On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing?
【小题1】Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.

On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.

3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.

4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.

6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.

45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.

After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.

No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.

If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing?

1.Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.

A．half an hour       B．an hour           C．fifteen minutes     D．a day

2.__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance.

A．A mid-aged man    B．A Young man       C．A woman          D．A 3-year-old boy

3.Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician.

A．took their children away                  B．threw the money into the box

C．stayed with their children listening          D．looked at their watch

4.Joshua Bell was in fact ________________.

A．a very famous pianist                     B．a very popular singer

C．a very poor violinist                      D．a very famous violinist

Have you ever gone traveling on the train that was named after the letter D?

Named after the letter D，the new trains run at speeds of 200 to 250 kilometers one hour．These are much faster than Z-type and T-type．For example, it used to take people 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing．But now it only takes 10．The most interesting part of the bullet trains is the revolving（旋转）seats．People can adjust their seats as they like, so that it is easy for you to talk with others around you face to face．The new trains run between big cities．They make the long trips much faster and more comfortable．

All coins have two sides．However, many passengers still won't choose the bullet trains for some reasons．The ticket prices of the bullet trains are much higher．For an easy example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Jinan is only RMB 90 for T- type trains, But on the bullet trains all the seats are soft．And they ost RMB 153 to 154．On the other hand, the bullet trains stop at the small stations such as Tianjin only for one minute．

1．Passengers who take the D106 train in Tianjin have to hurry because _______．

A．it stops for three minutes                             B．there are too many passengers

C．it runs too fast                                            D．it stops for only one minute

2．What it is the most interesting part of the bullet trains?

A．The hard seats．                                       B．The revolving seats．

C．The beautiful colors．                  D．The train tickets．

3．How long does it take to travel from Shanghai to Beijing on a bullet train now?

A．20 hours．           B．12 hours．          C．10 hours．           D．5 hours．

4．The bullet trains make the long trips _______．

A．faster and more comfortable                  B．more dangerous

C．more boring                               D．cheaper

5．Why won't many passengers choose the bullet trains?

A．Because they can't enjoy scenery on the way．

B．Because they are too small．

C．Because they stop too often．

D．Because the ticket prices are too high．

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A．records

B．clothes and electronic devices

C．entertainment

D．all the above

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A．They work part-time jobs.

B．They work as baby-sitters.

C．They work at fast food places.

D．They receive 20 dollars a week from their friends.

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A．English and history.

B．Math and science.

C．Art and foreign languages.

D．How to fix a computer or how to drive a car.