Question

Tao Lihua, 14, is a middle school student in Shenzhen．She plays Erhu on the street after school to help her family．Many years ago, her father lost his arms in an accident, and her stepmother （繼母） is now ill in hospital．

The father makes money by selling radios and drawing pictures by mouth with a brush．But they have no money for the mother's illness．

Every week, Tao plays Erhu in Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District in her school uniform．Early in 2006, CCTV reported the girl's story and more and more people began to know her．But the father refused the help from many people, and the daughter still went out to play Erhu on the street．

“I like Erhu and my dream is to be a musician．I'm going to study hard at a university for that．My father always tells mc to make a living through hard work and not to rely on （依靠） other people, “Tao said．

1 How does Tao Lihua help her family?

A．By doing chores．                                    B．By selling radios．

C．By drawing pictures．                                D．By playing Erhu．

2 Why does the father draw pictures by his mouth?

      A．Because he is good at doing that．

      B．Because he has no hands．

      C．Because people like watching him do so．

      D．Because there is something wrong with his arms．

3 What does the underlined phrase “make a living” mean in Chinese?

      A．保持紀(jì)錄              B．創(chuàng)建處所               C．謀生                      D．創(chuàng)造生機(jī)

4 When did Tao Lihua become well-known?

      A．After CCTV reported her story．  

B．After she first played Erhu in a park．

      C．After she became a musician．    

D．After her father refused people's help．

5 Which is NOT true according to the passage?

      A．Tao's family couldn't afford（承擔(dān)得起）her stepmother's illness．

      B．Many people wanted to help Tao Lihua and her family．

      C．Tao Lihua doesn't go to school now because she has to make money．

      D．Tao Lihua wants to take Erhu lessons at a university in the future．

Answer 1

1D    2B     3C    4A    5C