四川省宜宾市2023_2024学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题

这是一份四川省宜宾市2023_2024学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题，共12页。

本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题 95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Wh is Lucy?
A．The wman’s bss.B．The wman’s daughter.C．The wman’s c-wrker.
2．What will the weather be like this weekend?
A．Sunny.B．Snwy.C．Rainy.
3．Where are the speakers?
A．On a ftball field.B．At a park.C．In a hspital.
4．Where will the wman take her new curse?
A．In her huse.B．In her high schl.C．At a lcal university.
5．What will the weather be like this weekend?
A．Windy.B．Sunny.C．Rainy.
第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段长对话，回答第6、7题。
6．What is the man ding at the start f the cnversatin?
A．Talking n the phne.B．Typing a text message.C．Writing an email.
7．What will the man d tmrrw?
A．Take a test.B．Travel with the wman.C．Attend an imprtant meeting.
听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。
8．What will the man d fr the wman?
A．Buy her a cmputer.B．Repair her cmputer.C．Lend her a cmputer.
9．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Cwrkers.B．Custmer and salesman.C．Dctr and patient.
听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。
10．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Jb applicatin.B．Interests and hbbies.C．University applicatin.
11．What des the man prefer?
A．Engineering.B．Ecnmics.C．Medicine.
12．What is the deadline fr the applicatin?
A．On March 13.B．On February 28.C．On March 30.
听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。
13．What did the wman d befre the cnversatin?
A．She had a meeting.B．She went t a club.C．She went shpping.
14．What is the invitatin abut?
A．A wedding.B．Cllege admissin.C．A tennis club.
15．What des the wman advise the man t d?
A．Accept the invitatin.B．Refuse the invitatin.C．G t cllege.
16．What des the man want t d?
A．G t Sweden.
B．Wrk and save mney fr cllege.
C．Becme a prfessinal player.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17．Why did peple cme t the bar?
A．T hear the lady sing.
B．T make the lady famus.
C．T listen t the pian.
18．When did the pianist knw he had a talent fr singing?
A．After he became a famus pianist.
B．That night after his first singing.
C．Lng befre he played the pian in the bar.
19．What happened t the pianist at last?
A．He became a well-knwn singer in America.
B．He had his wn pian bar.
C．He cntinued t play the pian in the bar.
20．Which f the fllwing will the authr agree n?
A．Peple will succeed if they have talent.
B．Everyne shuld make full use f his talent.
C．Few peple have real talent.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Fur Best Films fr Yu
Dune
Nw at last we have a big-screen Dune that may actually d justice t (恰当处理) Frank Herbert’s science-fictin nvel (科幻小说). Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film runs fr 155 minutes and still nly cvers the first half f the bk.
The French Dispatch
It’s the 10th film f Wes Andersn, a writer-directr. The French Dispatch tells three shrt stries set in the fictinal French twn f Ennui-sur-Blasé, and suppsedly drawn frm the pages f a New Yrker-style magazine in the mid-20th Century.
Spider-Man: N Way Hme
Nw that Marvel’s superheres have saved the universe (宇宙), their next jb is bvius: they have t save the multiverse. In the third f the Spider-Man films starring Tm Hlland, the teenager accidentally pens a dr t many parallel realities (平行现实世界). “What peple will be really surprised abut is that it’s nt fun, this film,” Hlland tld Ttal Film. “It’s dark and sad, and it’s ging t be really affecting.”
Rn’s Gne Wrng
The first cartn frm a new British studi, Lcksmith Animatin, Rn’s Gne Wrng is a family cmedy (喜剧). The film’s c-writer and c-directr, Sarah Smith, said, “In ur mvie, Barney ends up with Rn, a rbt, wh’s cmpletely brken, wh desn’t agree with him and desn’t knw anything abut him, they have t build this relatinship frm that pint.”
21．Wh is the directr f The French Dispatch?
