13．Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one August afternoon，I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood．When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina，something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature （living thing）in a cage．?
We lived on the edge of a forest，and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees 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 in that way，I would have my own private musician．
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage．At first，being frightened，the bird fluttered（撲騰）about the cage，but finally it settled down in its new home．I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my little musician．
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 （caged） bird was doing，I discovered it on the floor of the cage，dead．I was terribly surprised!What had happened!I had taken excellent care of my little bird，or so I thought．
Arthur Wayne，the famous ornithologist，who happened to be visiting my father at the time，hearing me crying over the death of my bird，explained what had happened．"A mother mockingbird，finding her young in a cage，will sometimes bring it poison berries（毒莓）．She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in a cage．"?
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage．All living creatures have a right to live free．
21．Why did the writer catch a mocking-bird when he was a boy of 12？B
A．He had just got a new cage．
B．He wanted it to sing for him．
C．He liked its beautiful feather．
D．He wanted a pet for a companion．
22．The mocking-bird died because itC．
A．was frightened to death
B．refused to eat anything
C．a(chǎn)te the poisonous food its mother gave it
D．drank the poisonous water by mistake
23．What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident？A
A．Freedom is very valuable to all creatures
B．Be careful about food you give to baby birds
C．You should keep the birds from their mother
D．All birds put in a cage won't live long．
分析 本文講述了"我"小時(shí)候抓了一只會(huì)唱歌的嘲鳥，在吃了鳥媽媽帶來的食物后，小鳥不幸夭折的故事．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．
解答 21．B，細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way，I would have my own private musician可知，作者抓嘲鳥是想讓它為"我"唱歌"，故答案為B．
22．C，推理判斷題，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：小鳥死于母親的食物．
23．A，推理判斷題，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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