Question

    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 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 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.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 played the piano well

2.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

3.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

4.Which could be the best title for the passage?

A.Sing in the Bar B.Achieve Success in Life

C.Never Lose Heart D.Find Your Hidden Talent.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在一家酒吧里，一位女士让钢琴演奏者唱首歌，结果那位钢琴演奏者发现自己很有唱歌的天赋并继续努力工作，最后成为了美国最著名的歌手之一，他的名字叫纳特·金·科尔，这个故事告诉我们要发现自己的天赋并加以努力。

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2.词义猜测题。根据上文内容可知，金·科尔原来并没有发现自己很有唱歌的天赋，他只是坐在酒吧里为别人弹钢琴，再根据最后一段中sit on前的“you may have no success at all”可知，如果你像（之前的金·科尔一样）没有意识到自己的天赋，你可能根本不会成功，由此可知sit on的意思是“没有意识到”，故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“With hard work, most skills can be improved.”可知，通过努力，大多数技能都能得到提高，由此可知，光有天赋还不行，还要努力工作提高自己的技能，故D项正确。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是在一家酒吧里，一位女士让钢琴演奏者唱首歌，结果那位钢琴演奏者发现自己很有唱歌的天赋并继续努力工作，最后成为了美国最著名的歌手之一，他的名字叫纳特·金·科尔，这个故事告诉我们要发现自己的天赋并加以努力，故D项正确。