A．Tm Hlland.B．Sarah Smith.C．Wes Andersn.D．Denis Villeneuve.
22．What type f film is Spider-Man: N Way Hme?
A．Science-fictin.B．Cartn.C．Actin.D．War.
23．What’s special abut Rn’s Gne Wrng?
A．It’s set in a French twn.B．It’s a family cmedy.
C．It’s abut superheres.D．It’s the lngest film.
B
A blind by sat n the steps f a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help me.” There were nly a few cins in the hat. A man was walking by. He tk a few cins frm his pcket and drpped them int the hat. He then tk the sign, turned it ver, and wrte sme wrds n it. He put the sign back s that everyne wh walked by wuld see the new wrds.
Sn the hat was filled up. Mre and mre peple were giving mney t the blind by. That afternn the man came t see hw things were. The by heard his ftsteps and asked, “Were yu the ne wh changed my sign this mrning? What did yu write?”
The man said, “I nly wrte the truth. I said what yu said but in a different way.”
The man had written, “Tday is a beautiful day but I cannt see it.”
D yu think the first sign and the secnd sign were saying the same thing?
Of curse, bth signs tld peple the by was blind. But the first sign simply tld peple t help by putting sme mney in the hat. The secnd sign tld peple that they were able t enjy the beauty f the day, but the by culd nt enjy it because he was blind. We’re nt nly lucky t see the beautiful wrld but als can help thers. S, enjy what yu have wned tday!
24．A blind by sat n the steps f a building in rder t________.
A．get mney frm thersB．make the writer help him
C．wait fr sme pepleD．hld up a sign
25．What happened t the blind by after the man wrte the wrds n the sign?
A．The by was taken away by the pliceB．Nbdy gave the blind by mney any mre
C．The blind by culd see the beautiful dayD．Mre peple drpped mney int the by’s hat
26．What can we learn frm this passage?
A．It’s helpless f us t help peple in needB．We shuld treasure what we have
C．Give mre mney t the blindD．It’s a gd way t make mney by hlding a sign
27．The man ________when he saw the blind by.
A．tk away the blind by’s mney
B．gave the by a new hat
C．brught the by a sign
D．gave the by sme mney and wrte sme wrds n the sign
C
Dad lved basketball and hped that ne day I wuld play the game. He taught me a lt, and I was pretty gd until the accident. We were n the highway. Our little car spun ff the rad. Then everything was suddenly dark. The next thing I remembered was being tld I wasn’t ging t be walking again.
Mm and I learned t live with it Dad tk it hard “Smetimes I think he blames himself,” Mm said.
One day Mr. Evans, an elder in ur neighbrhd, asked me if I wanted t jin a wheelchair basketball team he was starting. When I tld Mm, she was all fr it, but Dad just lked at me and mumbled (嘟哝) smething. I didn’t knw what t make f Dad’s reactin, but I knew I wanted t play.
I began my first practice n a Friday afternn. What surprised me mst was that I fund Dad sitting in the stands and watching us g thrugh ur drills. We finished ur regular practice, and Mr. Evans mtined fr my father t cme dwn t the curt.
“Jim, I happen t knw that yu played pr ball,” Mr. Evans said. “I think yu can shw the kids sme fundamentals.” Dad agreed he wuld like t give it a try.
We practiced the whle summer. Dad came every day. “I thught yu were terrible at first,” he said ne afternn. “But I think yu can play with Madisn (a very gd teen wheelchair basketball team) nw.”
Dad nly cmes t practice nce in a while nw, but he cmes t the games when they’re n the weekend. I didn’t want t push him thugh I liked him cming t practice, but I knw he believes I can d well withut him nw.
28．Hw did the by lse the ability t walk?
A．He gt injured in a basketball game.
B．He had a vilent quarrel with his dad.
C．He was hurt by a wheelchair f the neighbur.
D．He experienced a serius accident n the highway.
29．What did Mr. Evans ask Jim t d?
