题目内容
15.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 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.
56.The lady asked the player to sing a song becauseC.
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
57.Nat King Cole succeeded becauseB.
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
58.The words"sit on"in the passage probably mean"A
A.fail to realize
B.forget to use
C.try to develop
D.manage to show
59.From the story we know if you have some talent,you shouldD.
A.hide it and wait
B.ask others for help
C.pay no attention to it
D.work hard to improve yourself
60.Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?D
A.Sing in the Bar
B.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose Heart
D.Find Your Hidden Talent.
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.
解答 56.C 细节理解题.根据"I'm tired of listening to the piano.I want the player to sing!"描述可知这个女士要求改变一下,让弹钢琴的唱歌,故选C.
57.B 细节理解题.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.
58.A词义猜测题.根据上半句:你根本不会成功,可以推断出此处应该是:如果你意识不到你的天赋,故选A.
59.D细节理解题.根据With hard work,most skills can be improved.可知只有努力,技能才会提高,故选D.
60.D主旨大意题.根据文章内容可知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.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.
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