Question

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.

“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”

“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”

“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”

“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”

“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”

“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”

It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.

The next morning there was a knock on the door.

Mr. Wu went to answer it.

Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.

“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”

“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”

“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”

1.What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

A．He hid them.

B．He never returned them.

C．He lent them to others.

D．He broke them.

2.Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was

A．not to lend anything more

B．to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike

C．to give him anything he would ask

D．to keep on lending

3.When did the neighbor want to borrow again?

A．The next day.

B．A week later.

C．The morning after the following month.

D．A few days later.

4.How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?

A．He first asked for something else.

B．He asked for it earnestly (诚挚地).

C．He worked for them.

D．He spoke highly of Mr. Wu.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：1.B 细节题。根据文章第三段“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.说明他借了东西不还，故B正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第六段“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”说明他们决定不再借东西给他。故A正确。

3.A 细节题。根据倒数第七段The next morning there was a knock on the door.说明第二天早晨，他又来借东西了。故A正确。

4.A 推理题。根据最后一段可知他实际上是想借用golf clubs，说借garden scissors只是一个借口，故A正确。

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