A．Lift his sn’s spirits.B．Help the team get better.
C．Pick up his ld hbbies.D．Act as a judge fr the team.
30．What can be used t best describe the by?
A．Talented and psitive.B．Respnsible and brave.
C．Independent and selfless.D．Curageus and plite.
31．What is the best title fr this text?
A．Experience Is Better Gained Thrugh Practice
B．Parents Learn A Lt Frm Educating Their Children
C．Children Cannt Succeed Withut the Supprt f Their Family
D．Difficulties in Life Cannt Blck the Path t Achieving Dreams
D
Fr everyne wh hates setting their alarm an hur earlier t hit the gym, scientists may have sme gd news.
Afternn wrkuts lead t better utcmes fr sme peple, accrding t a study published this year. The study, which lked at men wh are at risk fr r have Type2 diabetes (糖尿病) fund that participants wh exercised in the afternn experienced mre metablic (新陈代谢的) benefits as well as mre psitive effects n their exercise perfrmance and fat mass cmpared t participants wh exercised in the mrning.
“Our bdy has a bilgical clck and this regulates many prcesses in the bdy and these prcesses have a rhythm,” said Patrick Schrauwen, a prfessr f metablic aspects f Type 2 diabetes at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
“Sme f these are well knwn, like yur bdy temperature and yur bld pressure.” Schrauwen said. “Our bilgical clcks als influence ur metablism and whether ur bdies burn fat r carbhydrates at certain times,” he added. And fr study participants wh were fat r at risk fr Type 2 diabetes, thse fat-burning prcesses were mre efficient in the afternn hurs. Higher bdy temperatures in the afternn may als help imprve crpral perfrmance, almst like a built-in daily warm-up.
“When yu start t realize hw strng this bilgical clck can be and then if yu d the things like fd intake n the wrng time f the day, r being active n the wrng time f the day r being inactive at times when yu shuld be active, this can have a majr influence.” Schrauwen added. “The gd news is that yu can als use it fr yur benefit.”
It can be especially helpful fr cmpetitive athletes r peple training fr a race t exercise in the afternn f a day. Fr example, Schrauwen said he wrked with a ftball team that was able t imprve their perfrmance by mving practice t the afternn.
32．What is the gd news mentined in the text?
A．Peple d nt need t set their alarm earlier any mre.
B．Exercise in the afternn is gd fr all human beings.
C．The men with Type 2 diabetes can be treated by exercising in the afternn.
D．Sme peple get mre benefits when they exercise in the afternn.
33．What is the scientific basis f Patrick Schrauwen’s study?
A．Our bdies have a regular system.B．Our bdies can adjust t a new habit.
C．The patients with diabetes burn fat faster.D．Peple can d warm-up inside their bdies.
34．What des the underlined wrd “crpral” mean in paragraph 4?
A．Memrial.B．Physical.C．Natural.D．Mental.
35．Hw did Schrauwen prve his research?
A．By wrking with ther scientists.B．By cmparing the results frm different peple.
C．By trying it with specific grups.D．By helping participants at risk fr diabetes.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Having a gd reading habit
A gd bk can teach yu things beynd yur class. It can pen yur eyes and clear yur minds. If yu want t get int a gd reading habit, 36 .
Plan yur time
Yu shuld give yurself at least thirty minutes in all fr reading every day. Fr example, make it a habit t read during breakfast time r lunchtime. 37 .
38
Wherever yu g, take a bk with yu. When yu leave the huse, yu shuld always carry a gd bk as well as yur schl things. Remember that a bk always stays with yu.
Find a quiet place
39 . There shuld be n televisins, cmputers, music r even nisy family members arund yu. In a wrd, find a place in yur hme where yu can sit n a cmfrtable chair.
Have a library day
Have a library card, and yu can read as many gd bks as pssible in the library. Make weekly trip t the library, and yu can save a lt f mney.
