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2021中考英语临考回答问题热点话题押题-12
姓名:__________ 班别:__________ 用时:______/mins 正确率:____/5 ____/5
【话题:哲理感悟】
【1】
It was a cold January morning. A man sat at a subway station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. When the musician played, thousands of people went through the station, but most of them didn’t stop.
Three minutes went by and a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing music. He slowed his pace (步伐) and stopped for a few seconds and then he walked away hurriedly. Another minute later, the violinist received his first tip. A woman threw the money in the violin case without stopping and continued to walk.
In the musician’s 45-minute performance, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk at their normal pace. He collected $32 in all. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.
No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. Two days before his playing at the subway station, the tickets for Joshua Bell’s performance were sold out at a theater in Boston and the price was $100 on average (平均).
This was part of a social experiment (社会实验) which was organized by The Washington Post. One of the possible conclusions (结论) from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many things are we missing?
1.What was the weather like that day?
2.When did the musician get his first tip?
3.How long did the musician play?
4.How many people recognized (认出) the musician at the subway station?
5.What does the underlined word “This” refer to?
【2】
Becoming a Minimalist (极简主义者)
I have too many things. My bedroom is often very messy. I have shelves with dirty books I never read and CDs I don’t listen to. My drawers are filled with clothes I never wear. I was getting upset that I never had any space in my bedroom. Th