Question

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). 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 your money, 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(天賦) 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.
【小題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

【小題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

【小題3】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

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D

解析【小題1】本文第四行有一句為I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing ，所表示的含義為那個女士厭倦了聽演奏者彈鋼琴，她想讓他改變一下唱一首歌，故本題選C。
【小題2】本文第八行有一句為Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!所表達的含義為他把握了機會，唱歌取得了成功，唱的很好，故本題選B。
【小題3】本文倒數第二段最后兩句為he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US.所表示的含義為如果你有一些才能，你不斷的努力提高你自己，你就可能成功，故本題選D。