In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his 16 .His music was so great that many people put money into his 17 .The next day, the young artist came to the 18 place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put 19 on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat 20 .Please e to get it soon.” 21 about half an hour, a(an) 22 man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did e here.” The young violinist asked 23 , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”“Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.
The violinist 24 a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist 25 it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you 26 play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “ 27 I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so 28 . But being 29 should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may 30 in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.
【小题1】
A．pianoB．guitarC．violinD．sax（萨克斯）【小题2】
A．bowlB．hatC．pocketD．hands【小题3】
A．similarB．differentC．strangeD．same【小题4】
A．itB．itsC．theyD．them【小题5】
A．by thenB．by mistakeC．by the wayD．by hand【小题6】
A．AfterB．BeforeC．FromD．When【小题7】
A．youngB．oldC．smallD．tall【小题8】
A．coldlyB．angrilyC．calmlyD．sadly【小题9】
A．took outB．took offC．took backD．took away【小题10】
A．soldB．boughtC．gaveD．lent【小题11】
A．couldB．had toC．shouldD．must【小题12】
A．AlthoughB．OnceC．IfD．Unless【小题13】
A．manyB．muchC．littleD．few【小题14】
A．kindB．richC．honestD．poor【小题15】
A．failB．relaxC．sufferD．succeedC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】考查对上下文的把握。根据第四行的violin可知，年轻艺术家弹奏的是小提琴。故选C。
【小题1】考查上下文的联系。根据第六行的hat可知，人们把钱放进艺术家的帽子里。故选B。
【小题1】考查固定搭配。the same“同样的”，艺术家来到同一个地方。故选D。
【小题1】考查指示代词。艺术家拿出一张纸，并把它放在地上。指代paper用it。故选A。
【小题1】考查短语辨析。A“到那时”；B“因差错”：C“顺便问一下”：D“用手工”。有人放错了重要的东西。故选B。
【小题1】大约半个小时以后，一个男人匆忙赶到。after“在......之后”。故选A。
【小题1】根据第一段最后一句的70 years可知，the man是一位老人，用old。故选B。
【小题1】考查副词辨析。A“冷淡地”；B“生气地”；C“冷静地”；D“悲伤地”。艺术家冷静地问那位老人。故选C。
【小题1】考查短语辨析。A“拿出”；B“起飞，脱掉”；C“收回”；D“收拾，整理”。艺术家掏出一张彩票。故选A。
【小题1】考查固定搭配。give sth. to sb.“把某物给某人”。彩票上写有那个老人的名字，艺术家就把它给了他。故选C。
【小题1】考查情态动词。A“可以，能够”；B“不得不”；C“应该”；D“必须”。艺术家不得不靠卖艺挣学费。故选B。
【小题1】考查状语从句的连接词。“我虽然没有太多钱，但我过得开心。”这里表示让步。Although“虽然，尽管”。故选A。
【小题1】考查不定代词。一生中会得到很多，也会失去很多。much“很多”。故选B。
【小题1】根据后一句的dishonest可知，空白处填的是honest，人应该真诚。故选C。
【小题1】根据最后一句的loser可知，作者前半句说的是，不诚实可以暂时获得成功。故选D。