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 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.

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 was tired of listening to the piano.

D．she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because ________.

A．the lady helped him a lot

B．he caught the chance(机会)

C．he continued to play in the bar

D．he played the piano well

3.The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean “________”.

A．fail to realize                           B．forget to use

C．try to develop                          D．manage to show

4.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

5.Which could be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A．Sing in the Bar

B．Achieve Success in Life

C．Never Lose Heart

D．Find Your Hidden（隐藏的） Talent

 

Jerry Green went to spend a year at the South Pole Station (南极站)as the only doctor in 1998 when she 47.While working at the station that March. she discovered that there was a hard lump (肿块)in her stomach. She knew it was cancer,but she wasn't able to go to a doctor for help.She couldn't leave the station for the next seven until the snow thawed. Dr.Green didn't wait for the death. But decided to fight against the cancer. She tried to about the lump to a hospital in the United States. The doctors said it was cancer. Without the proper wouldn't live for long. Soon a USA airplane came to provide her with some helpShe started her own treatments(治疗)after getting instructions from American doctors. She finally spent the long winter there before she returned home that October .Since then, she had become a incubus in support of cancer charities. She also wrote a best-selling book called Ice Bound.
Sadly.Dr.Grecn's cancer finally returned. She died on June 23.2009.
【小题1】Jerry Green discovered that she bad a bard lump in her stomach in _
A. March.1998      B.May. 1998      CJune.2009   D. July,2009
【小题2】What does the underlined word" thawed "mean in Chinese?

A．形成

B．堆积

C．融化

D．覆盖

【小题3】When did she start her own treatments?

A．After searching the Internet.

B．After getting instructions from A merit an doctors.

C．After hearing from her paw law

D．After becoming a member in support of cancer charities.

【小题4】 Which ofthe following statements is NOT true?

A．Dr.Green decided to give up the treatments.

B．She sent the information about the lump to a hospital in the United Stales.

C．She wrote a book called Ice Bound.

D．Dr Green died of cancer.

【小题5】What does the writer feel about Dr. Green's death?
A. exciting      B.Happy.     C Sad  D. Pleased

 If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.

    Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.

    When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.

    She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.

    The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     .

A. being out of work is a sad thing

B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting

C. life in a film is more exciting than real life

D. chance never appears when we need it

2.What troubles Allison after graduation?

A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

B. She had no money to start a business.

C. She was not sure what to do.

D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

3.How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A. Uncertain.        B. Amazed.                      C. Sorry.                         D. Satisfied.

4.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. How to deal with uncertainty.

B. What role uncertainty plays in life.

C. Why people fear uncertainty.

D. Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

 

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 pubic 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．fail to realize	B．forget to use
C．try to develop	D．manage to show

【小题4】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

【小题5】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

News Review
Head-on Train Crash     On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time    Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer    Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition   A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
【小题1】About           people were hurt in the head-on crash.

A．18

B．29

C．60

D．250

【小题2】A lot of people visited Mount Tai          .

A．13 hours after the earthquake

B．on May 18

C．during the May Day holiday

D．on April 16

【小题3】 Liao Zhi, the dance teacher from          , came to Ya’an to offer help.

A．Huainan	B．Chengdu
C．Taishan	D．New York

【小题4】Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs          .

A．in Wenchuan earthquake	B．in Ya’an earthquake
C．when she took a train	D．when she climbed mountains

【小题5】The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to          .

A．help the people in Ya’an	B．save the people on the trains
C．forget the terrible time	D．help grow better tomatoes