Question

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was 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 a penny 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 willing to take a chance so as 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, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

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

A．he couldn’t afford the buses

B．he wanted to save money

C．he wanted to keep in good health

D．he could do some work on the way

2.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A．give him a start in life                  B．help him on the way to success

C．make him rich                           D．gain more money

3.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B．again asked Mr. Grey for money

C．would like to make friends with him

D．told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

4.In the second paragraph,“… take a chance” means ______.

A．Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B．Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

C．Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

D．Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：Grey先生是伦敦一家小公司的经理。他喜欢从车站步行去办公室。在路上借钱给一些陌生人以帮助他们成功。这一天 一个他曾经帮助的人拦住他，还想再借一次钱。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句because it gave him some exercise.可知：选 C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知：他愿意帮助一个人开始一个成功之路。选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，这个陌生人又问他借钱。所以选B。

4.词意猜测题。根据最后一段可知，陌生人借钱应该是还不了的，但是他还是想冒这个险。意思是借钱给陌生人。和D项意思符合。

考点：故事类阅读。