Question

    Once there was a piano player in a bar（酒吧）. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing,”said the man.

But the lady told the writer, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”

The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had the talent（天赋）he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he caught the chance and went on working hard. Finally, he became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too. Have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved . besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because________.

A.she had paid him for this B.she knew him very well

C.she want to have a change D.she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because________.

A.the lady helped him a lot. B.he caught the chance

C.He continued to play in the bar D.he stopped playing the piano

3.The words “sit on ”in the passage probably mean “________”.

A.fail to realize B.forget to use

C.try to develop D.manage to show

4.Which could be best title for this passage?

A.Sing in the Bar. B.Achieve Success in Life

C.Never Lose Heart. D.Find Your Hidden Talent.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是一个叫Nat King Cole的酒吧钢琴手，从来只是弹钢琴，一天一个妇女要他唱歌，他一开口唱歌才发现自己有唱歌的天赋，这个故事告诉我们要善于发现自己隐藏的天赋，通过努力，大多数技能是可以提高的。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”“我听腻了钢琴，我要钢琴手唱歌！”可知，她想换换口味，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段第三行“he caught the chance and went on working hard”“他抓住机会继续努力工作”，故选B。

3.词句猜测题。根据文章最后一段第一、二行“You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think”“你可能没感受到你的才能，但它的存在比你想象的还要好”以及倒数第一、二行“you may have no success at all”“你不会成功”和“your talent”“你的才能”可推知sit on是发现不了的意思，fail to realize未发现，发现不了；forget to use忘记使用；try to develop试着发现；manage to show成功展示，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“You, too……on your talent”“你也是。有技能和能力。你可能没感受到你的才能，但它的存在比你想象的还要好。通过努力工作，大多数技能都可以提高。此外，如果发现不了自己的才能，那就不会成功”可知，文章主要讲的是发现你隐藏的才能，故选D。