Question

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

The next day, the young man came to the same place again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it, “George Sang has put an important thing into my hat carelessly. Welcome to claim (认领) it.” Then he began to play the violin. Soon he was surrounded (围绕) by many people. They all wanted to know what the words on the paper meant. After an hour a man named George Sang ran here quickly and got back his important thing. He said many thanks to the young man.

The important thing was a lottery ticket (彩票). Sang bought it and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the young man for his wonderful music, he threw the lottery ticket, too.

Later people asked the young man why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket for himself. The young man said, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty (诚实), I won’t be happy any longer.”

1. The young man played the violin for ______ at the gate of the railway station.

A. moneyB. ticketsC. food

2. The young man came to the station again on _________.

A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday

3. George Sang must be very _______ to get back the important thing.

A. sorryB. worriedC. happy

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. George Sang gave money to the young man for his music.

B. The lottery ticket was important because it was worth $500.

C. The poor young man kept the lottery ticket for himself.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The Happiness of Playing the Violin

B. The Advantage of Buying a Lottery Ticket

C. The Importance of Being Honesty

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位年轻的艺术家在火车站附近拉琴卖艺，有一次有个人把一张彩票当钱给了他，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。

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