Question

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.

Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.

The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition(学费) and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. 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 gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.

1.What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?

A．He played the violin to make some money.

B．He waited for the train to Vienna. zxxk

C．He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.

D．He walked around the New York railway station.

2.According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?

A．It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.

B．It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.

C．It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.

D．It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.

3.From this article, we can learn that ________.

A．we should share with others if we find something valuable

B．playing the violin could make you feel happy

C．keep the lottery if you find one

D．we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位年轻的艺术家在求学时，因为没有钱交学费去火车站附近拉琴卖艺，有一次有个人丢了一张彩票，这位艺术家第二天来到原来的地方寻求失主，他说人的诚信是非常重要的。

1.这是细节理解题。根据第一自然段可知他是为了挣钱，故选A。

2.这是细节理解题。根据a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.请求失主来认领东西，故选B。

3.这是细节理解题。根据But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us. 诚实的重要性，故选D。

考点：这是一篇记叙文。

点评：细节题为阅读考题的重头戏，所占比例很高，相对而言较简单，因为这类题虽然要求理解准确，但基本上限于字面意义的理解，范围也限于局部，因此是我们可望得高分的部分。细节题绝大部分体现“中心思想是解”这一原理。本文都是细节理解题，在文中比较容易找到答案。