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Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my  36 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely  37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I  38  at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.

I felt tense and  39 . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to   40  myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the  41  before me, the violin under my chin.

The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42  and to stay more or less in tune. To my  43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any  44 at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my  45   as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.

I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually obtaining the truth of the    46 by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money---the sight could  47  a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to  48  it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to  49  his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a  50  practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off most of the earnings, but always leaving two  51  behind.

Old  52  were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids.  As for men, heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But  53  a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog: respectable types were the least  54  of all.  Except for retired army officers, who would shout "Why aren't you  55 , young man?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.

1.                A．violin          B．art             C．skill  D．luck

 

2.                A．station         B．spot            C．street    D．bridge

 

3.                A．played         B．wandered       C．stopped D．sat

 

4.                A．nervous        B．excited         C．lost D．strange

 

5.                A．shame         B．show           C．damage   D．declare

 

6.                A．wall           B．bridge          C．pavement     D．road

 

7.                A．smoothly       B．slowly          C．angrily   D．roughly

 

8.                A．excitement      B．sorrow         C．astonishment  D．surprise

 

9.                A．money         B．pity            C．notice    D．rest

 

10.               A．hat            B．pocket         C．hand D．bag

 

11.               A．people         B．trade          C．performance   D．music

 

12.               A．encourage      B．help           C．support   D．discourage

 

13.               A．fill            B．empty          C．tear D．hide

 

14.               A．make          B．get            C．drop D．earn

 

15.               A．modern        B．regular         C．timely D．economic

 

16.               A．pennies        B．dollars         C．pounds    D．euros

 

17.               A．workers        B．teachers        C．doctors    D．ladies

 

18.               A．never          B．often          C．always D．sometimes

 

19.               A．generous       B．comfortable     C．handsome D．selfish

 

20.               A．playing         B．working        C．cheating   D．shopping

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.eB

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者第一次去街上賣藝的情況，心理很緊張，練了好幾個小時之后，調子才平穩(wěn)，到后來作者多次去街上賣藝，經(jīng)過仔細觀察發(fā)現(xiàn)他面前的帽子里的錢不能裝滿但是也不能空著，這樣容易吸引聽的人們去給錢。

1.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。violin小提琴； art藝術； skill技巧； luck幸運。我夾著小提琴走到街上嘗試我的運氣，故選 D。

2.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。station車站； spot地點； street街道； bridge橋。我在街上徘徊了一個小時，尋找一個合適的地方，故選B。

3.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。played彈奏； wandered徘徊； stopped停止；．sat坐。最后我停在車站的橋下決定試試，故選C。

4.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。nervous緊張的； excited高興的； lost失去的； strange陌生的。根據(jù)I felt tense 可知作者感到緊張的，故選A。

5.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。shame羞恥； show表演； damage損害； declare公布。declare himself發(fā)表意見(表明態(tài)度；顯露身分)就在那里我要大顯身手，故選D。

6.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。wall墻； bridge橋； pavement人行道； road路。我的背靠著墻，帽子在我的前面的人行道上，故選C。

7.考查副詞及上下文的呼應。smoothly平穩(wěn)地； slowly慢慢地； angrily生氣地；  roughly粗略地。慢慢地調子平穩(wěn)了，故選A。

8.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。excitement興奮； sorrow悲傷； astonishment驚訝；  surprise驚奇。令我吃驚的是，我既沒有被抓也沒有被告訴要停止，故選D。

9.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。money錢； pity同情； notice注意，通知； rest休息。地確沒有注意我，故選C。

10.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。hat帽子； pocket口袋；．Hand手； bag書包。根據(jù)上文my hat on the  41  before me 可知是帽子，故選A。

11.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。people 人們； trade行業(yè)，職業(yè)，貿易； performance表演； music音樂。我漸漸地獲得了真正的職業(yè)，故選B。

12.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。encourage鼓勵； help幫助； support支持； discourage阻止，氣餒。 帽子里裝滿錢可能會阻止一位好心人投錢，故選D。

13.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。fill裝滿； empty倒空； tear撕掉； hide躲藏。把帽子完全倒空也是不明智的，故選B。

14.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。make制造； get 得到； drop扔，空投； earn掙。這樣就給人一個暗示想哪里投錢，故選C。

15.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。modern現(xiàn)代的； regular定期的； timely及時的；  economic經(jīng)濟的。regular practice 習慣做法，故選B。

16.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。pennies便士； dollars美元； pounds英鎊； euros歐元。根據(jù)Placing a couple of pennies ，故選A。

17.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。workers 工人； teachers教師； doctors醫(yī)生； ladies女士。根據(jù)so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids可知故選 D。

18.考查副詞及上下文的呼應。never從不； often 經(jīng)常； always 總是； sometimes有時。根據(jù)上文和這里的but可知，前面說的是最慷慨的，but后面是最不慷慨的，故選A。

19.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。generous慷慨的； comfortable舒適的； handsome英俊的；  selfish自私的。根據(jù)上文Old  52  were most generous 可知，故選A。

20.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。playing彈奏； working工作； cheating欺騙；  shopping購物。年輕人，你為什么不工作，故選B。

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