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

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。