Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. B

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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 if you just sit on your talent.
小题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

小题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

小题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

小题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

小题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

答案

小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:D

解析

文章讲的是在酒吧，一个妇女要一个钢琴手Nat King Cole唱歌，到他通过把握机会努力提高自己，后来成名的故事，说明我们要学会发现自己隐藏的天赋。
1. C 细节题。从"I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!可知这位妇女讨厌听钢琴了，想换个口味听音乐，故选C。
2. B 此题是个推理题。本来Nat King Cole并不知道自己有唱歌的天赋，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可知他坚持努力工作，抓住了机会，所以成名了，故选B。
3. A 此题是猜词题。从后文说你根本不能成功，如果你都没有意识到你的天赋的话。我们可以通过选项来进行排除。
4. D 我们可以从With hard work, most skills can be improved得出答案，光有天赋不行，还得努力工作提高自己的更多的技能，选D。
5.D 本题是选标题，我们必须从全文整体来考虑。A答案只是文章的一个小方面，B答案范围相对太广，C答案没有提及。D指我们应该发现我们的天赋，Nat King Cole的成功，是那个妇女发现，他努力才获得的，故选D。