Question

【題目】 When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and _______. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own 'private musician.

I finally caught one successfully and put it in a cage. At first, being _______,the bird fluttered(撲騰)about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and _______ some beautiful singing from my little musician.

On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate _______she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly, the mother bird knew to feed her baby more than I did. The following morning when I went to see my bird, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised!_________had happened!

Arthur Wayne the famous ornithologist(鳥類學家), who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained to me."Another mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries().She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose_______ Since then, I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

【1】A.danceB.flyC.singD.jump

【2】A.happyB.excitedC.boredD.frightened

【3】A.looked forward toB.looked out ofC.looked forD.looked up

【4】A.somebodyB.everythingC.nothingD.none

【5】A.HowB.WhatC.WhenD.Which

【6】A.friendsB.parentsC.freedomD.happiness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文敘述了作者小的時候抓了一只仿聲鳥，想讓它為自己唱歌，于是就把它放在籠子里養(yǎng)著，結果有一天，小鳥死了，經過專家的指點才知，是鳥媽媽看見小鳥被關在籠子里失去了自由，還不如讓小鳥去死，于是鳥媽媽給小鳥吃了有毒的果實，把它毒死了．因此，作者告誡我們一定要愛護鳥給它們自由。

【1】句意：我們住在森林的邊緣，每天晚上嘲鶫來樹上休息、唱歌。

A. dance跳舞； B. fly飛；C. sin唱歌；D. jump跳。由下文There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird．沒有任何一種樂器可以產生比嘲鶇更美的聲音了，可以得出答案，每天晚上嘲鶇在樹上唱歌。故選C。

【2】句意：剛開始，鳥兒因為害怕在籠子里撲騰。

A. happy高興； B. excited激動；C. bored無聊；D. frightened害怕。由it fluttered （撲騰） about in the cage在籠子里撲騰，可知，鳥兒被抓來感到害怕。故選D。

【3】句意：我自己感到非常興奮，期待能從我的小音樂家那里聽到一些動聽的歌唱。A. looked forward to期望； B. looked out of向外看；C. looked for尋找；D.looked up

查詢。根據句意I felt very pleased with myself and ___3___ some beautiful singing from my little musician.我自己感到非常興奮，后面應該是期待能從我的小音樂家那里聽到一些動聽的歌唱．故選A。

【4】句意：小鳥兒吃媽媽給它帶回來的每樣東西。

A. somebody某人；B. everything每件事情； C. nothing沒有事情； D. none沒有人。依據前面動詞是ate，賓語應該是物，排查A，D；C表示否定，故選B。

【5】句意：我很吃驚！可事情已經發(fā)生了。

空格處在句子中做主語。A. How C. When是疑問副詞，不能做主語；D. Which哪一個，不符合題意。故選B。

【6】句意：她認為對她的孩子來說，死比失去自由更好。

A.friends朋友；B.parents父母；C.freedom自由；D.happiness幸福。小鳥被關到了籠子里是失去了自由。故選C。