Question

On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station．The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．

The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual． Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to claim(认领)it．"Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be．After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist's shoulders and said，"I knew you would certainly come here．"The violinist asked，"Did you lose something?" "Lottery(彩票)．"The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang's name on it．Sang took it and danced happily．

Sang was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000．But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance．

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn't take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费)．He said" Although I don't have much money，I live happily．If I lose honest，I won't be happy forever．"

1.The young man played the violin for ______at the entrance．

A．pleasure    B．money   C．1ove          D．friends

2.George Sang was very _______ to see the young violinist the next day．

A. worried     B．sorry     C．sad        D．happy

3.George Sang put ______ into the violinist's hat on a Friday night．

A. money             B．lottery

C．money and lottery  D．nothing

4.The underlined word "cancelled" means _________．

A．取消       B．延误    C．预定       D．结束

5.What's the best title for this article ?

A. The meaning of honesty

B．An office worker and a lottery ticket

C．The importance of being honest

D．A violinist and an office worker

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一位音乐院校的学生，在地铁口卖艺，无意中发现自己装钱的帽子里有一张中了奖的彩票，第二天放弃去学习的机会来到地铁口等待丢失者回来认领。他认为，没有钱可以幸福地活着，但是没有了诚信他一辈子都不会快乐。

1.1】B细节理解题。根据The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．可知这位年轻的人在入口演奏小提琴是为了挣钱。故选B。

2.2】D细节理解题。根据Sang took it and danced happily．可知桑第二天见到那位年轻的小提琴家，很高兴。所以选D。

3.3】C细节理解题。根据But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．可知桑把钱和彩票都放到了小提琴家的帽子里，所以选C。

4.A词语猜测题。句意：当他发现那彩票的时候，他取消了打架，然后返回到了路口。根据句意，故选A。

5.综合理解题。本文讲述一位音乐院校的学生，在地铁口卖艺，无意中发现自己装钱的帽子里有一张中了奖的彩票，第二天放弃去学习的机会来到地铁口等待丢失者回来认领。他认为，没有钱可以幸福地活着，但是没有了诚信他一辈子都不会快乐。故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。