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18.There was a man playing the piano in a bar.He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar.People came in just to hear him play.But one night,a customer told him that he didn't want to hear him just play the piano any more.He wanted him to sing a song.The man said,"I don't sing."
But the customer was persistent (固执的).He told the bar manager,"I'm tired of listening to the piano.I want that man to sing!"
The manager shouted across the room,"If you want to get paid,sing a song.Our customers are asking you to sing!"
So he did.He sang a song.A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time.And everyone was surprised by his song-"Mona,Mona Lisa".He got lots of applause (掌声) that night.
He had such a talent for singing,but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years!If without such a chance,he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.However,now he had become one of the best-known singers in America.
You,too,have skills and abilities.Maybe your"talent"is not as great as the singer above,but it may be better than you think!And with effort,most skills can be improved.So,in your life,you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!
29.Why did the man start to sing?C
A.Because he wanted to make more money.
B.Because the bar manager said he liked his song.
C.Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.
D.Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.
30.What do you think of the bar manager?B
A.Strict. B.Rude. C.Patient. D.Kind.
31.What do the underlined words"he just had been sitting on his talent"probably mean?A
A.He didn't discover his talent.
B.He didn't sing.
C.He had no talent for singing.
D.He hated to sing.
分析 本文通过一个无名的弹琴的酒吧钢琴师被迫唱歌,却发现自己原来还有如此出色的歌喉,最终成为美国很受欢迎的娱乐人物的故事来告诉我们要大胆的表现我们的才能,不要让才能堙没了.问题不是我的什么技能是有用的?而是我如何来运用我所拥有的技能?
解答 29.C.推理判断题.根据短文中The bartender shouted."Hi!If you want to get paid,sing a song.The customers are asking you to sing!"可知,当那个顾客要求他唱歌的时候,他拒绝了.但是酒吧的服务员说,如果他想赚到钱,就要按照客人的要求去唱歌;故选C.
30.B.推理判断题.根据第三段:The manager shouted across the room,"If you want to get paid,sing a song.Our customers are asking you to sing可知酒吧经理是很粗鲁的;故选B.
31.A.细节理解题.根据短文的最后一段because he had to sing,he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America可知,当那个弹钢琴的人不得不唱歌的时候,他发现自己原来唱得不错,才成为了一个著名的表演者;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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