The next day,the violinist came to the entrance again.He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it.It said,“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake.Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be.After a while a man rushed through the crowd,took the violinist’s shoulders and said,“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked,“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it.Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker.He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500,000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music,the lottery ticket was thrown in, too.The violinist was a college student.That morning,he was going to fly to Vienna for high education.However,when he found the ticket,he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said “Although I don’t have much money,I live happily.If I lose honesty(诚实),I won’t be happy forever.”
31.The young man played the violin for () at the entrance.
A.pleasure
B.money
C.1ove
D.friends
32.George Sang put () into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.
A. money
B.1ottery
C.money and lottery
D.nothing
33.George Sang was very () to see the young violinist the next day.
A. worried
B.sorry
C.sad
D.happy
34.The underlined word “cancelled” means ().
A.取消
B.延误
C.预定
D.结束
35.What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?()
A.T he meaning of honesty
B.An office worker and a lottery ticket
C.The importance of being honest
D.A violinist and an office worker
I had to learn to say “please”, “sorry”, “thank you”, whether I felt it or not. Once, while buying a ticket to Waterloo, I forgot to say “please”. The man at the counter was offended and would not give me the ticket until I had said “please”. When he handed me the ticket, he said “sorry”, and hurried inside to take the only empty seat.
On the way to the office one morning, a man collapsed in my compartment. At Waterloo, everybody left, but I stayed with him until the ambulance arrived and was an hour late getting to the office. I was told that it was not my job to look after strangers.
I found that many did not even look after their own parents who were old and helpless. In India, it is the duty of the children to look after their parent and old relatives. While serving a meal, my mother always gave food to the elderly relatives and children first and ate whatever was left over. The elderly never felt isolated. They lived with their families and contributed to the happiness of the house.
31. How long had the writer stayed in England?
A. Just a year
B. More than a year
C. Almost two years
D. About ten months
32. What does the word “rarely” mean in the first paragraph?
A. seldom
B. always
C. often
D. independent while the wife is dependent
33. What did the writer mean when he said “many had a natural gift for gossip”?
A. Many British people were born speakers
B. Many British people were talkative.
C. Many British people were hot-tempered.
D. Many British people were talented
34. What did the writer mean to say by giving us the examples in the second paragraph?
A. English people are very polite because they always say “thank you” or “sorry”.
B. English people enjoy teaching others lessons of politeness.
C. He had to learn to say “please”, “sorry”, “thank you”.
D. English people say polite words without sincere politeness.
35. What does the last paragraph suggest?
A. Many old people in England were lonely because they were not taken good care of.
B. Old people in India never felt isolated.
C. The writer’s mother always ate whatever was left over.
D. Old people in most countries are respected.
A、be asked
B、being asked
C、was asked
D、is asked
A.why
B.what
C.when
D.which
A.compliments
B.privileges
C.intentions
D.attitudes
nce)
A.more complicated
B.more confirmed
C.less clear
D.less controlled