Playing the violin well is not ____ so easy as you imagined, dear! You must get full

A.relaxment

B.relaxation

C.entertation

D.entertainmen

A.is not

B.don't

C.doesn't

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Mary began playing the violin when she was only six. Her father came across a really old instrument at his aunt’s house, and he brought it back home with him. Mary loved it and immediately tried to play it. After a few months she began to have lessons. She got on very well with the violin. When she was about eleven, she really needed a better violin. One day she took part in a concert, and a man went up to her parents and talked to them about her. He said that she had real talent and pointed out that she needed a better violin. When he found out that they couldn’t afford one, he offered to buy one for her. Later, when she was about 16, she set up her own group. She named it after the man who gave her the violin----she called it the Erio Sound.

1. Mary’s father {A、B、C}.

A. bought the violin from a shop

B. borrowed the violin from a friend

C. got the violin from his aunt

2. Mary began to need a better violin when she was about {A、B、C}.

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

3. The man at the concert told Mary’s parents that {A、B、C}.

A. she had real talent

B. her voice was very good

C. She needed a better teacher

4. Mary {A、B、C} when she was 16.

A. graduated

B. set up her own group

C. had a new violin

5. Eric Sound was the name of {A、B、C}.

A. Mary’s violin

B. Mary’s music group

C. Mary’s friend

cording to psychologists Susan Onco and Michael Balton, children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play. They find that despite the best efforts of teachers these ideas have changed very little over the past decade. They interviewed 153 children aged between 9 and 11 from schools in northwest England. They asked them to identify 4 musical instruments and then to say which they would like to play most and which they would last like to play. They also asked the children for their views on whether boys and girls should not play any of the 4 instruments. The piano and the violin were both ranked more favorably, by girls than by boys, while boys prefer the drums and trumpets. There was broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons vary. And while almost half of all boys said they avoided certain instruments because they were too difficult to play, only 15% of girls gave that as a reason. Earlier studies indicated that very young school children aged between 5 and 7 showed no bias in choosing musical instruments, but their tastes become more clear between the ages of 8 and 10.

Why did Susan and Michael interview children aged between 9 and 11？

A．To find out whether they take music lessons in their spare time.

B．To find out whether they can name four different musical instruments.

C．To find out whether they enjoy playing musical instruments in school.

D．To find out whether they differ in their preference for musical instruments.

ra. I remember when I first started (1) .the violin in my school's program as an inexperienced fourth grader. As my interest in music grew, I (2) to find a private school to improve my skills.

During my first lesson, I was (3) at what Dr.T was teaching-how to hold the violin! To me, that was a basic skill I had long before (4). However, the following week, I found what I thought I had learned was completely

(5)____ With high expectations of me, Dr. T pointed out many mistakes of my holding the violin and corrected them. As I became (6)with the holding skills, Dr. T started giving me actual pieces of (7). At the same time, I became more and more interested in our school's orchestra.

1 hadn't intended to become a section leader in middle school until we were giventhe (8).to try out for our orchestra's first (9). During the first class, our conductor (指挥) , Mrs. V, introduced us to a section

leader's resposibilities. These (10)included helping others with the concert music and (11) good example. After discussion, I decided to (12)

and started preparing the given piece. Every day, I would(13)for at least 45 minutes. This was easier saidthan done. Such practice lasted a month. It (14)a lot of attention and willpower. By the end of the (15) The time for audition (试演) came. As I unpacked my violin case, I started to (16)my decision. However, when 1 entered Mrs. V's homely office, I felt more (17)

To my surprise, the audition was more (18),than I had imagined. Mrs. V said that I had a good (19)ofbecoming the first-class violinist! The next day,1 (20).that, I had become our section's first chair.

1.()

A、buying

B、playing

C、repairing

D、borrowing

2.()

A、stopped

B、pretended

C、decided

D、continued

3.()

A、surprised

B、excited

C、nervous

D、mad

4.()

A、described

B、forgot

C、remembered

D、mastered

5.()

A、reasonable

B、wrong

C、useful

D、clear

6.()

A、familiar

B、careful

C、busy

D、popular

7.()

A、information

B、news

C、music

D、luck

8.()

A、pleasure

B、message

C、convenience

D、attention

9.()

A、event

B、task

C、record

D、chair

10.()

A、duties

B、activities

C、pieces

D. opinions

11.()

A、following

B、having

C、setting

D、taking

12.()

A、work out

B、try out

C、come out

D、move out

13.()

A、watch

B、think

C、sing

D、practice

14.()

A、required

B、avoided

C、saved

D、showed

15.()

A、year

B、month

C、week

D、day

16.()

A、like

B、make

C、change

D、doubt

17()

.A、relaxed

B、serious

C、worried

D、frightened

18.()

A、interesting

B、important

C、pleasant

D、boring

19.()

A、method

B、command

C、suggestion

D、chance

20.()

A、admitted

B、learned

C、replied

D、accepted

subway station.The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

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

A since

B. cousin

C. within

D. violin

He taught himself to play the violin __________practising all night．

A．by

B．with by

C．at by

D．on

_________ she practice her violin yesterday？ No, she _________.

A、Was, wasn’t

B、Did, didn’t

C、Was, didn’t

D、Did, wasn’t

A.play…play

B.play with…play

C.play…play with

D.play with…play with