题目内容：

    In ancient Greece, Socrates was a widely-recognized wise man. One day one fellow met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”

“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”. “Triple filter?”. “That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?” “No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it and…”. “All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t know if it’s true or not.

Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?” . “No, on the contrary…”. “So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but you’re not certain it’s true.

You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?” “No, not really.”

“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”

Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when it comes to your friends its not worth it. Always avoid talking behind the back about your near and dear friends.

1.Why did Socrates stop the fellow when he wanted to tell him about his friend?

A.Because he didn’t know the fellow.

B.Because he wanted to tell the fellow something first.

C.Because he knew the fellow wouldn’t tell him something useful.

D.Because he wanted the fellow to think twice before speaking.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Socrates was a great philosopher in Ancient Greece.

B.The fellow wanted to tell Socrates something bad about his friend.

C.Socrates was curious to hear what the fellow wanted to tell him.

D.It’s not a good idea to gossip about our friends behind the back.

3.What does the underlined “curb” mean in the last paragraph?

A.increase B.describe

C.reduce D.hide