People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn’t return them.
If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library $300,000 for being 220 years late.
On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.
The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books

  1. 1.

    Gorge Washington is__________

    1. A.
      the president of the US now
    2. B.
      the first president of the US
    3. C.
      the first black president of the US
    4. D.
      the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back
  2. 2.

    Gorge Washington borrowed a book from ________

    1. A.
      the Washington Public Library
    2. B.
      the New York Society Library
    3. C.
      the Paris Society Library
    4. D.
      the Chinese Public Library
  3. 3.

    The library hopes _________

    1. A.
      Gorge Washington will return the book
    2. B.
      Gorge Washington will pay the fine
    3. C.
      someone will find the book and return it
    4. D.
      someone will pay the fine for the president
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試題分析:通過閱讀短文我們可以知道美國第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓并不是完美無缺,他就曾經(jīng)借書不還。但是現(xiàn)在紐約社會圖書館也不希望有人能夠繳納罰金,但是希望能找到這本書。
1.根據(jù)People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States,可知選B。
2.根據(jù)The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine.可知選B。
3.根據(jù)But it hopes that someone will return the books.
可知選C。
考點:關于敘事性短文的閱讀
點評:這篇短文淺顯易懂,每個小題都能找到適當依據(jù),認真閱讀即可。
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