Question

【題目】 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】Why did the lady want Nat King Cole to sing?

A.Because she took the waiter's advice.

B.Because she knew Nat King Cole sang very well.

C.Because she was tired of listening to the piano.

D.Because she thought Nat King Cole played the piano badly.

【2】Nat King Cole succeeded because ________ .

A.he got help from the ladyB.he caught the chance

C.he sang the song Mona Lisa wellD.he played the piano well

【3】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Sing in the BarB.Achieve Success in Life

C.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden Talent

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要講述的是在酒吧，一位女士要一個(gè)鋼琴家Nat King Cole唱歌，他通過把握機(jī)會(huì)，努力提高自己，后來成名的故事。作者想要告訴我們的是，要學(xué)會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己隱藏的天賦。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!" 可知，這位婦女討厭聽鋼琴了，想換個(gè)口味聽音樂，故答案為C。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中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，但當(dāng)他偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己唱得很好時(shí)，他繼續(xù)努力，成為美國最著名的歌手之一，說明他成功是因?yàn)樽プ×藱C(jī)會(huì)。故答案為B。

【3】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章故事內(nèi)容以及折射出來的道理可知，我們要盡力挖掘自己的潛能來提升自己，所以文章的標(biāo)題應(yīng)為“Find Your Hidden Talent發(fā)現(xiàn)自己隱藏的潛能”，故答案為D。