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 can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
小题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小题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小题3:The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"
A．参加
B．搁置
C．开发
D．展示小题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
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
题目分析：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。
小题1:根据“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”描述可知选C。
小题2: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。
小题3:根据He had talent(天赋).他拥有他正在展示的天赋，及上文描述可知选D，展示。
小题4: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。