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　　This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany . His name was George Frederick Handle .

　　As a very young boy, he loved music most. But his father didn't allow him to play any music.

　　Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place, he and a friend carried a small piano into the house. He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one could see it.

　　That night, when everyone else wag asleep, he went to his hiding place. The moon was shining through a broken window. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life.

　　He played on and on, and he filled his house with his music. “George!” cried his father, “What are you doing? Stop that playing now! ”

　　The music stopped. George had tears in his eyes. Then he turned to his father and said, “Papa, you must understand I love music. It is my whole life.”

　　“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,” said Mr. Handle, “I want you to be a rich man. I want you to work hard. 1 don't want you to be a poor man all your life. You must leave music and become a doctor. Don't let me see you at the piano again.”

　　One day George found his way to church. He went straight to the organ(管风琴)and began to play it . He was only seven years old then. The story of his music spread in his town.

　　When the Duke heard the story, he said, “This boy must have the best music teacher. ” So George began to take music lessons.

　　George's teacher was very good. He taught George well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. Now his music is played all over the world.

1．Why didn't George listen to his father?

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A．He deeply loved music .

B．He didn't think his father was right.

C．He didn't want to go to school.

D．Music could make him rich.

2．What did George's father want him to be?

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A．A businessman.

B．A teacher.

C．A doctor.

D．A musician.

3．“Duke” is probably ________.

[　　]

A．a doctor

B．a nobleman

C．a good music teacher

D．a shop manager

4．The title “The Musical Heart” means ________.

[　　]

A．George began to play the piano when he was very young.

B．George played the piano pretty well .

C．George was a good music teacher.

D．George regarded music as his life and put his heart into it.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he    36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37  his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38  to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40      customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42    for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  43 fake（假货）. When he was   44  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,   45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  46 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47  . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit   49  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and  50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  51 reusing and carrying fake  goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep   53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he    36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37  his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38   to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40       customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42    for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  43 fake（假货）. When he was   44   of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,   45  cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  46  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47  . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48  . For many times of entry-exit   49  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and  50  him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  51  reusing and carrying fake  goods, he would be 52  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

 After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep   53  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.

1.A. set up                          B. took up                  C. went up                          D. picked up

2.A. honors                      B. mentions            C. brings                              D. owes

3.A. decided                       B. refused               C. objected                       D. asked

4.A. books                        B. things                  C. savings                  D. pounds

5.A. ordinary                    B. routine                C. regular                         D. common

6.A. look                              B. check              C. test                              D. experiment

7.A. one                            B. it                           C. them                             D. these

8.A. precious                      B. useful                  C. worthless                    D. valuable

9.A. afraid                        B. proud                    C. ashamed                      D. hard

10.A. that                          B. what                     C. as                        D. which

11.A. on                              B. at                          C. who                  D. in

12.A. disappointed       B. delighted            C. amazed                        D. satisfied

13.A. strictly                       B. quietly          C. quickly                D. curiously

14.A. conditions                      B. experiences       C. experiments               D. chances

15.A. stopped               B. hoped                  C. warned                         D. urged

16.A. came out                 B. found out         C. sent out              D. set out

17.A. hit                               B. blamed            C. praised                 D. accuse

18.A. expression       B. idea              C. thought                D. impression

19.A. honesty                     B. lies             C. goods                D. bravery

20.A. secret                         B. lesson           C. choice                  D. assessment

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he  16  his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  17  his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,  18  to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the  19  made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the  20  customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for  21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 22  for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  23  fake. When he was 24  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25  cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  26  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  27  before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  28 . For many times of entry-exit  29  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and   30   him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  31  reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be  32  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

     After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep  33  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  34 , which he would remember as the  35  of his success forever.

1.A. set up         B. took up         C. went up         D. picked up

2.A. honors         B. mentions         C. brings           D. owes

3.A. decided    B. refused         C. objected         D. asked

4.A. books      B. things           C. savings          D. pounds

5.A. ordinary   B. routine          C. regular          D. common

6.A. look      B. inspection    C. test                 D. experiment

7.A. one        B. it               C. them             D. these

8.A. priceless B. useful           C. worthless        D. valuable

9.A. afraid         B. proud            C. ashamed         D. hard

10.A. that      B. what             C. as               D. which

11.A. on            B. at               C. who              D. in

12.A. disappointed  B. delighted    C. amazed           D. satisfied

13.A. strictly     B. quietly       C. quickly              D. curiously

14.A. conditions   B. experiences   C. experiments      D. chances

15.A. stopped     B. hoped              C. warned           D. urged

16.A. came out    B. found out      C. sent out         D. set out

17.A. hit           B. blamed           C. praised          D. charged

18.A. expression  B. idea               C. thought          D. impression

19.A. honesty     B. lies           C. goods            D. bravery

20.A. secret        B. lesson           C. choice           D. Belief

I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist(社会学家) proposed that the   36  society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I   37  hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood.   38  the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you   39  have done. Life has become hopelessly   40 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you   41  things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I   42  at the other end of the town. I was   43  that this simple vehicle could let me   44  long distances in a fairly short time. But how   45  did I really go?

Since I hated to be   46 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to   47  an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but   48 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a   49  without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were   50  to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many   51 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.

“You can’t leave the back part   52 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons   53  the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven(烤箱) when you feel   54  on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to   55  the offer.

“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.

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