It was a cold January morning. A man sat at a big subway station in Washington D.C. and started to play the 36 . He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was the rush hour, lots of people went 37 the station and most of them were on their way to 38 .
Three minutes went by and a middle-aged man noticed him. He began to 39 his pace (步伐) and stopped for a few seconds and then 40 away. A minute later, the violinist 41 his first dollar tip from a woman who threw the money without 42 walking. A few minutes later, 43 stopped to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and 44 . He was afraid to be late for work.
During the 45 minutes the violinist played, only 6 people stopped and 45 for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk at their normal pace. He 46 $32. When he finished playing, no one noticed it.
No one knew this, 47 the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell 48 at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged (平均為) $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell’s playing in the station was 49 by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment. One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: 50 we do not have a moment to stop to enjoy the beautiful music, how many other good things are we missing?
36. A. piano | B. guitar | C. drum | D. violin |
37.A. through | B. in | C. at | D. into |
38.A. home | B. Boston | C. school | D. work |
39.A. add | B. move | C. slow | D. take |
40.A. ran | B. waved | C. hurried | D. broke |
41.A. borrowed | B. received | C. sent | D. made |
42.A. stopping | B. forgetting | C. finishing | D. enjoying |
43.A. anyone | B. everyone | C. someone | D. no onr |
44.A. said | B. left | C. stood | D. waited |
45.A. spent | B. held | C. kept | D. stayed |
46.A. paid | B. collected | C. wasted | D. accepted |
47.A. but | B. and | C. because | D. so |
48.A. appeared | B. travelled | C. directed | D. performed |
49.A. organized | B. gathered | C. introduced | D. ordered |
50.A. Since | B. Though | C. If | D. As |
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A.At the age of 16. |
B.After making friends with the boy. |
C.In the first year at a middle school. |
D.After becoming closer to everyone in the class. |
A.Because the writer’s old school was far away. |
B.Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was. |
C.Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy. |
D.Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. |
A.Because she was always unhappy. |
B.Because she didn’t know anyone at the time. |
C.Because she was in the first year at the junior high school. |
D.Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her. |
A.She started to make friends. |
B.She became the best friend of the boy. |
C.Her parents didn’t worry about her any more. |
D.She realized that she was lonely. |
A.From her old school. | B.From her parents. |
C.From herself. | D.From her classmates at the new school. |
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A.spent much time talking to worms | B.wanted to enjoy the sunshine |
C.was looking for its missing piece | D.lost a piece of its own |
A.wanted to enjoy the world | B.found a different world |
C.wanted to look for another missing piece | D.thought the world changed so quickly |
A.nobody loves us if we give nothing |
B.a(chǎn) man who has everything is the happiest |
C.losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes |
D.we are not whole when we lose something |
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Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(電梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
【小題1】Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.
A.interesting | B.terrible | C.happy | D.unhappy |
A.a(chǎn)bout twenty hours | B.nearly two days |
C.one week | D.more than sixty hours |
A.was cold, weak, hungry and tired |
B.wouldn't work there any more |
C.said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them." |
D.went home at once |
A.it was broken | B.it was the weekend |
C.it was in an office | D.it was a holiday |
A.water | B.beer | C.telephone | D.nothing |
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