Question

In New York,on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station.He was playing his violin.His music was so great that many people put money into his?? ?? .

The next day ,the young artist came to the ?? ?? place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before,he took out a piece of paper and put ? ?? on the ground.The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat ?? ?? .Please come to get it soon..”

After  about half an hour,a(an) ??? ?? man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.”The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” “Yes!Yes!”Then the violinist asked , “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,”said the man.

The violinist ? ? a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist? ? ? it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you ?? ?? play the violin every day to make your tuition (學費)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “Although  I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so much . But being ?? ?? should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may ?? ?? in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

1.A. bowl    ????????????? ????????????? B. hat     ????????????? C. pocket   ????????????? D. hands

2.A. similar   ????????????? B. different  ????????????? C. strange   ????????????? D. same

3.A. it     ????????????? ????????????? B. its    ????????????? ????????????? C. they   ????????????? D. them

4.A. by then   ????????????? B. by mistake   ????????????? C. by the way ? ????????????? D. by hand

5.A. young  ????????????? B. old  ????????????? ????????????? C. small    ????????????? D. tall

6.A. took out  ????????????? B. took off ????????????? C. took back  ????????????? D. took away

7.A. sold  ????????????? ????????????? B. bought  ????????????? C. gave  ????????????? ????????????? D. lent

8.A. could  ????????????? B. had to   ????????????? C. should ????? ? D. must

9.A. kind  ????????????? ????????????? B. rich   ????????????? ????????????? C. honest  ????????????? D. poor

10.A. fail  ????????????? ????????????? ? B. relax   ????????????? ????????????? ? ? C. suffer  ????????????? ????????????? D. succeed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文通過講述一個在紐約火車站站口拉小提琴賺學費的年輕藝術家，在收到喬治誤放得的彩票后，還給了主人的故事。告訴我們：我們的一生中我們得到和失去的會有許多，但誠實總伴隨這我們。如果我們用不誠實的方式做事，可能我們會一時成功，但從長久看，我們將是一個失敗者。

1.考查名詞及語境的理解。他的音樂是如此美妙以至于許多人把錢放到他的帽子里。A碗B帽子C口袋D手，根據第二段a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat描述，可知答案是B。

2.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意;那個年輕的藝術家又來到了相同的地方并像平時一樣演奏。A相似的B不同的C陌生的，奇怪的D相同的。聯系下文，故選D。

3.考查代詞及語境的理結合，句意為：與之前的那天不同，他拿出一張紙，并且把它放在地上。動詞后加賓格，紙用it 代替，結合句意，故選A.

4.考查副詞詞組及語境的理解。句意：昨天晚上，一個叫喬治。桑的人誤把一張重要的紙放進了我的帽子。A到那時，B錯誤地C順便問一句D用手。結合句意及下文可知選B。

5.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：半個小時后，一個老人匆忙的到了那里。A年輕的B老的C小的D高的。根據后文It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life描述，可只是個老人，故選B。

6.考查固定短語及語境的理解。A拿出 B脫下，起飛 C拿回 D拿走。聯系上下文可知，那個小提琴手拿出了彩票，故選A.

7.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意;喬治桑的名字就在彩票上，所以他就把彩票給了他（老人）。A賣B買C給D借給，結合句意及下文，故選C。

8.考查情態動詞及語境的理解。句意：既然你不得不拉小提琴賺取大學的學費，為什么不保留下那張彩票。A 能B不得不，必須，客觀原因導致。C應該D必須，主觀原因導致。拉小提琴賺取學費是客觀原因故選B。

9.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A善良的B富有的C誠實的D貧窮的，根據上下文，誠實總是伴隨我們故選C。

10.考查動詞及語境的理解。A失敗B放松C D成功，根據后文However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.，可知與失敗者對應的應是成功。句意：可能我們會一時成功，但從長久看，我們將是一個失敗者。故選D。

考點：故事類短文。