Question

    There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn't want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.

The man said, "I don't sing."

But the customer was persistent (执着的). He told the bar manager, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing！"

The manager shouted across the room, "If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！"

So he did, He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause(掌声) that night.

He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.

You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your "talent" is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!

1.Why did the man start to sing?

A.Because he wanted to make more money.

B.Because the bar manager said he liked his song.

C.Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.

D.Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.

2.What do you think of the bar manager?

A.Strict. B.Kind

C.Patient. D.Rude.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player?

A.He hated singing in a no-name bar.

B.He didn’t discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.

C.He became very famous as a pianist and singer in America.

D.He lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.How to Have Great Ability. B.A Nice Song - Mona, Mona Lisa.

C.A Singer in a No-Name Bar. D.Make Full Use of Your Talent.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个人的钢琴弹得很好，因一位顾客想听他唱歌使他发现自己有歌唱的天赋，后来成为美国最著名的歌手之一。就此作者向读者传递一个信息：要相信自己，寻找自己的长处并将它充分发挥。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The manager shouted across the room, If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”可知，经理在房间的另一边喊道：“如果你想得到报酬，就唱首歌吧。我们的顾客请你唱歌！”。因此那人开始唱歌的原因是经理要他应顾客的要求唱歌。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The manager shouted across the room, If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”可知，经理在房间的另一边喊道：“如果你想得到报酬，就唱首歌吧。我们的顾客请你唱歌！”。从shout一词可以看出，经理对待这个钢琴手是不礼貌的。A. Strict.严格的；B. Kind善良的； C. Patient.耐心的；D. Rude.不礼貌的。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第六段中的“He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.”可知，他有这么好的歌唱天赋，但在过去的几年里他并没有发现自己有唱歌的天赋！如果不是有顾客让他唱歌，他可能会以一个钢琴演奏者的身份度过余生。因此在这位顾客请他唱歌之前，他没有发现自己的歌唱天赋。故选B。

4.标题判断题。根据最后一段中的“You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your "talent" is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!”可知，你也有技巧和能力。也许你的天赋不如那位歌手，但可能比你想象的要好！通过努力，大多数技能都可以提高。所以，在你的生活中，你应该勇敢地尝试做不同的事情，找出你真正拥有的天赋！作者通过讲述这位钢琴手的经历意在向读者传递一个信息：要相信自己，寻找自己的长处并将它充分发挥。因此D项(充分发挥你的才能)可以作为这篇文章的标题。故选D。