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, “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 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 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.” 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.
1. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?
A. They wanted to make some new friends.
B. Mr. Harris changed his work.
C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.
D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses.
2 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.
3. 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
4. When did the party end that evening?
A. At about 8:30.
B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.
C. About twelve o’clock..
D. When someone telephoned the police station.
5. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?
A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.
B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.
C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.
D. Because he hated the noise.
【答案与解析】这是一篇关于Harris夫妇之间举行宴会所发生的有趣的故事。
1. B。从文章的第1句我们得知Mr. Harris changed his work，所以他才移居到另一个小镇，也就是B答案。
2. C。第2段的We’ve been to a lot of other people's houses告诉了我们他们之所以举办宴会的原因，据此可选C项。
3. C。题目问的是Mrs. Harris预计宴会持续多长时间，而不是实际到几点结束。在Mrs. Harris刚开始写请柬时是写Party: 6:30 to 8:30 pm，大概两个小时，即答案C。
4. C。宴会结束是midnight，也就是午夜12点，而当警察出现时，宴会还在进行，而我们从文章可以推断出宴会是在警察走后才结束的。
5. B。根据全文我们可以推测出电话是Mr. Harris打的，而打电话的原因属选项B最符合原文。
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