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B
Legend has it that President George Washington never told a lie. Still, he was not perfect. A library in New York has a document to prove it. According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5, 1789, and never brought the m back.
More than 220 years have gone by since Washington borrowed the books, and a lot has changed since then. Back in 1789, there was no Washington, D. C. The U.S. capital was New York City, and that was where the President lived. There was only one place in the city to borrow books, the New York Society Library. It was there that Washington checked out the two books that were never returned. Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books. One book was about international relations, and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job.
The librarian wrote down the titles, the dates and the name of the borrower. Washington was listed simply as “President”.
Under the rules of the library, the books should have been handed back by 2 November that same year, and their borrower would have been faced with fines of a few cents a day ever since. Over time, Washington's fine grew and grew. Today, the library is owed about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books. “We're not actively concerned about the overdue fines,” the head librarian Mark Bartlett said. “But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back.”
As for Washington's reason for failing to return the books he borrowed, we may never have an answer. Perhaps he was too busy and just forgot about them. Maybe they were lost. Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery. After all, it was he who famously said, “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
（1）According to the passage, the president________.
A.failed to return the books on time
B.enjoyed reading in the library
C.had ever lived near the library
D.told a lie to the librarian
（2）We can infer from the passage that________.
A.the New York Society Library was built in 1789
B.Washington maybe borrowed the two books to help with his job
C.the books can be kept one month after being borrowed from the library
D.the librarian was so careless as not to record the borrower's full name
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Two centuries ago, the U．S. had no libraries but one.
B.President George Washington hardly made a mistake.
C.The two books were borrowed in the name of Washington.
D.If he lived today, Washington would have to pay much to the library.
（4）The head librarian Mark Bartlett________.
A.is puzzled how to find the books again
B.hopes to get the missing books with the fines
C.is regretful to lend Washington the books at that time
D.prefers to find the two books rather than get the fines
（5）What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.Washington had a quite bad memory.
B.Washington was a humorous person.
C.Washington would keep silent about the reason even if he lived.
D.Washington believed people should avoid making bad excuses.

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
（4）D
（5）C
【解析】文章大意：美國(guó)國(guó)父喬治.華盛頓以誠(chéng)實(shí)聞名。他也許從來(lái)不說(shuō)謊，但被紐約一家圖書(shū)館抓到他竟是借書(shū)不還的雅賊，借了兩本書(shū)逾期至今220年，華盛頓若仍在世，將面臨高額的罰金。
（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5,1789, and never brought them back.”可知，根據(jù)圖書(shū)館的筆錄，華盛頓在1789年10月5日借了兩本書(shū)，至今未還。即借的書(shū)沒(méi)有按時(shí)歸還。故選A。
（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books. One book was about international relations，and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job.”可知，華盛頓在他就職總統(tǒng)剛剛五個(gè)月的時(shí)候去圖書(shū)館借書(shū)，一本關(guān)于國(guó)際關(guān)系，一本關(guān)于立法，這兩本書(shū)都與他的新工作有關(guān)。由此可推斷，華盛頓很有可能是為了工作去圖書(shū)館借這兩本書(shū)的。故選B。
（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“Over time, Washington's fine grew and grew. Today, the library is owed about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books.”可知，隨著時(shí)間的流逝，華盛頓的罰款越來(lái)越多，現(xiàn)已達(dá)到大約20萬(wàn)美元。由此可推知，如果華盛頓健在的話，他將為這兩本書(shū)付給圖書(shū)館一大筆罰款。故選D。
（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“‘We're not actively concerned about the overdue fines,' the head librarian Mark Bartlett said. ‘But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back.'”可知，Mark Bartlett 認(rèn)為找到這兩本丟失的書(shū)比追討回這筆罰款更讓人高興。故選D。
（5）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery. After all, it was he who famously said, 'It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.'”可知，即使華盛頓還活著，他也不會(huì)說(shuō)出事實(shí)的真相。畢竟他說(shuō)過(guò)，什么也不說(shuō)比一個(gè)爛借口要好得多。即華盛頓會(huì)對(duì)未還書(shū)的原因只字不提。故選C。

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