Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic1 criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine2 yet.
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.
【小题1】Why didn't Ole Bull's father like him to play the piano?
A.Because he thought playing the violin was useless.
B.Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.
C.Because his father thought he couldn't play the violin well.
D.Because his father thought he couldn't make his dream come true.
【小题2】What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?
A.Gold always shines no matter where it is.
B.He is an excellent violinist.
C.He doesn't play the violin very well.
D.If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.
【小题3】What was Ole Bull's attitude towards the critic's article?
A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Modest.D.Worried.
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Without a good teacher, one can't succeed.
B.The critic's advice helped Ole Bull a lot.
C.Ole Bull got success after many years' hard practice at last.
D.The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.
B.When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.
C.Old Bull was a famous American pianist.
D.You can be famous easily if you play the violin.

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【小题1】
A.AmericanB.CanadianC.JapaneseD.British
【小题2】A. shown           B. named           C. used             D sold
【小题3】A. with            B, on               C, for              D. from
【小题4】A. as usual         B. at last            C, luckily           D. together
【小题5】A. time            B, sport            C. thing             D. play
【小题6】A. also            B, then             C, still              D, soon
【小题7】A, told            B, spoke            C, said              D, talked
【小题8】A, why           B, whether           C, unless            D, when
【小题9】A, gets            B. sees              C, thinks            D, sends
【小题10】A, you            B. them             C, it                  D. myself
【小题11】
A.commonB.greatC.littleD.important
【小题12】
A.liveB.goC.stayD.work
【小题13】
A.tryingB.knowingC.hearingD.writing
【小题14】
A.songsB.moneyC.papersD.wishes
【小题15】A. poor           B. rich              C. famous             D, good

There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India     . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is     because they can't grow much       the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.

So he     and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is     ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His     __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became     . As he coughed terribly , he       up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"

But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them      a condiment(作料), but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not      !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them,      now I'll eat them. It's my     !"

   And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've     money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.

So      you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to      .

1.A. by air                   B. on foot                    C .by taxi                               D .by car

2.A .delicious      B .cheap                    C .expensive         D .fresh

3.A .because of              B .with the help of         C .in need of                    D .as a result

4.A .got up                  B .went up                  C .turned up                  D .looked up

5.A .something     B .nothing           C .everything                  D .anything

6.A .eyes          B .ears              C .mouth            D .nose

7.A .sad            B .ugly            C .red                          D .cold

8.A .searched        B .climbed                C .jogged                      D .jumped

9.A .as             B .for                       C .to                           D .with

10.A .medicine       B .vegetables             C .fruit                         D .food

11.A. instead         B .and                   C .but                         D .also

12.A .money         B .food             C .fruit              D .drink

13.A. joined         B .spent                  C .paid                         D .put

14.A. as if           B .ever since         C .even if                          D .so that

15.A. fight           B .fail                    C .try                       D .lose

 

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

      Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his      56    . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to      57   .my father around in the fields, too.

      One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground    58   a big tree and said to Curly. “    59   my coat.”

      Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to    60   dinner for the family.    61   he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

      Late in the evening I    62   my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

      Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered     63   he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was    64   sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it     65   .

1.A. hand           B. back                C. foot                D. leg

2.A. follow         B. put                 C. go                  D. run

3.A. for            B. under               C. to                  D. from

4.A. Look           B. Listen              C. Watch               D. Hear

5.A. fix             B. discover            C. cook                D. tell

6.A. Because        B. So                  C. Though              D. Or

7.A. hoped         B. rode                C. missed              D. saw

8.A. that          B. what                C. if                  D. who

9.A. always     B. often            C. still            D. usually

10.A. away            B. in                  C. down                D. for

 

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