Question

Once there was a piano player in a bar. 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 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 wanted to have a change              D．she enjoyed his singsing

2.Nat King Cole successed 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.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should          .

A．hide it and wait                         B．ask others or help

C．pay no attention to it                     D．work hard to improve yourself

4.Which could be the best title for the passage?

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

C．Never Lose Heart                       D．Find Your Hidden Talent

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

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

2.細節題：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.細節題：從最后一段的句子：With hard work, most skills skills can be improved.可知是通過努力，最多數的技能可以得到改善。選D。

4.主旨題：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。

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