阅读理解 An Unwelcome Guest
Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. So far as the children were concerned, they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination. He stirred Maggie' s anger, however, so that she often said to her husband, " it' s mercy that brother of yours doesn' t come oftener".
In fact, James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o' clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother. His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed. Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go. Instead, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, "you'll be getting on with the supper, Maggie". Such was his regard for her.
Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James' voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was mean. He always went home by the last train, just after two o' clock.
Maggie' s children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had, in their mother' s words, "lost two wives and taken a third". They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.
单选题 1.James often visited Maggie and her family.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干要求判断James是否经常拜访Maggie和她的家人。文章讲的是关于一位不速之客的故事。第一段第一句话提到“James was not a frequent visitor to the house”，意思是“James并非是一位常客”，所以题干是错误的。
单选题 2.Maggie' s children felt curious about this guest.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干要求判断Maggie的孩子们是否对这位客人感到很好奇。第一段提到了孩子们对这位不速之客的态度，“they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination”，他们对这位客人还是十分好奇的，所以题干中的信息是正确的。
单选题 3.Maggie was angry about James' visit because he had never brought her any gifts.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干要求判断Maggie对James的到来感到生气，是否因为他从不给她带礼物。第一段最后提到Maggie对James的到来很生气(He stirred Maggie’s anger)，但是并没有告诉我们是不是因为他不给Maggie带礼物，所以无法判断题干是否正确。
单选题 4.When James was in their house, he would often spend the whole night there.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干要求判断James到她们家时是否经常在那里过夜。第二段提到了James到她们家的情况，“James came once a year，unexpectedly，around eight o’clock in the evening，and he stayed for six hours”，也就是说他只在那里待六个小时，并不是在那里过夜，所以题干是错误的。
单选题 5.James showed no interest and unfriendliness in Maggie' s children when he came.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干要求判断James是否对Maggie的孩子们没兴趣、不友好。第二段提到他对孩子们的态度，“Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them，as if he was unable to see children”，所以题干中的信息是正确的。
单选题 6.James treated Maggie very friendly.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干要求判断James是否对Maggie很友好。根据第二段中“after his first greeting and a careless kiss，James took no notice of Maggie either”，我们可以看出，James对Maggie不友好，甚至是很冷淡，所以题干表述是错误的。
单选题 7.Maggie and her children stayed upstairs and made a loud noise on purpose.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干要求判断Maggie和孩子们在楼上是否是故意制造出噪音的。第三段讲到，当James和孩子们的父亲谈话时，Maggie把孩子们都带到了楼上，“of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’s voice”，可以看出Maggie是故意这么做的，以便打断James的谈话。而且从第一句“Maggie paid him back in her own way．”也可知她是故意的。所以题干是正确的。
单选题 8.Her children couldn' t wait to say goodbye to James because they dropped off to sleep early.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干要求判断是否所有的孩子等不到和James告别因为他们很早就睡着了。第三段讲到，当James要离开时，“Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left”，她会把孩子们叫醒，迫使James给他们四个先令。所以题干是错误的。
单选题 9.James was so mean that he often went home by the last train.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干要求判断James是否太吝啬了每次都是坐末班火车回家。倒数第二段提到，James尽管很有钱，但很吝啬。但这与“他每次都乘坐凌晨两点之后的末班车从Maggie家回家”之间并没有因果关系。所以题干是错误的。
单选题 10.James never brought his third wife with him because he didn' t want to buy another ticket.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干要求判断James从未带妻子一起来是否是因为他不想再买一张票。最后一段提到了James和他妻子的一些情况，“lost two wives and taken a third”，而且“James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her”，但是没有明确告诉我们原因，所以无法判断题干是否正确。