Blg it
One f the best ways t develp a gd reading habit is t put it n yur blg. 40 . It's free. Ask yur friends and family t g there t share yur ideas and ffer yu suggestins.
A．If yu dn't have ne, create ne
B．yu shuld read at least half an hur every day
C．Read as many bks as yu can
D．there are a number f ways t develp it
E．When time is set, nthing can change it
F．Always carry a bk
G．When yu read a bk, n ne will truble yu
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
N ne is brn a winner. Peple make themselves int winners by their wn 41 .
I learned this lessn frm a(n) 42 many years ag. I tk the head caching jb at a schl in Baxley, Gergia. It was a small schl with a weak ftball prgram.
It was a traditin fr the schl’s ld team t play against the 43 team at the end f spring practice. The ld team had n cach, and they didn’t even practice t 44 the game. Being the cach f the new team, I was excited because I knew we were ging t win, but t my disappintment we were defeated. I culdn’t 45 I had gt int such a situatin. Thinking hard abut it, I came t 46 that my team might nt be the number ne team in Gergia, but they were 47 me. I had t change my 48 abut their ability and ptential.
I started ding anything I culd t help them build a little 49 . Mst imprtant, I began t treat them like winners. That summer, when the ther teams enjyed their 50 , we met every day and 51 passing and kicking the ftball.
Six mnths after suffering ur defeat n the spring practice field, we wn ur first game and ur secnd, and cntinued t 52 . Finally, we faced the number ne team in the state. I felt that it wuld be a victry fr us even if we lst the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My bys beat the best team in Gergia, giving me ne f the greatest thrills f my life!
Frm the experience I learned a lt abut hw the attitude f the leader can 53 the members f a team. Instead f seeing my bys as lsers, I pushed and 54 them. I helped them t see themselves 55 , and they built themselves int winners.
Winners are made, nt brn.
41．A．luckB．testsC．effrtsD．nature
42．A．experimentB．experienceC．visitD．shw
43．A．successfulB．excellentC．strngD．new
44．A．cheer frB．prepare frC．help withD．finish with
45．A．believeB．agreeC．describeD．regret
46．A．realizeB．claimC．permitD．demand
47．A．reacting tB．lking frC．depending nD．caring abut
48．A．decisinB．attitudeC．cnclusinD．intentin
49．A．prideB．cultureC．frtuneD．relatinship
50．A．rewardsB．vacatinsC．healthD．hnr
51．A．riskedB．missedC．cnsideredD．practiced
52．A．relaxB．imprveC．expandD．defend
53．A．surpriseB．serveC．interestD．affect
54．A．encuragedB．bservedC．prtectedD．impressed
55．A．hnestlyB．individuallyC．calmlyD．differently
第II卷（非选择题55分）
第二节（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
The China Internatinal Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) was 56 (fficial) frmed in 2001 and is nw made up f hundreds f rescue wrkers and abut 20 sniffer dgs. The team brings help and hpe t thse 57 lives are changed by a 58 (varius) f disasters.
After lng and careful training, the team went n 59 (it) first internatinal rescue missins in 2003. Since then, the CISAR 60 (cmplete) many missins. The list f peple 61 whm help has been given is lng. The team treated mre than 3,000 peple wh 62 (injure) in the 2006 earthquakes in Indnesia, helped 2,500 wunded after the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, and spent 63 (mnth) giving aid t ver 25,000 victims f the 2010 flds in Pakistan.
As rescue wrkers, they have t wrk under dangerus cnditins, 64 means they have t be strng in bth bdy and mind. They must have big hearts, t. It takes a lt f lve and curage 65 (risk) ne’s wn life t save smene else’s. The members f the CISAR have plenty f bth and are always ready t g whenever help is needed.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．上周你校举办了“我为家乡代言”活动，请你写一篇短文给校英语广播站投稿，介绍该活动。要点包括：
1.活动内容；2.活动反响。
要求：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）读后续写
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ella had tw exams that day-physics and histry. She really hated physics. It was her wrst subject.Terry lked at her, and then lked away quickly. Ella thught Terry lked pleased,because She didn't have a prblem with physics, she didn't have a prblem with anything···Miss Perfect(完美）！
＂I thught we were friends, but she hasn't spken t me fr tw weeks nw. she prmised t help me g ver fr the physics exam t, but then she's frgtten all my calls and texts. And when I rang her huse, her mum just tld me she was busy.”Ella thught angrily. At that mment ,Mr. Reed asked all the students int the exam rm.
