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 pubic 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.a(chǎn)sk others for help
C.pay no attention to it
D.work hard to improve yourself
【小題5】Which could be the best title for the passage?
A.Sing in the BarB.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden Talent


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析試題分析:短文大意:閱讀短文可知,這篇短文主要講述了每個(gè)人都可能有自己未曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦,通過努力也能讓這些天賦得到提升。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing! 描述,可知這個(gè)女士想要有點(diǎn)變化。故選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段描述,可知納·京·高爾的成功是因?yàn)樗プ×诉@個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。故選B。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后一句He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.描述,可知本句指的是,他沒有意識(shí)到自己的天賦。故選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)With hard work, most skills can be improved,描述可知,通過努力很多天賦都可以得到提高。故選D。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。閱讀短文可知,這篇短文主要講述了每個(gè)人都可能有自己未曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦,通過努力也能讓這些天賦得到提升。故選D。
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