Question

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 pubic 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 for the passage?

A．Sing in the Bar	B．Achieve Success in Life
C．Never Lose Heart	D．Find Your Hidden Talent

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：短文大意：阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了每个人都可能有自己未曾发现的天赋，通过努力也能让这些天赋得到提升。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing! 描述，可知这个女士想要有点变化。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段描述，可知纳·京·高尔的成功是因为他抓住了这个机会。故选B。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据后一句He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.描述，可知本句指的是，他没有意识到自己的天赋。故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据With hard work, most skills can be improved,描述可知，通过努力很多天赋都可以得到提高。故选D。
【小题5】标题归纳题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了每个人都可能有自己未曾发现的天赋，通过努力也能让这些天赋得到提升。故选D。
考点：考查人生百味类阅读