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（搁置不用）! 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. 根据and后面的found a _____job to support himself可知此空应填left。leave(one’s)home意为“离开家”。

2 professional“专业的；职业的”；part-time“兼职的”；full-time“全职的”；weekend“周末”。根据本段第一句可知他现在是一名大学生，所以这份工作应是他的兼职。

3. after work意为“下班”，people after work指“下班后的人们”。

4.根据上文He was a good piano player可知人们来听他演奏，故选play。

5.据句意可知前后之间的关系是转折关系。句意：但一天晚上，一位老人告诉他不想听他演奏而是想听他唱歌。

6.delighted“高兴的”；patient“耐心的”；persistent“坚持的；固执的”；satisfied“满意的”。根据上文The young man said，“Sorry, I don’t sing. ”可知年轻人拒绝唱歌。But the customer was_______. 根据此处的But以及后面老人对服务员说的话，可知这位顾客即那位点歌的老人很固执，偏要让他唱歌。

7. be fond of “喜欢”；be interested in“对……感兴趣”；be busy in“忙于”；be tired of“厌倦”。根据语境可知既然这位顾客想听年轻人唱歌，说明他厌倦听钢琴演奏了。

8. shout“大喊”；whisper“低语”；blame“责备”；speak“说”。根据文章所提示的地点环境，应知这是一个酒吧，歌声乐声不断，故服务员应从房间的另一边大声喊。

9. get praised“受表扬”；raise money“集资”；get paid“拿到工钱”；make progress“取得进步”。句意：如果你想要工钱就唱一首歌。

10. 根据上文可知是顾客要求年轻人唱歌。

11.so he did意为“他唱了一首歌”。“so+助动词+主语”表示“某人/物也……”。“so+主语+助动词”表示“某人/物确实……”。

12.根据本段最后一句“The song of Mona Lisa was soon well-received among American young generations. ”可知他这首歌唱得很好。另外根据but也可知but后单词的意思与unwillingly应表达相反的意思。

13. in public“公开地”。根据下一句And nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa. 可知这首歌并没有公开唱过。

14.根据前文可知这是发生在一天晚上的事。Nat King Cole在那晚唱了Mona Lisa这首歌。

15. 根据下文可知他把自己的天赋搁置起来了。此处的talent相当于下一句中的gift, 意为“天赋；才能”。

16. 根据in a no-name bar可知此处应表示“他可能一辈子就在一家无名的酒吧里做一名无名的钢琴弹奏家”。

17. so long as=as long as“只要”。句意：只要你坚持练习，就会提高你的能力。

18. whatever talent you possess意为“无论你有什么天赋”。

19.根据“What ability do I have _______is useful? ”可知这是一个提出的question, 不是problem。

20. that在此是关系代词，引导定语从句that is useful 修饰what ability。