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 thisB.she knew him very well
C.she wanted to have a changeD.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 BarB.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden Talent


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要講述了著名的歌手Nat King Cole以前在一個(gè)酒吧彈鋼琴,有一天一位女士不想聽他彈鋼琴,想聽他唱歌,但是他說他不會(huì)唱歌,但是為了得到收入他還唱了,沒想到自己有這樣好的天賦,他唱歌唱得很好。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!.描述,可知這個(gè)女士想改變一下,不想聽鋼琴。故選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知正是因?yàn)橛羞@次機(jī)會(huì)Nat King Cole才變得很出名,故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句意可知你可能不會(huì)成功,如果你沒有意識(shí)到你的才能。故選A。
【小題4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知如果你有才能你就應(yīng)該努力工作來提高自己。故選D。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知本文主要講述了找到深藏得才能。故選D。
考點(diǎn):人物類短文閱讀。

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