Question

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。

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.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

A. she enjoyed his singing

B. she knew him very well

C. she wanted to have a change

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

3.What does the underlined phrase “sit on” mean in Chinese in the passage？

A. 依赖 B. 坐在 C. 努力

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

A. hide it and wait

B. work hard to improve yourself

C. pay no attention to it

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

A. Sing in the Bar

B. Achieve Success in Life

C. Find Your Hidden Talent

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个在酒吧弹钢琴的人，偶然地发现了自己有唱歌的天赋，最后成了一个著名的歌手。这个故事告诉我们，我们身上也许会有我们不知道的天赋，所以我们要努力找到它，并且努力工作，让你的这个天赋得以提高。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头中But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!可知，人们来到酒吧是为了听那个人弹钢琴。但是一个女士非要让他唱歌，她是厌倦了听钢琴，想要改变一下。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据短文中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，Nat King Cole 原本是在一个酒吧里弹钢琴的，但是在一个女士的要求下，他开始了唱歌。没想到，他唱歌唱得很好，最后成为了美国著名的歌手。由此可见他的成功是因为他抓住了这个机会。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据文意和划线短语所在的句子Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.可知，Nat King Cole 没想到自己有唱歌上的天赋，他以为他的天赋就是弹钢琴。因此如果我们只依赖自己的天赋，那么就不会有成功。sit on 依赖。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据短文中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.可知，如果你有某一方面的天赋，那么你应该努力的工作，让你的天赋得到提高。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。本文讲述了一个在酒吧弹钢琴的人，偶然地发现了自己有唱歌的天赋，最后成了一个著名的歌手。这个故事告诉我们，我们身上也许会有我们不知道的天赋，所以我们要努力找到它，并且努力工作，让你的这个天赋得以提高。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。