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 waiter, “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 talent(天賦) 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 went on working hard and 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 was tired of listening to the piano.

D．she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because ________.

A．the lady helped him a lot

B．he caught the chance(機會)

C．he continued to play in the bar

D．he played the piano well

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.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should __________.

A．hide it and wait

B．ask others for help

C．pay no attention to it

D．work hard to improve yourself

5.Which could be the best title(標題) for the passage?

A．Sing in the Bar

B．Achieve Success in Life

C．Never Lose Heart

D．Find Your Hidden（隱藏的） Talent

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文通過介紹一個小故事，說明了每個人都有自己不曾發現的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發現自己的天賦。

1.根據“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”描述可知選C。

2.根據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!及下文描述，可知他抓住了這次機會。故選B。

3.聯系上文，可知他從來沒有意識到自己唱歌的天賦，故選A，沒有意識到。

4.根據With hard work, most skills can be improved.及上文描述可知選D。

5.這篇短文主要是說每個人都有自己不曾發現的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發現自己的天賦。故選D。

考點：關于天賦問題的說明文

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