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Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well.

At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian(匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising(不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent(天赋), Chopin soon became famous.

1.Chopin was _______.

2.The wonderful piano concert started _______.

3.When the music came to an end, _______.

4.Chopin became famous _______.

5.From the story we know _______.

He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him. I did, and he was grateful.

???? “Thank you,” he said.

???? “I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.

???? He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.

I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.

“ Nice shoes,” he said.

“Thanks. No one ever complimented (赞美) me on them before,” I said.

“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.

“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.

“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.

“What about me? I asked.

“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”

“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.

“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.

“But that smile is so big.”

Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.

1.The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.

A. words???????????? B. eyes???????????? C. feet???????????? D. smile

2.The unlined word “compassion ”means _______ in Chinese.

A. 注意????????? B. 同情????????????? C. 信任?????????? D. 职责

3.We learn that the disabled man _________.

A. had great difficulty looking after himself??????

B. always asked people for help

C. couldn’t have a big smile???????????????????

D. liked to talk about people’s shoes

4.The writer felt comfortable because _________.

A. he had a nice talk to the man?????????????

B. the man looked him in the eye

C. he didn’t move his feet before the man?????

D. the man had a big smile on the face

5.We can infer （推断）from the passage that _________.

A. the disable man had something wrong with his mind

B. not many people went down to the man’s level

C. the man was good at telling people about the world

D. the writer would not give the man more help

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.

I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadn’t worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn’t so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I don’t remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful.

But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.

1. How many people went swimming that day?

2.The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to        .

3. At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

4. How did the writer escape the bees?

5.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a. The writer rushed down the rocks.

b. John jumped into the water.

c. The low hum grew louder.

d. The bees flew back over their heads.

e. The bees were attacking the writer.

 Last weekend many people went to the concert, ____young people.

  A. hardly    B. probably    C. mostly    D. really