about free resources"和"donate his time and give free haircuts"可知，Holmes选择给贫困的儿童免费理发。由此可推断，underprivileged意为"贫困的，贫穷的"。

　　2．What did Holmes say about Bob?

　　A．He fired his enthusiasm.

　　B．He gifted him a new book.

　　C．He preferred to read alone.

　　D．He had a language disability.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由倒数第二段的描述以及"That inspires me"可知，这个七岁男孩的变化极大鼓舞了Holmes。

　　3．What can we infer about Holmes from the last paragraph?

　　A．He showed great concern for kids.

　　B．He faced serious money problems.

　　C．He had an excellent sense of humor.

　　D．He built a shelter for homeless kids.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由最后一段中的"The way the world is today with guns and violence"和"it's a safe haven for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books"可知，Holmes特别关爱孩子们。

　　4．What is the best title for the text?

　　A．Great minds inspire great deeds

　　B．A new way to make reading fun

　　C．An unusual library in Dubuque, Iowa

　　D．Barber gets kids reading with free haircuts

　　解析：选D　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了美国爱荷华州迪比克市的一名理发师为那些给他阅读故事的孩子们提供免费理发服务的故事，D项作标题能概括文章主旨。

　　B

　　I got a piano when I was 26 years old.I had been longing to play the piano since I was a little girl. My grandmother had a piano in her house.But she gave it away to my aunt when I was still little. After I got married, someone offered a piano to us for ＄280.We bought it immediately, even though it meant that we had to live off our food storage for a couple of months.

Paying a teacher was out of the question, so I set out to teach myself the piano.First, I set out