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(天赋) 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 ff 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 singing
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
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
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
5. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life
C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden Talent
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks. The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do, you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing~ He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
2.People in Micronesia show "yes" by ____.
A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads D. saying "no"
3.Tom misunderstood his class at first because
A. he did not know much about Indian culture
B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn't understand his questions
D. he didn't know where the students came from
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "YES".
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: What's the date today?
B: It's June 16.
A: 1. Then it's Dragon Boat Festival today, isn't it?
B: Yes. 2.
A: Did you have rice dumplings this morning?
B: Sure. 3.
A: I didn't.
B: What a pity! But I happen to have got some with me. 4.
A: I'd love to. By the way, why do you call it Dragon Boat, Festival?
B: Because in China, people race dragon boats this day every year.
A: Oh, I see. 5.
B: You are welcome.
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A. We Chinese usually eat rice dumplings this day. B. I hate eating rice dumplings. C. Thank you for your rice dumpling. D. I don't think so. E. Would you like to have one? F. Already? G. How about you? |
Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It's like our 61 is talking to us. Why are dreams 62 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 63 to talk to us. When
we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 64 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 65 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 66 and fears.
These days, many scientists 67 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 68, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 69 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 70. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.
1.A. body B. spirit C. brain D. heart
2.A. never B. seldom C. ever D. often
3.A. symbols B. examples C. numbers D. pictures
4.A. special B. serious C. similar D. great
5.A. finish B. forget C. understand D. continue
6.A. hopes B. rights C. positions D. abilities
7.A. reply B. believe C. doubt D. worry
8.A. experiences B. dreams C. mistakes D. inventions
9.A. passes on B. looks into C. throws away D. asks for
10.A. feelings B. stories C. lives D. memories
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 57 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 58, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."
The story teaches us a 59 : There is power(����) of life and death in the tongue. An 60 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
1.A. small B. deep C. big D. wide
2.A. care B. refuse C. insist D. think
3.A. kept B. finished C. practiced D. stopped
4.A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Happily
5.A. went on B. ran away C. jumped out D. gave up
6.A. happened B. continued C. planned D. wanted
7.A. got out B. ran away C. got off D. woke up
8.A. smelling B. eyesight C. hearing D. looking
9.A. way B. skill C. sentence D. lesson
10.A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. encouraging
I couldn't get through the door because there was a big box ______.
A. by the way B. on the way C. out of the way D. in the way
