单选题
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Alison closed the door of her small flat and put down her briefcase. As usual, she had brought some work home from the travel agency. She wanted to have a quick bite to eat and then, after spending a few hours working, she was looking forward to watching television or listening to some music. She was just about to start preparing her dinner when there was a knock at the door. "Oh, no ! Who on earth could that be?" she muttered to herself. She went to the door and opened it just wide enough to see who it was. A man of about sixty was standing there. It took her a moment before she realized who he was. He lived in the flat below. They had passed each other on the stairs once or twice, and had nodded to each other but never really spoken.
"Uh, sorry to bother you, but...uh...there's something I'd like to talk to you about," he mumbled. He had a long, thin face and two big front teeth that made him look rather like a rabbit. Alison hesitated, but then, opening the door wide, asked him to come in. It was then that she noticed the dog. She hated dogs—particularly big ones. This one was a very old, very fat bulldog. The man had already gone into her small living-room and, without being asked, had sat down on the sofa. The dog followed him in and climbed up on the sofa next to him, breathing heavily. She stared at it. It stared back.
The man coughed. "Uh, do you mind if I smoke?" he asked. Before she could ask him not to, he had taken out a cigarette and lit it. "I'll tell you why I've come. I...I hope you won't be offended but, well..." he began and then stopped. Suddenly his face went red. His whole body began to shake. Then another cough exploded from somewhere deep inside him. Still coughing, he took out a grey, dirty-looking handkerchief and spat into it. Afterwards he put the cigarette back into his mouth and inhaled deeply. As he did so, some ash fell on the carpet.
The man looked around the room. He seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to say. Alison glanced at her watch and wondered when he would get to the point. She waited. "Nice place you've got here," he said at last.

单选题 How do you think Alison felt when she heard the knock at the door?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题可参照第一段。从中可知，从Alison那天晚上的紧密安排以及“Oh， no!Who on earth could that be?”这句话的语气可以猜测：当有人敲门时，她有些生气。 因此B项为正确答案。
单选题 Who was the man at the door?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中的“He lived in the flat below”，可判断出这人是她的邻居。并且他们不熟，只见过一两面。因此正确答案为D。
单选题 What do you think Alison said to herself when she saw the dog?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文中的“She hated dogs—particularly big ones．”可知Alison讨厌狗，因此答案是A。
单选题 What happened after the man asked if he could smoke?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是“Before she could ask him not to，he had taken out a ciga rette and lit it．”据此可知，Alison还没来得及阻止，那人已经抽起来了。因此正确答案为B。
单选题 Why did he want to talk to her?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 总览全文，首先说到有人敲门。迎进来那个老头，他带着一条狗，说“打扰了”，没有说具体的事情。进门后，就开始抽烟，咳嗽，最后竟然还是废话：“I’ll tell you why I’ve come．I…I hope you won’t be offended but，well…”he began and then stopped．最后一句话只是客套和摆脱尴尬，老头并没有意图。文章也没告诉我们。因此正确答案为A。