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On a cold January morning,a man sat at a subway station in Washington DC and
pay the n He payed or
Three minutes went by,and a middle-aged man stopped for a few sends,and then
ied upto take care of hisown things.
A minute later the violinist received his first tip:a woman threw some money without
stopping,and walked away.
Only a 3-year-old boy took the music seriously,going over,sitting down and soon
losinghimself in the wonderful performance.His mother wished to hurry along,but the
kid kept looking at the violinist.When he finished playing.no one noticed it.No one ap-
plauded(鼓掌).
No one knew this,but the violinist was Joshua Bell,one of the most talented musici-
ans in the world.He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written,on a vi-
olin worth 3.5 million dollars.Joshua Bell played the same music with the same violin and
the seats each cost 100 dollars at a theatre two days before.
Joshua Bell's playing in the subway station was a social experiment.It asks ques-
tions:in a common environment at a wrong hour,do we enjoy beauty Do we stop to
make a response() 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 other things are we ignoring
视)?
26.What's the man's purpose of playing the violin at the subway station
A To make some money.
B.To see people's response.
C.To practice his skills.
D.To teach a music lesson.
27.How many people stopped to listen to the music carefully
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
28.What does the writer suggest in the last paragraph
A.Don't be always in a hurry.
B.Stop to enjoy street performance.
C.Enjoy beautiful music at a theatre.
D.Don't miss the wonderful moment in life.
29.Which is right according to the passage
A.It seems most of people were living in a hurried life.
B.The musician wanted to make some money.
C.Only a middle-aged man liked the music.
D.Only the woman was kind.
30.What is the passage mainly about
A.A subway story.
B.A music survey.
C.A social experiment.
D.A talented musician.
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