阅读下列短文.从所给的四个选项中.选出最佳答案 People are not so honest as they once were．The temptatio

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　People are not so honest as they once were．The temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops．A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday morning．One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her．The woman first bought a few small articles．After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible．Then the woman simply took it and walked out of the shop without paying．When she was caught, the detective found out that the shop-assistant was her daughter．The girl "gave" her mother a free dress once a week．

1．The writer told us that______.

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A．long, long ago all people were honest

B．people had once been honest

C．people used to be more honest

D．people had become more and more honest

2．The well-dressed woman often went to a large store to ______.

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A．visit her daughter

B．see if there was anything cheap to buy

C．help the detective with his work

D．steal something

3．The detective was easier to watch the woman because______.

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A．there were not many people in the store that day

B．she was better-dressed than anyone else in the store

C．Monday was the first day he began to work and he was very active

D．the shop assistant had told him that she was a thief

4．When the woman went out of the store______.

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A．there were fewer people in the street than usual

B．she was warmly greeted by the policeman

C．she remembered that she hadn't paid the assistant

D．the detective stopped her and found out she was a thief

5．“Free” in this article means______.

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A．not working　B．not in prison

C．not for sale　D．not cost any money

试题答案

答案：C;D;A;D;D