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 was tired of listening to the piano.
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(機(jī)會(huì))
C．he continued to play in the bar
D．he played the piano well
小題3:The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean “________”.
A．fail to realizeB．forget to use
C．try to developD．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(標(biāo)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

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文通過介紹一個(gè)小故事，說明了每個(gè)人都有自己不曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的天賦。
小題1:根據(jù)“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”描述可知選C。
小題2:根據(jù)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(jī)會(huì)。故選B。
小題3:聯(lián)系上文，可知他從來沒有意識(shí)到自己唱歌的天賦，故選A，沒有意識(shí)到。
小題4:根據(jù)With hard work, most skills can be improved.及上文描述可知選D。
小題5:這篇短文主要是說每個(gè)人都有自己不曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的天賦。故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文中長(zhǎng)句較多，一時(shí)很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對(duì)于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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