Question

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

We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbird would come and______. I decided to catch a young______and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician. Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was______, so it fluttered (撲騰) in the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and look forward to some beautiful singing.

On the second day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with______in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything. I was______to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it______on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised and sad! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous biologist, happened to______my father at that time. After she knew my story, she explained to me, “A mother 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.birdB.boyC.fishD.thief

【3】A.happyB.carefulC.activeD.afraid

【4】A.waterB.foodC.songsD.stones

【5】A.worriedB.pleasedC.boredD.tired

【6】A.aloneB.aliveC.deadD.sick

【7】A.inviteB.visitC.challengeD.introduce

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

本文講述了一個(gè)故事：主人公為了聽(tīng)到知更鳥(niǎo)美妙的歌聲，有一天抓了一只幼鳥(niǎo)，并把它關(guān)在了籠子里。第二天鳥(niǎo)媽媽尋來(lái)并給孩子喂食。鳥(niǎo)媽媽的舉動(dòng)使得主人公很開(kāi)心，豈料第二天早上，鳥(niǎo)兒死了。原來(lái)鳥(niǎo)媽媽給孩子喂的是毒藥，因?yàn)樗�認(rèn)為孩子沒(méi)有了自由還不如死去。

【1】句意：每天晚上，知更鳥(niǎo)都會(huì)來(lái)唱歌。

dance跳舞；fly飛；sing唱歌；jump跳。根據(jù)下文“I would have my own private musician.”可知，抓了鳥(niǎo)“我就有自己私人的音樂(lè)家了”，所以此處表示“每天晚上知更鳥(niǎo)都會(huì)來(lái)唱歌”，故選C。

【2】句意：我決定抓一只幼鳥(niǎo)并把它關(guān)在籠子里。

bird鳥(niǎo)；boy男孩；fish魚(yú)；thief賊。由第二段可知主人公認(rèn)為知更鳥(niǎo)的歌聲美妙，因此想要抓鳥(niǎo)，故選A。

【3】句意：最初，這只鳥(niǎo)兒很恐懼，在籠子里直撲騰。

happy高興的；careful小心的；active積極的；afraid害怕的。根據(jù)文中“it fluttered about in the cage”可知，鳥(niǎo)兒被抓起來(lái)感到害怕，故選D。

【4】句意：小鳥(niǎo)的媽媽嘴里叼著食物飛到籠子里。

water水；food食物；songs歌曲；stones石頭。根據(jù)下文“The baby bird ate everything.”可知小鳥(niǎo)吃了媽媽帶來(lái)的所有食物，故選B。

【5】句意：看到這種情況，我非常高興。

worried擔(dān)憂的；pleased高興的；bored無(wú)聊的；tired疲勞的。根據(jù)下文“Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.”可知主人公是樂(lè)于見(jiàn)到這種情況的，故選B。

【6】句意：我發(fā)現(xiàn)它死在籠子的底上。

alone獨(dú)自的；alive活著的；dead死的；sick生病的。根據(jù)文中“She thinks it better for her baby to die than…”可知鳥(niǎo)兒死了，故選C。

【7】句意：亞瑟韋恩，一位著名的生物學(xué)家，當(dāng)時(shí)碰巧在拜訪我父親。

invite邀請(qǐng)；visit參觀，拜訪；challenge 挑戰(zhàn)；introduce介紹。此處構(gòu)成短語(yǔ)“visit sb”，翻譯為“拜訪某人”，故選B。

【8】句意：它(鳥(niǎo)媽媽) 認(rèn)為對(duì)它的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)死去比失去自由要好。

friends朋友；parents父母；freedom自由；happiness幸福。根據(jù)下文“All living things have a right to live free.”可知，所有生物都有自由生活的權(quán)利，故選C。