Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic1 criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine2 yet.”
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.
小題1:Why didn’t Ole Bull’s father like him to play the piano?
A．Because he thought playing the violin was useless.
B．Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.
C．Because his father thought he couldn’t play the violin well.
D．Because his father thought he couldn’t make his dream come true.
小題2:What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?
A．Gold always shines no matter where it is.
B．He is an excellent violinist.
C．He doesn’t play the violin very well.
D．If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.
小題3:What was Ole Bull’s attitude towards the critic’s article?
A．Angry.B．Excited.C．Modest.D．Worried.
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Without a good teacher, one can’t succeed.
B．The critic’s advice helped Ole Bull a lot.
C．Ole Bull got success after many years’ hard practice at last.
D．The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.
B．When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.
C．Old Bull was a famous American pianist.
D．You can be famous easily if you play the violin.

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A是正確答案，因為從這句話But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful.中可以得知。
小題2:C是正確答案，因為這句話的意思是如果他是金子，那他為什么還不發(fā)光呢？那就是說他不是一塊真金子，也就是他小提琴演奏得不好。A項說的是這句諺語的本意，B項意思說反了。D項與這句諺語意思相差甚遠(yuǎn)。
小題3:C是正確答案，因為從這句話some people may become very angry and some people
try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group.中可以得知。
小題4:D是正確答案，因為the critic只是給了他一些有益的建議，并沒有幫他找有名的小提琴老師。
小題5:B是正確答案，因為文中沒有提到小提琴師可以掙很多錢，所以A項不正確。C項說Ole Bull是美國的與文中他是挪威人相矛盾。D項演奏小提琴很容易出名與文章意思不相符。他也是經(jīng)過努力才取得成功的。
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