9．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 can't sing，"said the man．
But the lady told the waiter，"I'm tired of（厌倦） 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 that he could sing well，he carried 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．Moreover，you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent．
58．Why did the lady want to listen to a song？C
A．She likes singing．
B．She wants to play a trick on the piano player．
C．She's tired of listening to the piano．
D．She doesn't think the piano player plays well．
59．The words"sit on"in the last paragraph mean"D．"
A．搁置
B．列席
C．发展
D．展示
60．What happened to the piano player later？B
A．He became a famous pianist．
B．He became a famous singer．
C．He became a no-name piano player in a no-name bar．
D．He became a no-name singer in a no-name bar．
61．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．
分析 文章大意：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 58-61：CD BD
58．C 细节理解题．根据第三段I'm tired of listening to the piano．I want the player to sing!"描述可知这个女士厌烦了听钢琴，要求改变一下，让弹钢琴的唱歌，故选C．
59．D 词义猜测题．根据上半句：you may have no success at all if you just 你根本不会成功，可以推断出此处应该是：如果你不展示你的天赋，故选D．
60．B细节理解题．根据第五段he carried on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US．可知变成了著名的歌手，故选择B．
61．D 根据最后一段With hard work，most skills can be improved．可知只有努力，技能才会提高，故选D．
点评 本文是一篇日常生活类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
