题目内容

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 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 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 had paid him for this                  B.she knew him very well

C.she wanted to have a change              D.she enjoyed his singsing

2.Nat King Cole successed 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

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

A.hide it and wait                         B.ask others or help

C.pay no attention to it                     D.work hard to improve yourself

4.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

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文通过介绍一个小故事,说明了每个人都有自己不曾发现的天赋能力,并告诉人们要努力发现自己的天赋。

1.细节题:根据“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”描述可知选C。

2.细节题:根据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!及下文描述,可知他抓住了这次机会。故选B。

3.细节题:从最后一段的句子:With hard work, most skills skills can be improved.可知是通过努力,最多数的技能可以得到改善。选D。

4.主旨题:这篇短文主要是说每个人都有自己不曾发现的天赋能力,并告诉人们要努力发现自己的天赋。故选D。

考点:考查故事类短文

点评:本文比较简单,主要考查细节题,了解文章大意后,通过题目可以准确定位,要求考生仔细阅读文本,耐心审题,结合题目到文章中找到关键的句子做出准确的判断。

 

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Once, there lived a young short monk in a temple on top of a hill, caring for his vegetable garden. He had one daily task of carryingtwo   1   of water up the hill from a cold stream. Rain or shine, he never     2   a day carrying water up the mountain to the temple. One day, a thin and tall    3   monk passed the temple and the young monk invited him to     4   . Since they would share the water, they went down the mountain together to fetch water. But the carrying pole is only     5   enough for one bucket. The two monks were unable to     6    the shared load on their carrying pole without shaking the contents of the two buckets all over the short monk. They     7  to retain(保留) only a small     8   of water that the young monk would have carried on his own, not mentioning to    9   the garden. When the young monk began to see his guest as     10  , the other monk began to see his host as unreasonable. Then a     11   monk came. The     12   of the third monk urged everyone to expect that someone else would take on the chore. As a result, no one fetched water though everybody was     13   . One night, a rat jumped and knocked the candleholder(烛台), leading to a devastating(毁坏性的)    14    in the temple. The three monks finally united together to put out the fire. Since then they understood the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a     15       life. The temple never lacks water again.

【小题1】
A.buckets B.bowls C.bottlesD.cups
【小题2】
A.lostB.sparedC.missedD.spent
【小题3】
A.travelingB.roamingC.beggingD.hiking
【小题4】A. help        B stay.             C. live             D. carry
【小题5】A. short       B. straight         C long.             D. strong
【小题6】
A.balanceB.fastenC.liftD.hold
【小题7】
A.failedB.managedC.triedD.wished
【小题8】
A.sumB.numberC.dropD.amount
【小题9】
A.look for B.look at C.care withD.care for
【小题10】
A.unhappyB.unforgettableC.ungratefulD.unrelated
【小题11】
A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth
【小题12】
A.mistakeB.arrival C.deathD.leaving
【小题13】
A.tiredB.hungryC.thirsty D.angry
【小题14】
A.fire B.floodC.stormD.earthquake
【小题15】
A.hardB.poorC.richD.harmonious

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much  36  while traveling throughout the world.  37 , he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so depressed(沮丧的)that he was afraid he would spend his life 38  and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)   39  way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting  40  . He realized that he still had partial   41  of his right hand and could write with  42 . Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He  43  where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in  44 . Many of them had hope of regaining their  45 . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to  46 them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be  47 . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
 48 with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul  50 his words,  51  his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any  52 . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone  53  read his letters. However, this was his  54   chance,so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to   55 !”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

【小题1】
A.wealthB.faithC.experienceD.confidence
【小题2】
A.UnfortunatelyB.Fortunately
C.SurprisinglyD.Unbelievably
【小题3】
A.writing B.sufferingC.weepingD.wandering
【小题4】
A.abnormalB.regularC.comfortableD.meaningful
【小题5】
A.presentsB.e-mailsC.lettersD.prizes
【小题6】
A.senseB.strengthC.shapeD.function
【小题7】
A.affectionB.cautionC.difficultyD.confidence
【小题8】
A.evaluatedB.doubtedC.assumedD.wondered
【小题9】
A.hospitalsB.churchesC.prisonsD.charities
【小题10】
A.familiesB.lettersC.freedomD.conscience
【小题11】
A.keep in touch with B.get in touch with
C.defendD.know
【小题12】
A.acceptableB.reasonableC.prohibitedD.considered
【小题13】
A.FacedB.FilledC.SatisfiedD.Annoyed[
【小题14】
A.holyB.dailyC.one-wayD.round-way
【小题15】
A.downB.in C.outD.into
【小题16】
A.sharingB.learningC.gainingD.enriching
【小题17】
A.successB.replyC.helpD.progress
【小题18】
A.curiouslyB.patientlyC.carefullyD.actually
【小题19】
A.onlyB.betterC.extraD.lost
【小题20】
A.ruinB.piecesC.the groundD.the bottom

In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.C., the Qin army launched a more serious attack upon the State of Wei than ever. The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials, and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak of resistance.
At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the officials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai, a counselor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said, "Your Majesty, they don't think about the interests of the country at all. It is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambition of Qin, but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away."
He added,“Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. Isn't it similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?”
Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. As might be expected, the Qin army attacked the State of Wei in 225 B.C. again, surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes (堤防) of the Huanghe River. The State of Wei was finally destroyed.
【小题1】When asked how to defeat the Qin army, most officials _______.

A.were scared and at a loss what to do
B.looked worried and turned to Su Dai for help
C.asked a large enemy force to bear down upon the border
D.were extremely frightened and decided to give up fighting back
【小题2】The underlined phrase“sue for”in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A.demand B.beg for C.search forD.negotiate for
【小题3】Su Dai used the example of“carrying faggots to put out a fire”to show _______.
A.the ambition of the State of QinB.the serious results of giving in
C.the loss of the land of the State of WeiD.the trembling consequences of defense
【小题4】The story is mainly developed by _______.
A.timeB.logicC.making comparisonD.cause and effect
【小题5】The attitude of the writer towards Su Dai is _______.
A.approvalB.praiseC.neutralD.disapproval

Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister , “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other . Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it , I will let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it ,I will kill him at once.”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote “die” on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?
【小题1】The king was angry with              .

A.himselfB.the kind ministerC.the bad ministerD.the two ministers
【小题2】      was told to write “live” and “die”.
A.The kingB.The kind ministerC.The bad ministerD.The two ministers
【小题3】There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because           .
A.the kind minister didn’t want it.
B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word
C.the king told the bad minister not to write it
D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him
【小题4】      must be disappointed in the end .
A.The kingB.The kind ministerC.The bad ministerD.All the other ministers

 

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