Question

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 room 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), come in and look around. Price; 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." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.Mr. David's house was ________that many tourists came to see it.

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

2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.

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 unfair 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 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

5.At last Mr. David 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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了戴维德先生退休后在海边买了一所房子,想过一种安静的生活.结果却因为自己的房子很有趣,吸引了大量的游客.即使收取很高的费用也不行,最后戴维德先生不得不卖掉了自己的房子,搬走了.

1.根据第二段for it was the most interesting building in the village.描述,可知选C.

2.根据He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window.描述,可知选A.

3.根据but he was wrong. More and more visitors came 描述,可知选A.

4.根据but he was wrong. More and more visitors came 描述,可知选C.

5.根据"I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily.及上文He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.描述,可知选D.

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