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 great surprise, many tourists（游客）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 satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price（價格）: 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（導(dǎo)游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選擇正確答案。
小題1:Mr. David’s house was             that many tourists came to see it.
A．so smallB．so quietC．so interestingD．such interesting
小題2:Mr. David put a notice 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
小題3:The notice made the visitors          .
A．more interested in his house
B．lost interest in his house
C．a(chǎn)ngry 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．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C．more and more tourists came for a visit
D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了當(dāng)大衛(wèi)先生退休后希望過上平靜的生活。所以在海邊的一個村子里買了一棟小房子�？墒怯慰偷牟粩嗟絹泶蚱屏诉@種平靜的生活，所以大衛(wèi)只好離開了。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village.描述可知，大衛(wèi)的房子是村子里最有趣的建筑，所以游客來參觀他的房子。更詳細(xì)C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window.描述可知大衛(wèi)決定趕走游客。所以他把通知放在窗口。故選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house.描述，可知越來越多的游客來參觀大衛(wèi)的房子。根據(jù)選項(xiàng)可以判斷是游客對他的房子更感興趣了。故選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. 描述，可知越來越多的游客來參觀大衛(wèi)的房子。故選C
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.和第二段“I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（導(dǎo)游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.可知由于不能過安靜的生活，所以他離開了。
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