【题文】I’ve heard such a story. On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was _________, and many people who hurried to go home _________ and put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of _________ and laid it on the ground. Then he began playing. The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the _________ on that paper,” Last night, a gentleman put a (n) _________ thing into my hat. Please come to get it back. “When the people saw that, they felt very curious and guessed what it could be. After about half an hour, a man _________ there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true! You... you...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you _________ something?” “A lottery ticket (彩票),” the man answered _________.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked.

The man was too _________ to say a word. He bought a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards (奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he __________ 50 dollars and put it into the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being __________. After the violinist finished his performance, he found the lottery ticket in his hat. __________ that the owner would probably __________ to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “Although I don’t have much __________, I live happily; but if I lose __________, I won’t be happy forever.”

【小题1】

A．quiet

B．shocking

C．beautiful

D．interesting

【小题2】

A．sped up

B．slowed down

C．passed by

D．went away

【小题3】

A．paper

B．glass

C．plastic

D．cloth

【小题4】

A．poems

B．articles

C．words

D．texts

【小题5】

A．fantastic

B．important

C．dangerous

D．lovely

【小题6】

A．came

B．walked

C．rushed

D．left

【小题7】

A．damage

B．discover

C．forget

D．lose

【小题8】

A．proudly

B．seriously

C．worriedly

D．carefully

【小题9】

A．tired

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．surprised

【小题10】

A．handed out

B．lifted up

C．picked up

D．took out

【小题11】

A．destroyed

B．guided

C．noticed

D．caught

【小题12】

A．Thinking

B．Warning

C．Imagining

D．Ignoring

【小题13】

A．appear

B．return

C．ring

D．travel

【小题14】

A．challenge

B．luck

C．wisdom

D．money

【小题15】

A．honesty

B．power

C．heart

D．love

湖南省永州市祁阳县第四中学2023-2024学年高一上学期10月月考英语试题