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[1]An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.
[2]They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.
[3]The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境). They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance(差额) $400. They promised to pay the cheque at the soonest possible.
[4]“No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptable.” He tore up the cheque, returned the $1600 and told the two boys: “Here’s the $1600. Please deduct(扣除)whatever expenses you have spent on. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left”. The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.
[5]It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great human being.
[6]Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think “If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the right thing to do.
[7]Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland. He was regarded as a great leader in Poland’s history.
小题1:Why did the student decide to hold the musical concert? (Within 10 words)
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小题2:What do you know about Ignacy J. Paderewski? (Within 15 words)
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小题3:Please find a word in the text to replace the word “recital” in Paragraph 2.
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小题4:How did the boys feel on hearing what Paderewski said? (No more than 5 words)
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小题5:What should we learn from Paderewski’s words in Paragraph 6? (Within 20 words)
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小题1:Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees
小题2:a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland
小题3:concert
小题4:They were surprised and grateful
小题5:When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return

试题分析:本文通过描述Paderewski无私地帮助学生的故事,告诉我们帮助别人是不求别人的回报的。
小题1:Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees
细节题。根据第一段1,2行An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea.
小题2:a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland
细节题。根据文章2,7段第一行They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski.和Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland.
小题3:concert
推理题。根据His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital.
He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.可知这里的recital.就是指第一段中的concert。
小题4:They were surprised and grateful
细节题。根据第四段最后一句The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.
小题5:When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return
推理题。根据第6段2,3,4行“If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return.可知他的话告诉我们帮助别人不要期待着得到回报。
点评:本文通过描述Paderewski无私地帮助学生的故事,告诉我们帮助别人是不求别人的回报的。本文以细节题的考查为主,细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到,即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征:对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词,成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性,或者改变原文句子的语态,给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化,成为正确答案。
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