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北京中考英语阅读练习题 On a Friday night in New York, a poor young man called Jay stood near the subway station,playing his violin. The music was so great that many people slowed down and put some moneyinto his hat. The next day, Jay came again. He took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.Then he began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. Before long, many people came,looking at the paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an importantthing into my hat. Please come to claim认领it soon.” Seeing this, people wondered what it could be, After about half an hour, a middle-aged manrushed through the crowd to the young man and said, “I’m the George I knew you’d surelycome here!” Then George explained the whole story. He bought a lottery ticket a few days ago. Yesterdayhe found that he won a prize of $500,000. He was very excited. On his way home, he felt themusic was so wonderful that he took out $100 and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticketwith his name on was also thrown in. Jay was a student at an arts school in Paris. He had booked the flight and would fly thatmorning. However, when he happened to find the ticket holder had won the lottery, hecancelled取消the flight and came back to the subway station. Later someone asked Jay, “Why didn’t you take the lottery ticket for yourself?” He said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happyforever.” 54.On a Friday night in _________, Jay played his violin near the subway station. A.New York B.Paris C.Hong Kong D.London 55.The next day, Jay put _________ on the ground. A.his violin B.a piece of paper C.100 dollars D.a lottery ticket 56.Jay went back because he wanted to _________. A.return the lottery ticket B.make more money C.go to the arts school D.perform for people 57.The best title of the text could be “_________”. A.A Poor Young Musician