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 surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. 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(导游)”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1. Mr. David’s house was     that many visitors 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 more

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C. more and more visitors came for a visit

D. no visitor would pay the money for a visit

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了大卫退休后为了安静在海边买了一座房子，因为他的房子很有趣，引起了许多游人的观看，于是他就写了一个告示，来看房者需拿钱20元，结果看得人却更多了，因此他没有办法不得不把房子卖掉了。

1.C细节理解题。根据for it was the most interesting building in the village.因为房子很有趣所以许多游客都来看，故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据He decided to drive the visitors away.他为了把游客赶走所以贴了一个告示，故选A。

3.A细节理解题。根据更多的人对房子感兴趣，故选A。

4.C.细节理解题。根据More and more visitors came 越来越多的人来看房子，故选C。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。