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 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 thisB．she knew him very well
C．she wanted to have a changeD．she enjoyed his singsing
小題2:Nat King Cole successed because          .
A．the lady helped him a lotB．he caught the chance
C．he continued to play in the barD．he stopped playing the piano
小題3:From the story we know if you have some talent, you should          .
A．hide it and waitB．a(chǎn)sk others or help
C．pay no attention to itD．work hard to improve yourself
小題4:Which could be the best title for the passage?
A．Sing in the BarB．Achieve Success in Life
C．Never Lose HeartD．Find Your Hidden Talent

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇短文通過介紹一個小故事，說明了每個人都有自己不曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的天賦。
小題1:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”描述可知選C。
小題2:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)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，可知他抓住了這次機會。故選B。
小題3:細節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：With hard work, most skills skills can be improved.可知是通過努力，最多數(shù)的技能可以得到改善。選D。
小題4:主旨題：這篇短文主要是說每個人都有自己不曾發(fā)現(xiàn)的天賦能力，并告訴人們要努力發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的天賦。故選D。
點評：本文比較簡單，主要考查細節(jié)題，了解文章大意后，通過題目可以準確定位，要求考生仔細閱讀文本，耐心審題，結(jié)合題目到文章中找到關(guān)鍵的句子做出準確的判斷。
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A．expectingB．imagingC．knowingD．doubting
小題10:
A．forB．withC．withinD．a(chǎn)long
小題11:
A．sentenceB．quotesC．sayingD．words
小題12:
A．dayB．careerC．lifeD．a(chǎn)ge
小題13:
A．easilyB．carefullyC．differentlyD．seriously
小題14:
A．quickB．soonC．fastD．rapidly
小題15:
A．gentlerB．softerC．tighterD．warmly
小題16:
A．startB．turnC．runD．wonder
小題17:
A．HersB．My wife'sC．MineD．Ours
小題18:
A．goneB．grownC．bornD．found
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whereC．whenD．why
小題20:
A．destroyedB．beginningC．endedD．changing

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“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”
小題1:Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?
A．Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone.
B．Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once.
C．Because he was tired of the elderly woman.
D．Because he knew she would tell a lie.
小題2:Miss Fraser told Nick that _____.
A．her neighbor had often caused her trouble
B．it was her first visit to the police station
C．she was looking for Sergeant Barstow
D．someone had broken into her house
小題3:Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____.
A．she liked to play jokes on the policemen
B．she wanted to have someone to talk with
C．she loved to show others her nice coffee
D．she hated Jackson very much

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