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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案.

　　　Mr Harris worked in Dover, but then he changed his job, and he and his wife　　 　1　 to another town. They did not have many friends there,　　 　2 　they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks they often went to　　 　3 　or to parties at other people's houses.

　　

　Then Mrs Harris said to her husband, “We've been　　 　4 　lots of other people's houses, and now we must　　 　5 　them to our house, mustn't　　 we?”

　“Yes, 　6 　,” answered her husband. “A big party will be the easiest, won't it?”

　Mrs Harris said, “Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a　　 　7　 party on December 5th.”

　“How many will that be?” Mr Harris asked.“Don't invite too many.” Mrs Harris was beginning to write the 　8 　when her husband saw that she was writing,　　 “Party: 6:30 　9 　8:30 pm.”

　　　“That isn't very 　10 　, is it?” he said.　　 “You're telling our guests that they must 　11 　at 8:30.” So Mrs Harris　　 　12 　wrote,　　 “Party: 6:30 pm.” A lot of guests came, and they all had a　　 　13 　time, so they did not go home at 8:30.　　 　14 　, they were still there　　 　15 　when the door bell rang and a　　 　16 　arrived. He said,　　 “You must stop making 　17 　, because 　18 　has complained (抱怨).”

　Mr Harris said he did not want to 　19 　with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were　　 　20 　to have to go. When Mr and Mrs Harris were　21 　again, she said to him, “That was a　　 　22 　, wasn't it? Who complained about the　　 　23 　?”

　　　“　 24 　did,” Mr Harris answered in a 　25 　voice.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．drove	B．went	C．moved	D．lived	[　　]
2．A．and	B．but	C．so	D．as	[　　]
3．A．shops	B．families	C．dinners	D．sports	[　　]
4．A．in	B．at	C．to	D．for	[　　]
5．A．invite	B．tell	C．choose	D．find	[　　]
6．A．certainly	B．finally	C．luckily	D．easily	[　　]
7．A．small	B．big	C．birthday	D．public	[　　]
8．A．letters	B．attentions	C．notices	D．invitations	[　　]
9．A．at	B．from	C．to	D．not	[　　]
10．A．impolite	B．clear	C．nice	D．useful	[　　]
11．A．come	B．go	C．arrive	D．move	[　　]
12．A．even	B．just	C．sadly	D．truly	[　　]
13．A．separate	B．wild	C．good	D．bad	[　　]
14．A．In fact	B．In the　　 end	C．At　　 least	D．At last	[　　]
15．A．at midnight	B．at noon	C．in the　　 afternoon	D．in the　　 evening	[　　]
16．A．neighbour	B．friend	C．policeman	D．shopkeeper	[　　]
17．A．it clear	B．your　　 way	C．a　　 living	D．a noise	[　　]
18．A．Mr. Harris	B．everyone	C．someone	D．nobody	[　　]
19．A．quarrel (争吵)		B．agree
C．please		D．interrupt (打扰)		[　　]
20．A．happy	B．sorry	C．regret	D．enough	[　　]
21．A．home	B．alone	C．glad	D．lazy	[　　]
22．A．danger	B．surprise	C．good deed	D．real policeman	[　　]
23．A．neighbours	B．lateness	C．noise	D．policeman	[　　]
24．A．I	B．You	C．Someone	D．A person	[　　]
25．A．frightened	B．beautiful	C．tired	D．angry	[　　]

Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the  1  of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”

So the news of his marriage gave me a   2  . I’d never known him to take much interest in   3  . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't  4  it. I  5  whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky   6  .

She was French perhaps--from that place   7  he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No  8  . No other explanation.

A month later I met them  9  in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the   10．

“I have   11  climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his   12  , and I’ve got mine. No   13  ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your   14  ?” I asked．Somewhere far  15  theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful  16  !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to   17  the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north   18  of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great   19  , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the   20  we took one day.”

1． A．purpose                B．love                  C．answer                 D．even

2． A．joy                       B．thought              C．lesson                   D．shock

3． A．mountains             B．churches            C．faces                    D．girls

4． A．accept                  B．understand         C．bear                     D．tell

5． A．believed               B．knew                 C．wondered             D．realized

6． A．jobs                      B．words                C．adventures            D．deeds

7． A．where                   B．when                 C．which                   D．how

8． A．one                      B．reason               C．sign                      D．doubt

9． A．all                     B．two                   C．both                     D．double

10．A．family　              B．mountain            C．theatre                  D．holiday

11．A．ever                    B．even                  C．never                    D．almost

12．A．interests               B．life                    C．room                    D．car

13．A．wonder             B．way                   C．time                     D．problems

14．A．days                    B．honeymoon        C．childhood              D．rest of life

15．A．away                   B．as                      C．by                        D．from

16．A．show                   B．sight                  C．scene                   D．game

17．A．miss                    B．escape               C．break                    D．forget

18．A．position               B．face                   C．point                    D．line

19．A．programme          B．progress            C．fun                       D．invention

20．A．photographs         B．roles                  C．sports                   D．pains

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"
"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."
So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."
"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."
"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"
"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.
【小题1】Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

A．Mr. Harris changed his work.

B．They wanted to make some new friends.

C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

【小题2】What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They had gone to other people's parties many times.

D．They liked making friends with others.

【小题3】How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.	B．About two hours.
C．About fourteen hours.	D．Till midnight

【小题4】When did the party end that evening?

A．At about 8:30.

B．About twelve o'clock..

C．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

【小题5】Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B．He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

C．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

D．Because he hated the noise.

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."

"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

1.Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

A．Mr. Harris changed his work.

B．They wanted to make some new friends.

C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

2.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They had gone to other people's parties many times.

D．They liked making friends with others.

3.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.                B．About two hours.

C．About fourteen hours.                   D．Till midnight

4.When did the party end that evening?

A．At about 8:30.

B．About twelve o'clock..　　

C．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

5.Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B．He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

C．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

D．Because he hated the noise.