I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the street. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely place, feeling as if I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.
I felt tense and shaking. I drew my violin from under my coat like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains passing overhead, that I was about to prove myself.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, and then they settled down and began to run more smoothly and to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all.
I walked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually knowing how to try and get money by being a street artist. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money — the sight could discourage the people; nor was it wise to empty it completely, which could also confuse them, giving them no hint as to where to drop his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a good idea. Before I played another tune, I took off the big money, but always left two pennies behind.
Old ladies were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls, and typists. As for the men: Heavy drinkers were always generous too and so were big young with muscles. But never a man with a hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the meanest of all, except retired army officers, who would bark “Why aren’t you working, young man?” and then threw much money into the hat to hide their confusion.
小題1:The underlined phrase “have a go” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A．have a tryB．run away
C．change a placeD．commit a crime
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A．he could make a lot of moneyB．he had chosen the wrong place
C．he would get into trouble D．people would stop and listen to him
小題3:According to the passage, the writer thought the best way of encouraging people to give a street-violinist money was to ________.
A．let the hat fill up with money first
B．leave a small amount of money in the hat
C．make sure that the hat was always empty
D．choose the best place to play more smooth tunes
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Most of the ladies were willing to give him money.
B．Retired army officers seldom gave him money.
C．Drinkers were generous with their money.
D．Not all the people would feel pity for street-violinists.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：本文主要講述了作者在經(jīng)歷第一次街頭小提前演奏的緊張不安之后，逐漸適應(yīng)并很快學(xué)會(huì)鼓勵(lì)人們往帽子里放錢的技巧，觀察到哪些人很大方，哪些人愛說教也會(huì)給錢的故事。
小題1:推理題：根據(jù)后文作者站在那里開始演奏，開始的時(shí)候音調(diào)不穩(wěn)，可知作者很緊張，是第一次街頭演奏，因此have a go 在此處是嘗試一下的意思。故選A。
小題2:推理題：根據(jù)第三段中“To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up”令我驚訝的是既沒有人抓我也沒有人叫我閉嘴，由此可知作者還以為會(huì)有麻煩。故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第四段中“ I took off the big money, but always left two pennies behind”我拿走大錢，但總是留下兩個(gè)硬幣，由此可知在帽子里留少量的錢才是讓人們給錢的好辦法。故選B。
小題4:推理題：根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“ then threw much money into the hat to hide their confusion”。然后扔下許多錢到帽子里來掩飾他們的疑惑，由此可知退役的軍官也會(huì)給錢的，因此B錯(cuò)誤。故選B。
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　　I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems　　.
With high academic standards and a competitive　　, I don’t just like losing and I also can’t　　it. I need to beat the　　students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my　　, saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I　　then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to　　the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. 　　the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen　　while still glancing at my study sheet　　. When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and　　. And then I found myself wishing she would be　　so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good　　. You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it　　. But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to　　.
I passed the test excellently despite my　　of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had　　being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what　　to me most? What I have is all about my personal　　and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is　　enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
小題1:
A．usualB．helpless
C．unfortunateD．natural
小題2:
A．spiritB．sport
C．schoolD．market
小題3:
A．takeB．recommend
C．standD．help
小題4:
A．ordinaryB．top
C．handsome D．strong
小題5:
A．strengthB．a(chǎn)ppearance
C．gradesD．tricks
小題6:
A．inventB．expect
C．copy D．hide
小題7:
A．saveB．spend
C．collectD．cost
小題8:
A．WhenB．AfterC．BecauseD．Before
小題9:
A．rudely B．bitterly
C．excitedlyD．politely
小題10:
A．in no timeB．on time
C．for a long timeD．now and then
小題11:
A．refusedB．worked
C．a(chǎn)greedD．waited
小題12:
A．quiet B．gentle
C．prettyD．safe
小題13:
A．talkerB．listener
C．lecturer D．teacher
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．carelessly
C．disappointedlyD．gladly
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)larm B．gather
C．participateD．shout
小題16:
A．fearB．joy
C．worryD．possession
小題17:
A．given upB．focused on
C．complained ofD．dreamed of
小題18:
A．happensB．matters
C．a(chǎn)ppealsD．devotes
小題19:
A．successB．failure
C．depressionD．health
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)lways B．ever C．much D．never

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