Question

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, "We've 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, I'll 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 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." 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. 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.

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

A．Mr. Harris changed his work.

B．They wanted to make some new friends.

C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

2.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 could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

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

D．They liked making friends with others.

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

A．From the morning till night.                B．About two hours.

C．About fourteen hours.                   D．Till midnight

4.When did the party end that evening?

A．At about 8:30.

B．About twelve o'clock..　　

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

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

5.Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B．He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

C．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

D．Because he hated the noise.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的了Harris夫妻舉行聚會款待朋友的故事。

1.A 細節題。根據第一段1，2行Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town.說明A正確。

2.C 細節題。根據第二段Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

說明他們去了很多朋友的家里參加聚會，現在輪到他們請別人過來了，故C正確。

3.B 推理題。根據Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."說明她原計劃從6點30到8點30，大約2個小時，鞏固B正確。

4.B 推理題。根據文章In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived.說明聚會到了半夜，那么選項中只有B項符合要求，故B正確。

5.B 推理題。根據文章最后3行　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.說明報警是他自己，他不想朋友們待得太久了，故B正確。

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