Ella culdn't answer sme physics questins. Suddenly she saw Terry sitting tw rws in frnt f her. Ella culdn't believe it! Terry was hlding her phne n her knee under the table and reading frm it. Is that hw Terry always gt such gd grades? She felt really angry at Terry, and thught abut telling the teacher, but··· “Stp writing, ”said Mr. Reed and started t cllect the exam papers. Oh n, Ella hadn't answered tw f the questins. She was ging t fail again!
Ella wanted t talk t Terry at lunchtime, but she culdn't find her anywhere. Ella went t the library t prepare fr the histry exam,which was her favrite. But she culdn't cncentrate. "Unfair! Terry was getting gd grades by cheating all that time."She thught abut telling a teacher,but everyne wuld hate her if she did that. Just then,Mr. Reed walked past her table.“Mr. Reed··.”
Ella was sitting behind Terry again in the histry exam that afternn. Mr. Reed wanted her t lk at Terry and agreed if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
She was wrking n the last questin when she saw that Terry had her phne under the table.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Ella was walking twards the schl gate when she saw Terry waiting fr her there.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
宜宾四中高2023级高一上期第三学月考试
英语试题参考答案：
一．听力部分
1．C2．C3．C4．A5．A6．B 7．C8．B 9．A10．C 11．B 12．A
13．A 14．C 15．A 16．B17．C 18．B 19．A 20．B
二．阅读部分
21．C 22．A 23．B24．A 25．D 26．B 27．D28．D 29．B 30．A 31．D
32．D 33．A 34．B 35．C36．D 37．E 38．F 39．G 40．A
三．完形填空
41．C 42．B 43．D 44．B 45．A 46．A 47．C 48．B 49．A 50．B 51．D
52．B 53．D 54．A 55．D
四．语法填空
56．fficially 57．whse 58．variety 59．its 60．has cmpleted 61．t 62．were injured 63．mnths 64．which 65．t risk
五．书面表达
66．Last week, ur schl held an activity called “I Speak fr My Hmetwn”, which aims t prmte wn hmetwn.
This activity arused great interest amng the students and many students signed up fr it. The cntent f the activity mainly includes intrducing the turist attractins and special fd in their hmetwn, as well as the quality f the peple in their hmetwn.
Thrugh this activity, nt nly can students better understand the lcal custms f different places, but als prmte the harmnius relatinship amng students.
67．One pssible versin:
She was wrking n the last questin when she saw that Terry had her phne under the table. Ella ndded t Mr. Read. Mr. Read went t Terry quietly and picked up Terry’s phne.All was clear, Mr.Reed asked her t leave the classrm. Terry walked ut crying. Everyne was staring at her and Ella felt really relaxed.
Ella was walking twards the schl gate when she saw Terry waiting fr her there. “Ella, please wait.” Terry said, “I’m srry I haven’t answered any f yur calls, but my dad’s been ill fr tw weeks and had a heart peratin tday. During exams I was reading texts frm my mum t see hw it was ging.I have explained t Mr. Read and he asked me t take the exam again. I’m srry I didn’t tell yu what was happening.” Ella culdn’t help crying, either. “Yu shuld have tld me this earlier. Let me knw if yu have difficulties.We are true friends.”
听力原材料
Text1：
W: I haven’t seen Lucy in the ffice since this Mnday. Did she g n a business trip with ur bss?
M: The secretary? She asked fr a week’s leave. She has t lk after her daughter.
