Question

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village(村庄) near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many travelers came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were travelers 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 sign on the window. It said: “If you want to satisfy(满足) 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 rest, 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. such interesting

2.Mr. David put a sign on the window in order_________.

A. to drive the visitors away    B. to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

C. to let visitors come in and look round    D. to get some money out of the visitors

3.The sign made the visitors_________.

A. more interested in his house    B. lost interest in his house

C. angry at the unfair price    D. feel happy about the price

4.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.D

【解析】David先生的家因为是村里最有趣的建筑，吸引了很多游客来参观，他很生气。想利用收钱的方式把他们都赶走，但是没想到，游客反而更多了，最后他不得不搬家了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中But to his great surprise, many travelers came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village.可知，David的房子在村子里是最有趣的建筑物，因此很多人都来参观。由此可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a sign on the window可知，因为有很多人来David先生的家里来参观，他非常的生气，决定把他们都赶走，因此他在窗户上放了一个标牌。由此可知选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中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.可知，David先生放了牌子之后，来参观的人更多了。因此应选C。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的大意和结尾“I came here to rest, not to work as a guide.” He said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.可以知道，David先生不喜欢这么多人都来参观他的房子，他想过安静的生活，所以最后搬家了。因此应选D。

点睛：这是一篇记叙文，讲述了David先生家吸引了很多游客参观，最后他不得不搬家的事情。题目的设置以细节理解题为主，答案都可以在原文找到。例如第1小题，题干中tourists跟原文的travelers是同义词，根据这一关键词我们定位到原文，找到相关的句子就可以找到答案。正确答案和原文表达是一致的，都有关键词interesting。