Question

There was a young college student who played the piano in a bar every night. He 1 his home alone and found a 2 job to support himself. He was a good piano player，but sometimes a bit stubborn. People 3 work came out just to hear him 　4 . But one night，an old gentleman told him he didn’t want to hear him play 5 want him to sing a song.

The young man said, “Sorry，I don’t sing. ”

But the customer was 6 . He told the waiter，“I’m 7 listening to the piano; I want that guy to sing. ”

The waiter 8 across the room, “Hey buddy! If you want to 9 , sing a song. The 10 are asking you to sing! ”

So 11 . He sang a song unwillingly but 12 . A piano player who had never sung 13 did so for the very first time. And nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa was sung 14 by Nat King Cole! The song of Mona Lisa was soon well-received among American young generations.

He had 15 he was sitting on（擱置不用）! He may have lived the rest of his life as a 16 piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, and he showed his gift, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You，too，have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly great，but it may be better than you think! And 17 you keep practicing，most skills can be improved. Besides，you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on 18 talent you possess! The better 19 is not “What ability do I have 20 is useful? ” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have! ”

 

1. A. left　　　　 　　B. entered　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. moved

2. A. professional　 　　B. part-time　　　　　 C. full-time　　 D. weekend

3. A. until　　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. after　　　　 D. before

4. A. talk　　　　　 　B. chat　　　　　　 　C. sing　　　　 D. play

5. A. but　　　　　 　B. or　　　　　　　 　C. so　　　　　 D. and

6. A. delighted　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　 C. persistent　　 D. satisfied

7. A. fond of　 　　　B. interested in　　　　　 C. busy in　　　 D.tired of

8. A. shouted　　　 　 B. whispered　　　 　　C. blamed　　 D. spoke

9. A.get praised 　　　 B.raise money　 　　　　 C. get paid　 　 D.make progress

10.A.waiters 　　　　 B.managers　　　　　　　　　 C. visitors 　　　 D. customers

11. A. did he　　　 B. he did　　　　　 　　　　C. was him　　　 D. he was

12.A.unluckily　　 　 B.wonderfully　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　　　 D. hurriedly

13. A. in public　　 B. secretly　　　　　　　　　 C. at home　　　　 D.sometimes

14.A.that night 　　B.every night　　　　　　　　　　 C. at night　　 D. tonight

15.A. money 　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　　 C. talent　 　　　　 D. possession

16. A. famous　 B. well-known　　　　　　　　 C. no-name　 　 D. non-stop

17. A.unless　　　　 B. even if　　　 　　　　 C. so long as　　　 D. as if

18. A. whatever　 B. however　　　　　　　　　　 C.somehow　 D. whichever

19. A. situation　 B. question　　　　　　　　　　 C.problem　　　　 D. possibility

20. A. what　　　　 B.this　　　　　 　　　　　　C.that　　　　　　　　 D.it

 

Answer 1

1-5 ABCDA　 6-10CDACD　 11-15BBAAC　 16-20 CCABC

 

1. 根據(jù)and后面的found a _____job to support himself可知此空應(yīng)填left。leave(one’s)home意為“離開家”。

2 professional“專業(yè)的；職業(yè)的”；part-time“兼職的”；full-time“全職的”；weekend“周末”。根據(jù)本段第一句可知他現(xiàn)在是一名大學(xué)生，所以這份工作應(yīng)是他的兼職。

3. after work意為“下班”，people after work指“下班后的人們”。

4.根據(jù)上文He was a good piano player可知人們來聽他演奏，故選play。

5.據(jù)句意可知前后之間的關(guān)系是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。句意：但一天晚上，一位老人告訴他不想聽他演奏而是想聽他唱歌。

6.delighted“高興的”；patient“耐心的”；persistent“堅持的；固執(zhí)的”；satisfied“滿意的”。根據(jù)上文The young man said，“Sorry, I don’t sing. ”可知年輕人拒絕唱歌。But the customer was_______. 根據(jù)此處的But以及后面老人對服務(wù)員說的話，可知這位顧客即那位點歌的老人很固執(zhí)，偏要讓他唱歌。

7. be fond of “喜歡”；be interested in“對……感興趣”；be busy in“忙于”；be tired of“厭倦”。根據(jù)語境可知既然這位顧客想聽年輕人唱歌，說明他厭倦聽鋼琴演奏了。

8. shout“大喊”；whisper“低語”；blame“責(zé)備”；speak“說”。根據(jù)文章所提示的地點環(huán)境，應(yīng)知這是一個酒吧，歌聲樂聲不斷，故服務(wù)員應(yīng)從房間的另一邊大聲喊。

9. get praised“受表揚”；raise money“集資”；get paid“拿到工錢”；make progress“取得進(jìn)步”。句意：如果你想要工錢就唱一首歌。

10. 根據(jù)上文可知是顧客要求年輕人唱歌。

11.so he did意為“他唱了一首歌”�！皊o+助動詞+主語”表示“某人/物也……”�！皊o+主語+助動詞”表示“某人/物確實……”。

12.根據(jù)本段最后一句“The song of Mona Lisa was soon well-received among American young generations. ”可知他這首歌唱得很好。另外根據(jù)but也可知but后單詞的意思與unwillingly應(yīng)表達(dá)相反的意思。

13. in public“公開地”。根據(jù)下一句And nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa. 可知這首歌并沒有公開唱過。

14.根據(jù)前文可知這是發(fā)生在一天晚上的事。Nat King Cole在那晚唱了Mona Lisa這首歌。

15. 根據(jù)下文可知他把自己的天賦擱置起來了。此處的talent相當(dāng)于下一句中的gift, 意為“天賦；才能”。

16. 根據(jù)in a no-name bar可知此處應(yīng)表示“他可能一輩子就在一家無名的酒吧里做一名無名的鋼琴彈奏家”。

17. so long as=as long as“只要”。句意：只要你堅持練習(xí)，就會提高你的能力。

18. whatever talent you possess意為“無論你有什么天賦”。

19.根據(jù)“What ability do I have _______is useful? ”可知這是一個提出的question, 不是problem。

20. that在此是關(guān)系代詞，引導(dǎo)定語從句that is useful 修飾what ability。