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【題目】閱讀理解七選五 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Parrots are amazing birds. They are mainly green, and some of them have many colors. 【1】 However, many scientists say that they don’t actually speak and they just repeat what they hear. Some scientists disagree.

A scientist named Irene Pepperberg did years of experiments to prove that parrots are very intelligent and they can actually understand what people are saying. 【2】 She named the bird Alex. After many experiments, Irene reported that Alex didn’t just repeat what he heard, but in fact the bird could use words creatively and answer 80% of the simple questions she asked him.【3】 Other scientists don’t believe Alex’s achievements. They insist that Alex was just repeating the answers as he was taught to do. In other words, Alex just performed by memorizing rather than using language..

Whatever scientists say, many people like to keep parrots because they can “talk”.【4】 Unfortunately, many parrots are being taken from the jungles of Asia and South America to be sold as pets. As a result, the number of wild parrots is reducing every year.

【5】 They are great to have as pets, but they are better left in the wild.

A. Parrots are smart and beautiful birds.

B. A parrot just like any bird is easy to feed.

C. It is fun to say something and have a parrot repeat it.

D. What’s more, Alex could even understand what he himself said.

E. They are very pretty, but the most amazing thing is that they can talk.

F. Their most amazing trait is that they can walk like both children and adults.

G. She bought an African grey parrot from a pet shop when the bird was about one year old.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本篇講述鸚鵡是聰明漂亮的鳥(niǎo)，很適合當(dāng)寵物；科學(xué)家Irene做了很多年的實(shí)驗(yàn)證明鸚鵡會(huì)講話(huà)；因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)講話(huà)，人們喜歡養(yǎng)鸚鵡，但最好留在野外。

【1】下文“_ However, many scientists say that they don’t actually speak and they just repeat what they hear.” ——然而，許多科學(xué)家說(shuō)他們實(shí)際上不會(huì)說(shuō)話(huà)他們只是重復(fù)他們聽(tīng)到的；根據(jù)句子表達(dá)的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷上文提到“鸚鵡會(huì)講話(huà)”；故選E。

【2】由上文可知Irene Pepperberg做了幾年的實(shí)驗(yàn)證明鸚鵡是很聰明的，可以理解人們所說(shuō)的話(huà)，推斷空格指為了這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)，她買(mǎi)了一只鸚鵡；根據(jù)下文“She named the bird Alex.”—— 她給那只鳥(niǎo)起名叫亞歷克斯；推斷空格講明這只鸚鵡的來(lái)源；故選G。

【3】根據(jù)上文“the bird could use words creatively and answer 80% of the simple questions she asked him” ——這只鳥(niǎo)能創(chuàng)造性地使用語(yǔ)言回答80%她問(wèn)簡(jiǎn)單的問(wèn)題；根據(jù)句子表達(dá)的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷空格進(jìn)一步闡述鸚鵡的語(yǔ)言能力；故選D。

【4】根據(jù)下文“Whatever scientists say, many people like to keep parrots because they can “talk”.”—— 不管科學(xué)家怎么說(shuō)，許多人喜歡養(yǎng)鸚鵡，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢灾v話(huà)；據(jù)句子表達(dá)的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷下文繼續(xù)陳述人們喜歡養(yǎng)鸚鵡的原因，故選C。

【5】根據(jù)下文“They are great to have as pets, but they are better left in the wild.

”—— 它們很適合作為寵物養(yǎng)，但最好留在野外；根據(jù)句子表達(dá)的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷上文講述鸚鵡適合做寵物的原因，故選A。

選句子完成短文，解答前先閱讀備選句，理解備選句的句意；再跳空閱讀全文，了解大意；然后，根據(jù)上下文聯(lián)系、查看空格句與段落和主體文章之間的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷空格所缺的信息，所選的句子要能使文章前后內(nèi)容銜接，意思連貫。本篇空格都要通過(guò)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，推斷空格的句意；完篇后，要通篇閱讀，檢查上下文銜接是否得當(dāng)、是否內(nèi)容完整，符合邏輯。