男子失业报假警称被抢
男子失业报假警称被抢

A Longquan, Sichuan Province security guard who made up a story about being abducted and robbed on pay day told police he wanted to avoid telling his wife that he had long been fired. 
    The man surnamed Wen called 110 operators early on August 3 claiming he was robbed of his 3,000 yuan ($441) monthly salary. 
    Wen’s tale begins with him riding his motorcycle when a white car forced him to stop outside a courier company. Three men armed with knives turned up. Among them was a former coworker, surnamed Li. The men threatened him, took away his 3,000 yuan and then took him back to the courier company. 
    Police questioned Li, who not only denied the accusation, but also said Wen owed him 5,000 yuan he had borrowed earlier this year. 
    Wen then admitted he had made up the story to hide his unemployment(失业) from his wife. To keep up appearances, Wen pretended to go to work for the past month. 
    He was given five days in police detention for filing a false police report. 

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1.Why did the man make up the story?

A To play a joke with his friends.

B To play a joke with the police.

C To hide his unemployment from his wife.

D To get himself employed again.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段A Longquan, Sichuan Province security guard who made up a story about being abducted and robbed on pay day told police he wanted to avoid telling his wife that he had long been fired. 和第五段第一句Wen then admitted he had made up the story to hide his unemployment from his wife. 可知这个男子报假警是因为想瞒住妻子自己失业的事情，故选C。

2.How much money did the man make each month?

A 2000 yuan.

B 3000 yuan.

C 5000 yuan.

D 8000 yuan.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段The man surnamed Wen originally called 110 operators early on August 3 claiming he was robbed of his 3,000 yuan ($441) monthly salary. 可知这个男子每个月的薪水是3000元，故选B。

3.What’s the relationship between Wen and Li?

A They studied in the same class.

B They live in the same neighbourhood.

C They have the same grandparents.

D They worked in the same company.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句Among them was a former coworker, surnamed Li. 可知李和文曾经是同事，故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “denied” most probably mean in Chinese?

A 否认.

B 承认.

C 接受.

D 拒绝.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据划线单词前后的not only...but also可知前后应该是递进关系，后面说文还欠他钱，因此前面是否定了抢钱这一指控，故选A。

5.What do you think of the man’s action?

A Clever.

B Stupid.

C Great.

D Interesting.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据本文内容文姓男子为了不让妻子知道自己失业了谎报警情说自己被抢劫，最后不仅没有糊弄过去，还被拘留5天，由此可推知这是愚蠢的行为，故选B。