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 .
【小題1】Mr. David’s house was so ________ that many tourists came to see it .

A．small

B．quiet

C．interesting

D．surprising

【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題1】C【小題2】A【小題3】A【小題4】B【小題5】D

解析【小題1】本文第二段的第一句為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 .所表示的含義為大衛的房屋如此有趣以至于有許多游客來看，故本題選C。
【小題2】本文第二段第五行為He decided to drive the visitors away . So he put a notice on the window .表示的含義為大衛在窗戶上貼上須知是為了讓游客離開，故本題選A。
【小題3】本文倒數第三行為More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house .所表示的含義為在窗戶上貼上須知是游客對房屋更加感興趣，故本題選A。
【小題4】本文倒數第三行為More and more visitors came ，表示的含義為貼上須知之后有越來越多的游客來，故本題選B。
【小題5】本文第一段最后一句為He liked it and hoped to live a quier lift in it .所表示的含義為老人想住在安靜的地方，所以賣掉房屋，故本題選D。