题文
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 came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room 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), come in and look around. 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." 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 smallB．so quietC．so interestingD．so big小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.A．to drive the visitors awayB．to satisfy the visitors' curiosityC．to let visitors come in and look aroundD．to get some money out of the visitors小题3:The notice made the visitors________.A．more interested in his houseB．lose interest in his houseC．angry at the unfair priceD．feel happy about the price小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice________.A．the visitors didn’t come any longerB．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC．more and more tourists came for a visitD．no tourist would pay the money for a visit小题5:At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____.A．he did not like it at allB．he could not work as a guideC．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseD．he could not live a quiet life in it
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
点击查看人物传记类阅读知识点讲解,巩固学习
解析
这篇短文描述了戴维德先生退休后在海边买了一所房子,想过一种安静的生活.结果却因为自己的房子很有趣,吸引了大量的游客.即使收取很高的费用也不行,最后戴维德先生不得不卖掉了自己的房子,搬走了.
小题1:根据第二段for it was the most interesting building in the village.描述,可知选C.
小题2:根据He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window.描述,可知选A.
小题3:根据but he was wrong. More and more visitors came 描述,可知选A.
小题4:根据but he was wrong. More and more visitors came 描述,可知选C.
小题5:根据"I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily.及上文He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.描述,可知选D.
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When Mr. David retir.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
