This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany．His name was George Frederick Handle．
As a very young boy, he loved music most．But his father didn’t allow him to play any music．
Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home．Quickly he ran to his hiding place; he and a friend carried a small piano into the house．He decided to put it in his hiding place．There no one could see it．
That night, when everyone else was asleep, he went to his hiding place．The moon was shining through a broken window．He sat on a box and began to play the piano．At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life．
He played on and on, and he filled hid house with his music．
“George”cried his father．“What are you doing?Stop that playing now!”
The music stopped．George had tears in his eyes．Then he turned to his father and said,“Papa, you must understand．I love music．It is my whole life．”．
“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,”said Mr．Handle．“I want you to be a rich man．I want you to work hard．I don’t want you to be a poor man all your life．You must leave music and become a doctor．Don’t let me see you at the piano again．”
One day George found his way to church．He went straight to the organ (管风琴) and began to play it．He was only seven years old then．The story of his music spread in his town．
When the Duke heard the story, he said,“This boy must have the best music teacher．”So George began to take music lessons．
George’s teacher was very good．He taught George well and helped him write his own music．George became famous when he was eleven years old．Now his music is played all over the world．
(1)
Why didn’t George listen to his father?
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A．
He deeply loved music．
B．
He didn’t think his father was right．
C．
He didn’t want to go to school．
D．
Music could make him rich．
(2)
What did George’s father want him to be?
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A．
A businessman．
B．
A teacher．
C．
A doctor．
D．
A musician．
(3)
“Duke”is probably ________．
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A．
a doctor
B．
a nobleman
C．
a good music teacher
D．
a shop manager
(4)
The title“The Musical Heart”means ________．
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A．
George began to play the piano when he was very young
B．
George played the piano pretty well
C．
George was a good music teacher
D．
George regarded music as his life and put his heart into it．
While Western culture has become used to the thumbs-up as a good signal(probably coming from World War II pilots using the signal to show that they were "good to go" with ground crews), there are cultures where a thumbs-up may land you in trouble．In West Africa, as well as Greece, Italy and Middle East, the thumbs-up is pretty much the biggest insult(侮辱)．
Rather more interesting is a thumbs-up in Germany and in parts of Japan－they just see it as the hand signal for the number one．
The "A-OK"
This sign is mainly used by divers(潜水员)to mean "OK"(to prevent being confused with the thumbs-up sign, which means "rise")．Basically the meaning comes out as "great", or "completely fine"．However, in a few countries in Europe, people may think you抮e telling them that you think they抮e a 'zero挘?/P>
The "V Sign"
The sign comes in two formats：one with the palm(手掌)faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards．In America they mean the same thing －"victory"．However, if the outside of your hand is facing your target(目标), you抮e giving somebody a long-built insult in Great Britain and many English-speaking countries such as Australia, Ireland and New Zealand．Winston Churchill famously used the "incorrect" version of the V sign during the early years of the war, turning the outside inside later．The V sign is also considered rude in Italy．
The "Corna"
The corna hand gesture has most recently been adopted by fans of rock and heavy metal music．Nowadays many Americans use the gesture simply to mean "rock on", or in support of the University of Texas in Austin(known as the "Hook抏m Horns")．Today it is still popular in Spain, Brazil and Slovakia．Historically, however, the symbol possibly dates back to Ancient Greece．
(1)
Which of the following signs doesn抰 have an insulting meaning?
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A．
The "Thumbs-Up"．
B．
The "A-OK"．
C．
The "V Sign"．
D．
The "Corna"．
(2)
What information can we get from the passage?
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A．
The "V Sign" was first used by Winston Churchill．
B．
Italians often use the "Thumbs-Up" to praise others．
C．
You are most likely to see the "Corna" in a heavy metal music concert．
D．
The "A-OK" and the "Thumbs-Up" have the same meaning to divers．
(3)
If you travel abroad, you 抎 better not use the "V Sign" in ________．
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