Question

As a kid， I read a story of a bird. It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a house and the female bird takes care of the baby in it. When the baby bird learns to fly， the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it. It made me confused(困惑的)： How could they so easily give up their house built with so much effort?

One night， I got this dream. I was walking on the endless road with beautiful trees on the either side. Attracted by the greenery， I went on， then I saw a wonderful house. I explored the house. There was a sloping(斜的) roof which matched with the greenery around； the large central open yard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now. The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house — of course， it was all dried up now. Such liveliness turns the house into a home. People say “THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”， and now I felt it and was attracted deeply.

When I woke up from the dream， I was clear about everything. I realized what message my dream wanted to convey(传递) me. And years later， when I chose my career， I thought of the story of the bird and my dream， then I was sure what to do. I decided to choose architecture as my career. I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did， to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it. My dream comes true and the happiness that I gain now from this career is great.

1. When the writer read the story of the bird， he felt _______.

A. bored     B. confused     C. amazed    D. worried

2.In the writer's dream， what part of the house attracted him most?

A. The sloping roof of the house. 

B. The body of water that keeps the house cool.

C. The large central open yard.

D. The liveliness that he felt around the house.

3. The underlined word “architecture” in Paragraph 3 means _______ in Chinese.

A. 考古      B. 天文         C.建筑    D.艺术

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. how the bird could give up their house easily

B. how the writer finally becomes an honest citizen

C. what we need to do when we choose our career

D. why the writer chooses architecture as his career

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要内容是作者小时候听到一个关于一种小鸟的故事，这种鸟的公鸟负责搭窝，母鸟负责抚养后代，小鸟长大后，他们飞走了，把鸟窝留给其他鸟。作者做了一个关于房子的梦，他决定长大后做一名建筑师，像那只公鸟一样。最后作者成功了，也收到了很多快乐。

1.B考查细节理解题。【问题】当作者阅读鸟的故事，他的感到_______。A. bored无聊的；无趣的；烦人的；B. confused困惑的；混乱的；糊涂的；C. amazed惊奇的，吃惊的；D. worried担心的。根据第一段最后一二句It made me confused(困惑的)： How could they so easily give up their house built with so much effort?可知作者阅读鸟的故事，他的感到困惑。故选B。

2.D考查细节理解题。【问题】在作者的梦中，房子的哪一部分最吸引他? A. The sloping roof of the house. 房子的斜面屋顶；B. The body of water that keeps the house cool.保持房子凉爽的水体。C. The large central open yard. 大型中央天井；D. The liveliness that he felt around the house.房子的周围他感到的活力。根据第二段最后一二句Such liveliness turns the house into a home. People say “THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”， and now I felt it and was attracted deeply.根据句意和语境可知选D。

3.C考查细节理解题。【问题】在第三段中划线单词“architecture”的中文意思是____________。根据下文I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did， to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it.（我想做故事里的公鸟同样的事情，艰辛地去建立一个美丽的房子，并让其他人住在里面。）结合句意和语境可知architecture是建筑的意思。故选C。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。