Question

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”

“Well,” answered the stranger, “Would you like to take another chance?”

1. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.

A. he couldn’t pay for the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to lose weight

D. he could do some exercise on the way

2. Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.

A. help him on the way to success

B. give himself a start in life

C. make him rich

D. get more money

3.  By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. asked Mr. Grey for money again

C. told Mr. Grey that he had success at last

D. would like to make friends with him

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了史密斯先生在上班路上遇到了一个编造故事想要骗取他五英镑的人。

1.D细节理解题。从第一段的句子：because it gave him some exercise.可知是为了锻炼，故选D

2.A推理判断题。从第二段的最后一句话：because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.说明是想给陌生人成功的机会。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一句话are you still willing to take a chance?可知陌生人还想和他借钱。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。