Text2：
W: Hi, Steve. Did yu check the weather fr this week?
M: Hi, Laura. Yes, I did. Everything will be fine tmrrw. But it lks like it will rain this weekend. At least it’s nt ging t snw fr anther mnth.
Text3：
W: Let’s lk at that injury, Bb. Yu must’ve fallen pretty hard!
M: Nt really, Dctr White. I was just playing ftball with Will. Then, I fell int the grass and hit my knee n a small rck.
W: OK. That sunds yu’ll be fine quickly. Let me treat it nw.
Text4：
W: I signed up fr a new curse at a university n the ther side f the cuntry.
M: But yu’re still in high schl. Hw can yu attend a university curse?
W: It’ll be ver nline vide cnferences. I’ll take this curse frm hme!
Text5：
W: I’m ging t the beach t sunbathe this weekend.
M: Didn’t yu see the weather reprt? It’ll blw hard.
W: Oh, n! I didn’t make it last time due t the rain, and I can’t g this time.
Text6：
W: Hey, Tim! Are yu almst ready t g? We are ging t be late!
M: Almst, hney. I’ve gt t finish writing this text message t my partners.
W: Yu’ve been typing that message fr almst 20 minutes.
M: Well, actually, I have been texting back and frth with Randy and Skip. We have that big meeting tmrrw, yu knw.
W: I wish fr nce we culd have a weekend withut text messaging and emails.
Text7：
W: Paul, I need yur help!
M: N prblem, what happened?
W: My cmputer screen has gne black. I kept mving the muse first, but nthing happened.
M: Did yu try t re start it?
W: Yes, but it still didn’t wrk.
M: Hmm, did yu check t make sure all cnnectins are all right?
W: N, I didn’t.
M: OK, let me check the cnnectins first.
Text8：
W: What are yu ding, Michael?
M: I am surfing the Internet fr infrmatin abut universities.
W: S yu are thinking abut applying fr university?
M: Right, the early bird catches the wrm.
W: Which university d yu prefer?
M: Three universities are within my chice, Manchester, Liverpl and Oxfrd.
W: Oh, all are famus. What d yu wish t majr in?
M: My father wants me t take up engineering, my mther prefers medicine while I prefer ecnmics.
W: Have yu decided yet?
M: Nt really.
W: When is the deadline fr the applicatin?
M: Fr mst universities, it’s March 13th.
W: S there is nt much time left fr yu with tw weeks t g.
M: Right. I’d better hurry.
Text9：
W: Hey, srry. The meeting ran late. What is this?
M: Smene in the club gave me this. It’s an invitatin frm a tennis club in Sweden.
W: Sweden? Why did he give it t yu?
M: He wants me t jin it. A lt f peple wh attended it ended up becming prfessinal tennis players.
W: Oh, that’s amazing! Yu have t d it!
M: But I dn’t want t g.
W: Why?
M: Because I have prmised my uncle I wuld help him in his cmpany.
W: But this is a gd pprtunity. I think yur uncle can find anther man t help him.
M: I’m nt interested in playing prfessinal. I’d rather be wrking here, saving mney fr cllege.
Text10：
Once there was a pianist in a bar. Peple came just t hear him play. But ne night, a lady was tired f listening t the pian and asked him t sing a sng. S he did. He had never sung in public befre. Nw he was singing fr the very first time! Nbdy had expected he culd sing s beautifully! All the peple present had a gd time and the pianist was als very happy because he fund that he culd sing well.
He may have lived the rest f his life as a n-name pianist in a n-name bar. Nw he fund, by accident, his ability t sing, s he went n wrking hard n singing. Later, the pianist became ne f the best-knwn singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cle. Yu, t, have skills and abilities that yu haven’t fund. Yu may nt feel that yur talent is great, but it may be better than yu think. With hard wrk, mst skills can be imprved. Besides, yu may have n success at all if yu d nthing abut yur talent.