Question

第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

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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,4<WeVe 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,Til 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 p. m. 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 p. m. ” 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 p. m. 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.

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

   A. Because Mr Harris changed his work.

   B. Because they wanted to make some new friends.

   C. Because they wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

   D. Because they enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peopled houses.

37. 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 liked making friends with others.

   C. It was very interesting to hold a party at home.

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

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

   A. From the morning till night.

   B. About fourteen hours.

   C. About two hours.

   D. Till midnight.

39. When did the party end that evening?

   A. At about 8： 30 p.m.

   B. At about twelve o’clock.

   C. When someone telephoned the police station.

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

40. Why did Mr Harris telephone the policeman about the noise?

   A. Because his wife asked him to do that.

   B. Because he was tired and wanted his friends to leave.

   C. Because his friends had a good time that night and also felt tired.

   D. Because someone rang his doorbell many times at mid-night.

Answer 1

36. A解析：細節理解題。根據文章首段第 一句可知，因為Mr Harris換了工作，所以 他和妻子搬到了另一個城鎮。

37. D解析:細節理解題。根據第二段可知， 他們之所以舉辦派對是因為他們已經去過 別人家很多次;作為回報，他們應該舉辦派 對邀請別人到他們家來。

38. C解析:細節理解題。根據第六段可知， Mrs Harris開始寫的請帖上的派對時間是 晚上六點半到八點半，所以Mrs Harris希望派對持續的時間是兩個小時。

39. B解析：細節理解題。根據倒數第四段 第二句可知，派對一直持續到半夜，直到有 警察來敲門派對才結束，因此B項正確。

40. B解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段中 的 answered in a tired voice 可知，派對開 到半夜還沒有結束，而Mr Harris已經感 覺很累了。由此可知，他想結束派對，讓朋 友們散去，所以采取了這一方法。