以在海边的一个村子里买了一栋小房子。可是游客的不断到来打破了这种平静的生活,所以大卫只好离开了。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段many tourists(游客)came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village.描述可知,大卫的房子是村子里最有趣的建筑,所以游客来参观他的房子。更详细C
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window.描述可知大卫决定赶走游客。所以他把通知放在窗口。故选A。
小题3:推理判断题。根据第二段More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house.描述,可知越来越多的游客来参观大卫的房子。根据选项可以判断是游客对他的房子更感兴趣了。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据第二段More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. 描述,可知越来越多的游客来参观大卫的房子。故选C
小题5:推理判断题。根据第一段He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.和第二段“I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游).” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.可知由于不能过安静的生活,所以他离开了。
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