Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the tree and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.
I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home, I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out on our back porch（門廊）, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth . The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened? I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred: “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
小題1:The boy caught a mockingbird because___________.
A．he wanted a pet for a companion
B．he liked its beautiful feather
C．he wanted it to sing for him
D．he had just got a cage
小題2:The mockingbird died because__________.
A．it ate some poisonous food the boy gave it by mistake
B．it ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
C．it was frightened to death
D．it refused to eat anything
小題3:The word “ornithologist” in the last but one paragraph probably means________.
A．a(chǎn) religious person
B．a(chǎn) kind and sympathetic person
C．a(chǎn) schoolmaster
D．a(chǎn)n expert in birds
小題4:The most important lesson the boy learned from the incident is that______.
A．birds put in a cage won’t live long
B．you have to be very careful about the food you give to young birds
C．when you capture a young mockingbird, you should keep it away from its mother
D．freedom is valuable to all living creature.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D
本文講述了“我”小時(shí)候抓了一只會(huì)唱歌的模仿鳥(niǎo)，在吃了鳥(niǎo)媽媽帶來(lái)的食物后，小鳥(niǎo)不幸夭折的故事。這個(gè)故事告訴我們，每個(gè)生物都有自由地活著的權(quán)利。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my own private musician.可知答案為C。
小題2:B推斷題。根據(jù)“A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”可知：小鳥(niǎo)死于母親的食物。
小題3:D猜詞題。根據(jù)此人對(duì)模仿鳥(niǎo)死亡做的解釋，可知他是鳥(niǎo)類專家。故答案為D。
小題4:D推斷題。根據(jù)最后一句話Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.可知，他明白自由對(duì)任何生物都是無(wú)價(jià)的。
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I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
小題1:What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.
B．Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.
C．Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
D．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
小題2:What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A．She was constantly under pressure to write more.
B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D．Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
小題3:Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A．She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
B．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
C．She wanted to share her stories with readers.
D．She had won a prize in the previous contest.
小題4:The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.
A．she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer
B．she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing
C．she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
D．she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
小題5:The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.
A．trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life
B．trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished
C．making sure that her daughter would win the contest
D．helping her daughter develop real skills for writing
小題6:What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A．Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
C．Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
D．A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

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My husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern(嚴(yán)厲的) elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, “Oh, but I’ve told you this one before, haven’t I ?” We all chuckled and changed the subject.
Later, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. “What do you mean?” he replied. “I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.”
“But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!”
Suddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, “Don’t worry. After the second one I thought it wasn’t for me, so I passed it along!”
小題1:The writer kicked her husband because __________.
A．she didn’t like him
B．she didn’t like stories
C．he was telling a story he had told before
D．the story he told was not interesting
小題2:What can be inferred from the text?
A．Micheal was kicked three times.
B．Micheal kicked the boss.
C．The boss was kicked twice
D．The boss kicked the author.
小題3:They all chuckled because __________.
A．they kicked each other
B．they changed the subject in the end
C．they were all satisfied with the dinner
D．they all thought each of them had done something interesting
小題4:It took Micheal so long to stop his story because __________.
A．he wanted to finish the whole story
B．he got a kick only after a long while
C．he didn’t understand at once why he was kicked
D．the two kicks given were not heavy enough

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