Question

Don’t Disrespect Others

More than 70 years ago, a young man traveled far away to take an entrance exam for a famous music school. During the exam, he tried his best, but the examiner didn’t enroll (录取) him.

The young man had no money, so he could only make a living by playing the violin on the street. He played so well that a lot of people stopped to listen and put money into his violin case.

A hoodlum (流氓) dropped some money at the young man’s feet. The young man bent down to pick up the money, then handed it to the hoodlum and said, “Sir, your money dropped on the ground.”

The hoodlum took the money, threw it at the young man’s feet again and said, “This money has been yours, so you must take it!”

The young man deeply bowed to him and said, “Sir, thank you for your support! When you dropped your money, I picked it up for you. Now my money is on the ground, may I trouble you to pick it up for me?”

The hoodlum was surprised. Finally, he picked up the money, put it into the young man’s violin case and left in shame.

The examiner who had been quietly watching the young man among other onlookers decided to give him a second chance. He brought the young man back to the school and enrolled him in the end.

The young man became a famous musician later.

1.The young man traveled far away to          for a famous music school.

A.earn money B.play the violin C.take an exam D.fight a hoodlum

2.The young man played the violin on the street because          .

A.he had no money and needed to make a living B.he wanted a lot of people to listen to his music

C.he decided to find someone who liked his music D.he needed to make his examiner know him well

3.What did the young man teach the hoodlum?

A.He should never give up hope. B.He should respect other people.

C.He should never waste his money. D.He should work hard on his skills.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

本文讲述了70多年前，一个年轻人远道而来参加一所著名音乐学校的入学考试。他尽了他最大努力，但是没有被录取。之后为了谋生，他只能在街头弹小提琴。一个流氓不尊重他，他把钱直接扔到了地上，年轻人捡了起来，然后还给他，流氓说这钱给他了，让年轻人自己捡，年轻人说自己帮助他捡钱，所以让流氓也帮他捡，教了流氓要尊重他人。后来在旁边的主考人决定给他第二次机会。主考人把那个年轻人带回学校，这个年轻人后来成了著名的音乐家。

1.细节理解题。根据“More than 70 years ago, a young man traveled far away to take an entrance exam for a famous music school.”可知一个年轻人远道而来参加一所著名音乐学校的入学考试，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“The young man had no money, so he could only make a living by playing the violin on the street. ”可知这个年轻人没有钱，所以他只能靠在街上拉小提琴谋生，故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据标题“Don’t Disrespect Others”及“When you dropped your money, I picked it up for you. Now my money is on the ground, may I trouble you to pick it up for me?”可知是年轻人让流氓帮助他捡起地上的钱是为了教他尊重别人，故选B。