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.
小題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 wanted to have a change	D．she enjoyed his singing

小題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

小題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

小題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

小題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 Talent

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:D

文章講的是在酒吧，一個婦女要一個鋼琴手Nat King Cole唱歌，到他通過把握機會努力提高自己，后來成名的故事，說明我們要學會發現自己隱藏的天賦。
1. C 細節題。從"I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!可知這位婦女討厭聽鋼琴了，想換個口味聽音樂，故選C。
2. B 此題是個推理題。本來Nat King Cole并不知道自己有唱歌的天賦，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可知他堅持努力工作，抓住了機會，所以成名了，故選B。
3. A 此題是猜詞題。從后文說你根本不能成功，如果你都沒有意識到你的天賦的話。我們可以通過選項來進行排除。
4. D 我們可以從With hard work, most skills can be improved得出答案，光有天賦不行，還得努力工作提高自己的更多的技能，選D。
5.D 本題是選標題，我們必須從全文整體來考慮。A答案只是文章的一個小方面，B答案范圍相對太廣，C答案沒有提及。D指我們應該發現我們的天賦，Nat King Cole的成功，是那個婦女發現，他努力才獲得的，故選D。