Question

【题目】完形填空

Mr. Smith lived in a big city. When he retired(退休), he bought a small _________ in a village near the sea. He _________it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

But to his great surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most _________ building in the village. From morning to night there were _________ outside the house. They kept looking ___________ the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to _________ . So he put a notice (告示) on the window. The notice said, “If you want____________it, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors could_________ coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to _________ every day taking them around his house.“I came here to _________ not to work as a guide,” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

【1】A. garden B. shop C. house D. school

【2】A. liked B. hated C. sold D. built

【3】A. big B. interesting C. small D. clean

【4】A. children B. students C. parents D. visitors

【5】A. up B. for C. into D. after

【6】A. come B. leave C. stay D. play

【7】A. to visit B. visit C. visits D. visiting

【8】A. go on B. stop C. keep D. like

【9】A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay

【10】A. play B. work C. watch D. live

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：史密斯先生住在一个大城市。当他退休时，他在海边的一个村庄买了一个小房子。他喜欢它，希望在这所房子里过平静的生活。但他非常惊讶的是，在暑假许多游客来看他的房子，因为这是村里最有趣的建筑。

【1】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：他在海边的一个村庄买了一个小房子。garden花园；shop 商店；house 房子；school学校。联系下句He it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.可知该选C。

【2】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：他喜欢它，希望在这所房子里过平静的生活。liked喜欢； hated讨厌；sold出售；built建造。根据并列成分hoped to live a quiet life in this house可知该选A。

【3】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：因为这是村里最有趣的建筑。big 大的； interesting 有趣的；small小的；clean干净的。根据in the village.可知该用形容词的最高级形式，当四个词中只有interesting是加most构成最高级，所以选B。

【4】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：从早上到晚上房子外有游客。children孩子；students学生；parents父母；visitors游客。联系前句many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays,可知该选D。

【5】C考查介词及语境理解。句意：他们不停地从窗户向房间里看。up向上；for为；into 进入；after在……之后。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

【6】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：他决定请游客离开。come来；leave离开；stay呆；play玩。联系后文中Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors could coming, but he was wrong.可知该选B。

【7】A考查动词不定式及语境理解。句意：如果你想参观它，就进来看看。to visit 是visit的动词不定式形式；visit 参观；visits是visit的第三人称单数形式；visiting是visit的现在分词或动名词形式。want to do sth想做某事，所以选A。

【8】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：史密斯先生肯定游客不来了，但是他错了。go on 继续；stop停止；keep保持；like喜欢。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

【9】C考查动词及语境理解。句意：越来越多的游客来了，史密斯先生不得不花费每天带他们参观他家。Take花费（时间）；cost成本；spend花费（时间或钱）；pay付款。Spend…doing sth是一个固定句型，所以选C。

【10】D考查动词及语境理解。句意：我来到这里居住，不是做向导。play玩；work工作；watch观看；live居住，生活。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。