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 (学费)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】

试题分析：这篇短文通过讲述一个在纽约火车站站口拉小提琴赚学费的年轻艺术家，在收到乔治误放得的彩票后，还给了主人的故事。告诉我们：我们的一生中我们得到和失去的会有许多，但诚实总伴随这我们。如果我们用不诚实的方式做事，可能我们会一时成功，但从长久看，我们将是一个失败者。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。他的音乐是如此美妙以至于许多人把钱放到他的帽子里。A碗B帽子C口袋D手，根据第二段a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat描述，可知答案是B。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意;那个年轻的艺术家又来到了相同的地方并像平时一样演奏。A相似的B不同的C陌生的，奇怪的D相同的。联系下文，故选D。

3.考查代词及语境的理结合，句意为：与之前的那天不同，他拿出一张纸，并且把它放在地上。动词后加宾格，纸用it 代替，结合句意，故选A.

4.考查副词词组及语境的理解。句意：昨天晚上，一个叫乔治。桑的人误把一张重要的纸放进了我的帽子。A到那时，B错误地C顺便问一句D用手。结合句意及下文可知选B。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：半个小时后，一个老人匆忙的到了那里。A年轻的B老的C小的D高的。根据后文It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life描述，可只是个老人，故选B。

6.考查固定短语及语境的理解。A拿出 B脱下，起飞 C拿回 D拿走。联系上下文可知，那个小提琴手拿出了彩票，故选A.

7.考查动词及语境的理解。句意;乔治桑的名字就在彩票上，所以他就把彩票给了他（老人）。A卖B买C给D借给，结合句意及下文，故选C。

8.考查情态动词及语境的理解。句意：既然你不得不拉小提琴赚取大学的学费，为什么不保留下那张彩票。A 能B不得不，必须，客观原因导致。C应该D必须，主观原因导致。拉小提琴赚取学费是客观原因故选B。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。A善良的B富有的C诚实的D贫穷的，根据上下文，诚实总是伴随我们故选C。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A失败B放松C D成功，根据后文However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.，可知与失败者对应的应是成功。句意：可能我们会一时成功，但从长久看，我们将是一个失败者。故选D。

考点：故事类短文。