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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(差額) $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.

1.Why did the student decide to hold the musical concert? (Within 10 words)

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2.What do you know about Ignacy J. Paderewski? (Within 15 words)

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3.Please find a word in the text to replace the word “recital” in Paragraph 2.

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4.How did the boys feel on hearing what Paderewski said? (No more than 5 words)

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5.What should we learn from Paderewski’s words in Paragraph 6? (Within 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

1.Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees

2.a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland

3.concert

4.They were surprised and grateful

5.When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過描述Paderewski無私地幫助學生的故事，告訴我們幫助別人是不求別人的回報的。

1.Because they wanted to raise/collect money for their education/school fees

細節(jié)題。根據第一段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.

2.a great pianist as well as a great leader/the Prime Minister of Poland

細節(jié)題。根據文章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.

3.concert

推理題。根據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.可知這里的recital.就是指第一段中的concert。

4.They were surprised and grateful

細節(jié)題。根據第四段最后一句The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.

5.When we help others, we should think more of what they feel and not expect something in return

推理題。根據第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.可知他的話告訴我們幫助別人不要期待著得到回報。

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點評：本文通過描述Paderewski無私地幫助學生的故事，告訴我們幫助別人是不求別人的回報的。本文以細節(jié)題的考查為主，細節(jié)題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內容設置問題，正確答案的根據一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項。通常細節(jié)題的正確選項有以下特征：對原文句子中的關鍵詞進行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項。詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變原文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。語言簡化。把原文中的復雜語言現象進行簡化，成為正確答案。