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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my　1 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 2 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I _3 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try. I felt tense and _4 . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling over head, that I was about to　5 myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 6　before me, the violin under my chin. The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _7 and to stay more or less in tune. To my 8　, I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any　9　at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my　 10　as though getting rid of some guilty evidence I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the　　11　by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money—the sight could _12 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 13　it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to _14　his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 15　 practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off the cream, but always leaving two 16 behind. Old _17　were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids. As for men, heavy drinkers were always receptive and so were big guys with muscles. But_18　a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the least _19　of all. Except for retired any officers, who would shout "Why aren't you　20 , young mad?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion. 1. A. violin　 B. luck C. skill　 D. art 2. A. station　 B. bridge　 C. street　 D. spot 3. A. stopped　 B. wandered C. played　 D. sat 4. A. lost　 B. excited C. nervous　 D. strange 5. A. shame　 B. show C. damage　 D. declare 6. A. pavement　 B. bridge　 C. wall　 D. road 7. A. angrily　　 B. slowly　 C. smoothly　 D. roughly 8. A. excitement B. sorrow　 C. astonishment　 D. surprise 9. A. money　 B. pity　 C. notice　 D. rest 10. A. hat　 B. pocket C. hand D. bag 11. A. people　 B. performance C. music D. trade 12. A. encourage　 B. discourage C. help　 D. support 13. A. fill　　 B. empty　　 C. tear D. hide 14. A. make　　 B. get　　 C. drop D. earn 15. A. modern　　 B. regular　　 C. timely　 D. economic 16. A. pennies　　 B. dollars　　 C. pounds　 D. euros 17. A. workers　　 B. teachers　　 C. ladies　 D. doctors 18. A. sometimes　　 B. often　　 C. always　 D. never 19. A. generous　　 B. comfortable　　 C. handsome　 D. selfish 20. A. playing　　 B. working　　 C. cheating　 D. shopping 答案：1-5 BDACD  6-10 ACDCA  11-15 DBBCB  16-20 ACDAB

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