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 quier lift 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 satify your curiosity (好奇心) , came in and look round . 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 recite , not to work as a guide , ” he said angrily . In the end , he sold the house and moved away .
【小题1】Mr. David’s house was so ________ that many tourists came to see it .

A．small

B．quiet

C．interesting

D．surprising

【小题2】Mr. David put a notice on the window in order to _________ .

A．drive the visitors away	B．satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C．let visitors come in and look round	D．get some money out of the visitors

【小题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

【小题4】After Mr. David put up the notice ___________ .

A．the visitors didn’t come any longer

B．more and more tourists came for a visit

C．no tourists would pay the money for a visit

D．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

【小题5】At last he had to sell his house and moved away because _________.

A．he did not like it at all

B．he could not work as a guide

C．he wanted to buy a new expensive house

D．he could not live a quiet life in it

Answer 1

【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】A【小题4】B【小题5】D

解析【小题1】本文第二段的第一句为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 .所表示的含义为大卫的房屋如此有趣以至于有许多游客来看，故本题选C。
【小题2】本文第二段第五行为He decided to drive the visitors away . So he put a notice on the window .表示的含义为大卫在窗户上贴上须知是为了让游客离开，故本题选A。
【小题3】本文倒数第三行为More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house .所表示的含义为在窗户上贴上须知是游客对房屋更加感兴趣，故本题选A。
【小题4】本文倒数第三行为More and more visitors came ，表示的含义为贴上须知之后有越来越多的游客来，故本题选B。
【小题5】本文第一段最后一句为He liked it and hoped to live a quier lift in it .所表示的含义为老人想住在安静的地方，所以卖掉房屋，故本题选D。