Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Where did Nat King Cole play the piano at first?

A. In a bar.    B. In the cinema.    C. At the concert.

2.Why did the lady ask the player to sing a song?

A. She had paid him for this.    B. She knew him very well.

C. She wanted to have a change.

3.What was Nat King Cole best known as later?

A. A pianist.    B. A painter.    C. A singer.

4.Why did Nat King Cole succeed?

A. The lady helped him a lot.    B. He caught the chance.

C. He continued to play where he first played.

Answer

1. A

2. C

3. C

4. B

【解析】

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 your 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 he sang Mono Lisa’s song so beautifully. He had talent 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.

1.此题为听力题，解析略。

2.此题为听力题，解析略。

3.此题为听力题，解析略。

4.此题为听力题，解析略。