Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then

题目内容：

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 at first, 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 people will you invite?” 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. Maybe it is impolite.” 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.

小题1: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.小题2: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小题3:When did the party end that evening?

A．about twelve o’clock.

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

C．At about 8:30.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.小题4:Who telephoned the policeman?

A．One of the guests.

B．One of the neighbors.

C．Mr. Harris.

D．Mrs. Harris.小题5:It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．Mr. Harris was unfriendly to the guests

B．Mrs. Harris was very angry with his husband

C．the guests were very tired at the party

D．Mr. Harris didn’t want his friends to stay late at the party

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:D

答案解析：

本文讲诉了一个累人的聚会，Larris先生邀请朋友聚会，结果客人玩得很晚，Larris先生不得不报了警。

小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”可知Larris夫妇经常参加别人的聚会，所以也要举行一个聚会。选C。

小题2:细节题：从第六段的句子：“Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”可知Larris太太想要聚会持续两小时。选C

小题3:细节题：从文章的句子：In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived.可知是持续到12点。选A

小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子：“I did,” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

可知是Larris先生打的电话。选C

小题5:细节题：从最后一段的句子：“I did,” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

可知答案是D

点评：考查了对故事类阅读的理解，特别是文章最后一段的内容，让人忍俊不禁，题目都是细节题，采用定位法不难做出。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。