【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇最佳答案。
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual bird?”
“No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.
“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”
“Yes,”the man answered.
“Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “Do you mind if I try?”
“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.”
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”
“That's not very interesting, ” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.
(1)The parrot was expensive because ________.
A.it was pretty beautiful
B.it could talk with the people
C.it was a very unusual bird
D.it was in the middle of the store
(2)The parrot would talk when _________.
A.people came into the pet store
B.it was the pet store owner
C.people said it was beautiful
D.people pulled the strings on its legs
(3)Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?
A.Good morning.
B.How are you?
C.That's wasn't interesting.
D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
(4)From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A.kind
B.silly
C.clever
D.crazy
(5)The best title for the passage should be _________.
A.Unusual Parrot
B.Parrot Talk
C.Silly man
D.Clever Owner

【答案】
(1)B
(2)D
(3)A
(4)C
(5)B
【解析】本文講述了有趣的故事:一個寵物商店老板有個會說話的鸚鵡,價錢很貴。一個男人試著讓這個鸚鵡說話……
(1)細節(jié)理解。由第三段It's expensive because it can talk可知答案為B。
(2)細節(jié)理解。由“ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”店主說,你拉繩子鸚鵡就說話了?芍鸢笧镈。
(3)細節(jié)理解。由第十段The parrot said, “ Good morning.”可知答案為A。
(4)推理判斷。由最后兩段可知,這個男人說,如果我兩個繩子一起拉,會怎樣?這個鸚鵡說,傻瓜我會從橫桿上掉下去的?芍W鵡很聰明。所以答案是C。
(5)標題歸納。由整篇文章可知,本文主要關于鸚鵡講話的,所以答案是B。

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