Question

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

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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,4<WeVe 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,Til 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 p. m. 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 p. m. ” 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 p. m. 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.

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

   A. Because Mr Harris changed his work.

   B. Because they wanted to make some new friends.

   C. Because they wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

   D. Because they enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peopled houses.

37. 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 liked making friends with others.

   C. It was very interesting to hold a party at home.

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

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

   A. From the morning till night.

   B. About fourteen hours.

   C. About two hours.

   D. Till midnight.

39. When did the party end that evening?

   A. At about 8： 30 p.m.

   B. At about twelve o’clock.

   C. When someone telephoned the police station.

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

40. Why did Mr Harris telephone the policeman about the noise?

   A. Because his wife asked him to do that.

   B. Because he was tired and wanted his friends to leave.

   C. Because his friends had a good time that night and also felt tired.

   D. Because someone rang his doorbell many times at mid-night.

Answer 1

36. A解析：细节理解题。根据文章首段第 一句可知，因为Mr Harris换了工作，所以 他和妻子搬到了另一个城镇。

37. D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段可知， 他们之所以举办派对是因为他们已经去过 别人家很多次;作为回报，他们应该举办派 对邀请别人到他们家来。

38. C解析:细节理解题。根据第六段可知， Mrs Harris开始写的请帖上的派对时间是 晚上六点半到八点半，所以Mrs Harris希望派对持续的时间是两个小时。

39. B解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第四段 第二句可知，派对一直持续到半夜，直到有 警察来敲门派对才结束，因此B项正确。

40. B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中 的 answered in a tired voice 可知，派对开 到半夜还没有结束，而Mr Harris已经感 觉很累了。由此可知，他想结束派对，让朋 友们散去，所以采取了这一方法。