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[1]An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.

[2]They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.

[3]The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境). They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance(差额) $400. They promised to pay the cheque at the soonest possible.

[4]“No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptable.” He tore up the cheque, returned the $1600 and told the two boys: “Here’s the $1600. Please deduct（扣除）whatever expenses you have spent on. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left”. The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.

[5]It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great human being.

[6]Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think “If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the right thing to do.

[7]Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland. He was regarded as a great leader in Poland’s history.

1.Why did the student decide to hold the musical concert? (Within 10 words)

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2.What do you know about Ignacy J. Paderewski? (Within 15 words)

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3.Please find a word in the text to replace the word “recital” in Paragraph 2.

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4.How did the boys feel on hearing what Paderewski said? (No more than 5 words)

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5.What should we learn from Paderewski’s words in Paragraph 6? (Within 20 words)

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Answer

1.Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees

2.a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland

3.concert

4.They were surprised and grateful

5.When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过描述Paderewski无私地帮助学生的故事，告诉我们帮助别人是不求别人的回报的。

1.Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees

细节题。根据第一段1,2行An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea.

2.a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland

细节题。根据文章2,7段第一行They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski.和Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland.

3.concert

推理题。根据His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital.

He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.可知这里的recital.就是指第一段中的concert。

4.They were surprised and grateful

细节题。根据第四段最后一句The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.

5.When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return

推理题。根据第6段2，3,4行“If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return.可知他的话告诉我们帮助别人不要期待着得到回报。

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