Question

There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him he didn’t want to hear him just play anymore. He wanted him to sing a song.

The man said, “I don’t sing.”

But the customer was persistent(執(zhí)著的). He told the bartender, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the man to sing!”

The bartender shouted. “ Hi! If you want to get paid, sing a song. The 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 very first time. And nobody believed that he sang so well.

He has 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 because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

1. There was a man playing the piano in a bar, _________ likes his music.

A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone

2.Why did the customer ask him to sing a song ?

A. Because he was not good at the piano.

B. Because the customer didn’t like him.

C. Because the customer was tired of listening to the music.

D. No reason.

3.What’s the meaning of the phrase “ sit on” in the article?

A. 為...的一員 B. 開會討論

C. 疏忽，忽視 D.扣押

4. What did the piano player play the piano for?

A. For everybody liked him.

B. For he could make a living.

C. For someone could realized he was a talent.

D. We don’t know.

5.Why the man became famous in the end?

A. Because he was good at the piano

B. Because he never sang a song in public.

C. Because he was a talent.

D. Because he had to sing.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是一個人在酒吧彈鋼琴，一天一個顧客非要他唱歌。當他不得不這樣做的時候，他發(fā)現自己唱歌還是不錯的。所以后來他成為了一個著名的表演者。

1.推理判斷題。根據短文的開頭There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play可知，一個男的在酒吧里彈鋼琴，一些人出來聽他彈奏。everyone 每個人；someone某人；no one 沒有人；anyone 任何人。故選B。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據短文中“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the man to sing!”可知，那名顧客厭煩了聽鋼琴，所以他想讓彈鋼琴的那個人唱首歌。故選C。

3.詞義猜測題。根據文意和劃線短語所在的句子可知，一個彈鋼琴的人，他從來沒想過自己會唱歌，當他唱了之后，才發(fā)現自己唱得還不錯。He has talent he was sitting on，他的才能被忽視了。故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據短文中The bartender shouted. “ Hi! If you want to get paid, sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing!”可知，當那個顧客要求他唱歌的時候，他拒絕了。但是酒吧的服務員說，如果他想賺到錢，就要按照客人的要求去唱歌。由此我們可以看出，那個男人在酒吧唱歌是為了賺錢。故選B。

5.細節(jié)理解題。根據短文的最后一段because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America可知，當那個彈鋼琴的人不得不唱歌的時候，他發(fā)現自己原來唱得不錯，才成為了一個著名的表演者。故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。