【題目】 In a common-place environment, at a not right hour, do we notice beauty? If so, do we stop to enjoy it? Do we know talent in an unexpected situation?

In Washington, DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, the man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, about 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

A middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried off. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. A young man leaned against (斜靠) the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother pulled him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pulled him hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent—without exception—forced their children to move quickly.

Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After 1 hour, the musician finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate (復(fù)雜的) pieces, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story about a social experiment (實(shí)驗(yàn)). If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music, with one of the most beautiful instruments. How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?

【1】According to the passage, you may read the questions in Paragraph 1 in ________.

A.a novelB.a filmC.a poemD.a test

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about the performance at the station?

A.Most of people did not notice it.B.It lasted for almost 105 minutes.

C.Every kid past was interested in it.D.It got a total of $32 in the end.

【3】Which of the following is the best meaning of "applauded" underlined in Paragraph 5?

A.組織B.服務(wù)C.喝彩D.獻(xiàn)花

【4】What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A.Joshua Bell is the greatest musician in the world.

B.Bach's music is the most intricate for the violinists.

C.It's hard to enjoy Joshua Bell's concert in Boston.

D.It's a pity nobody enjoyed the station's performance.

【5】What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage?

A.To speak highly of Joshua Bell's behavior.B.To show great interest in the music.

C.To call people to learn to enjoy beauty in life.D.To introduce a social experiment.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：當(dāng)人們處在匆忙之中時(shí)，有多少人會(huì)為美好的事物而駐足呢？在華盛頓的地鐵站，一個(gè)男士演奏了45分鐘的小提琴，因正值上班時(shí)間，幾乎沒(méi)有人停下腳步去欣賞這美妙的音樂(lè)，可是誰(shuí)又知道這位男士是著名的小提琴手Joshua Bell呢？

【1】

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，閱讀文中第一段的問(wèn)題，你可以在“考試”的閱讀文中，故答案為D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.” 只有6個(gè)人停下來(lái)聽(tīng)了一會(huì)兒�？芍�，A. Most of people did not notice it. 是錯(cuò)誤的；根據(jù)文中“the man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.” 這個(gè)拿著小提琴的男人演奏了大約45分鐘的巴赫曲子。可知，B是錯(cuò)誤的，根據(jù)文中“The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pulled him hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent—without exception—forced their children to move quickly.” 孩子停下來(lái)又看了看小提琴手，但母親使勁拉著他，孩子繼續(xù)走著，一直轉(zhuǎn)著頭。其他幾個(gè)孩子也重復(fù)了這個(gè)動(dòng)作，但每個(gè)家長(zhǎng)都無(wú)一例外地強(qiáng)迫他們的孩子迅速行動(dòng)�？芍�C是正確的；根據(jù)文中“The man collected a total of $32.” 那人總共收了32美元�？芍�，D是確的，故答案為B。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“After 1 hour, the musician finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded.” 一個(gè)小時(shí)后，音樂(lè)家演奏完畢，安靜下來(lái)。沒(méi)有人注意到，也沒(méi)有人鼓掌�？芍�5段中強(qiáng)調(diào)的“applauded”的最佳含義是“鼓掌”，故答案為C。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“No one noticed and no one applauded. No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate (復(fù)雜的) pieces, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.” 沒(méi)有人注意到，也沒(méi)有人鼓掌。沒(méi)有人知道小提琴家是約書(shū)亞·貝爾，世界上最偉大的音樂(lè)家之一。他用一把價(jià)值350萬(wàn)美元的小提琴演奏了一首最復(fù)雜的曲子。可知，5段主要講 可惜沒(méi)有人喜歡電視臺(tái)的演出。故答案為D。

【5】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容“This is a true story about a social experiment (實(shí)驗(yàn)). If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music, with one of the most beautiful instruments.” 這是一個(gè)關(guān)于社會(huì)實(shí)驗(yàn)的真實(shí)故事。如果我們沒(méi)有時(shí)間停下來(lái)聽(tīng)世界上最好的音樂(lè)家之一，用最漂亮的樂(lè)器演奏一些最優(yōu)秀的音樂(lè)�？芍髡邔�(xiě)這篇文章的目的是 號(hào)召人們學(xué)會(huì)享受生活中的美。故答案為C。

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