On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 36 of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37 from the day before, he took out a large piece of 38 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 39 .
Before long, the young violinist was 40 with people, who were all attracted by the 41 on that paper, which said, Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 42 . Please e to claim(认领) it soon.
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, Yes, it’s you. You did e here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 44 e here.
Are you Mr. George Sang?
The man nodded.
Did you 45 something?
Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery, said the man.
The violinist 46 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. Is it？ he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 47 it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which 48 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket 50 himself, the violinist said, 51 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 53 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 54 on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.
【小题1】A．boxB．hatC．bowlD．bag【小题2】A．FreeB．AwayC．DifferentD．Far【小题3】A．paperB．stoneC．clothD．wood【小题4】A．beggingB．shoutingC．playingD．singing【小题5】A．crowdedB．surroundedC．surprisedD．satisfied【小题6】A．wordsB．moneyC．ticketD．picture【小题7】A．on purposeB．in a hurryC．in advanceD．by mistake【小题8】A．lookedB．livedC．brokeD．rushed【小题9】A．probablyB．certainlyC．recentlyD．nearly【小题10】A．loseB．getC．buyD．search【小题11】A．handed outB．gave outC．sent outD．took out【小题12】A．toreB．threwC．kissedD．hid【小题13】A．beatB．sold C．tookD．won【小题14】A．FortunatelyB．HoweverC．Otherwise D．Generally【小题15】A．byB．fromC．forD．with【小题16】A．Unless B．Whenever C．AlthoughD．Until【小题17】A．oftenB．neverC．seldomD．always【小题18】A．mayB．shouldC．mustD．need【小题19】A．airB．waterC．grassD．tree【小题20】A．roadB．pathC．chanceD．methodB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章通过一个故事告诉我们诚实的重要性。
【小题1】名词辨析。根据下一行put his hat on the ground gracefully可知是放在帽子里。
【小题2】形容词辨析。根据根据可知与前一天的情况不一样；
【小题3】上下文串联。根据下文41空后面的that paper可知选A。
【小题4】上下文串联。根据第一行playing his violin可知他开始拉小提琴了。
【小题5】动词辨析。根据句意可知是很多人围绕着这个年轻人。
【小题6】名词辨析。根据下一行可知这里是指写的字。
【小题7】短语辨析。A故意地；B匆忙地；C提前；D错误地；根据上下文可知D正确。
【小题8】动词辨析。根据上文的ran there in a hurry可知这个人很匆忙，D符合要求。
【小题9】副词辨析。根据上文的you’re an honest man可知这个人认为那个年轻人一定会来的。
【小题10】动词辨析。A失去；B得到；C买；D搜寻；由句意可知问他有没有丢东西？
【小题11】短语辨析。A分发；B分发；用完；消耗尽；C放出，发出；D取出，拿出；根据句意可知他拿出了一张彩票。
【小题12】动词辨析。A撕毁；B扔掉；C吻；D躲藏；根据下文he danced with joy.可知George非常开心，那么应该是吻那张彩票。
【小题13】固定用法。Win sb sth帮某人赢得某物；由句意可知这张彩票帮他赢得了$ 500,000。
【小题14】上下文串联。由句意可知他把50美元放进去的，然而这张彩票也被放进去了。
【小题15】固定短语。By oneself单独地，独自地;for oneself为自己
【小题16】上下文串联。由句意可知上下文是转折关系，尽管我没有钱，但是我很幸福。如果失去了诚实，我也就不再幸福了。
【小题17】上下文串联。根据句意可知在生活中我们会得到也会失去，但是我们要一直都要诚实。
【小题18】词义辨析。A也许；B应该；C必须；D需要；如果用一种不诚实的方法，也许我们暂时会成功。
【小题19】上下文串联。根据后两句所说可知是水。
【小题20】名词辨析。由句意可知失去了成长的机会。