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 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 Talent

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容  But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"可知答案為C
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.可知答案為B
小題3:根據(jù)單詞和固定詞組搭配和文章語境可知答案為A
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.可知答案為D
小題5:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知答案為D
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