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When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hope...

When Mr. David retired, 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: 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（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away. 小题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 小题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 小题3: The notice 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 小题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 小题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

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小题1:C 小题2:A 小题3:A 小题4:C 小题5:D

试题分析：本文叙述了大卫退休后为了安静在海边买了一座房子，因为他的房子很有趣，引起了许多游人的观看，于是他就写了一个告示来看房者需拿钱20元，结果看得人却更多了，因此他没有办法不得不把房子卖掉了。 小题1:细节理解题。根据for it was the most interesting building in the village.因为房子很有趣所以许多游客都来看，故选C。 小题2:细节理解题。根据He decided to drive the visitors away.他为了把游客赶走所以贴了一个告示，故选A。 小题3:细节理解题。根据更多的人对房子感兴趣，故选A。 小题4:细节理解题。根据More and more visitors came 越来越多的人来看房子，故选C。 小题5:细节理解题。根据I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.因为她要过一种安逸的生活，故选D。 点评：细节题为阅读考题的重头戏，所占比例高达80% ，相对而言较简单，因为这类题虽然要求理解准确，但基本上限于字面意义的理解，范围也限于局部，因此是我们可望得高分的部分。细节题绝大部分体现“中心思想是解”这一原理。本文都是细节理解题，在文中比较容易找到答案。