Question

Millie was a very lonely girl without friends. She always longed (渴望) so much for love.

One morning Millie found two hungry and weak songbirds while walking in the forest near her house. She took them home and put them in a small cage. After being looked after well with love, the two birds luckily grew strong little by little. Every morning they said hello to Millie with a wonderful song. Millie felt great love for the birds.

One day, Millie left the door to the cage open carelessly. The larger and stronger one of the two birds flew out of the cage. Millie was afraid that the bird would fly away, so as the bird flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad of her success in catching him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hand and watched the dying bird in fear until it was dead. It was her desperate love that had killed him.

Millie noticed the other bird moving back and forth in the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear and blue sky. Unwillingly (不情愿地), Millie lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times around Millie.

Millie’s heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she actually wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. From time to time, the bird flew closer and landed on her shoulder. He sang the sweetest tune that Millie had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tight, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

1.Where did Millie find the two birds?

A. At the zoo.    B. In a cage.

C. Near a garden.    D. In a forest.

2.The larger and stronger bird flew out of the cage because _______.

A. he required food greatly    B. Millie forgot to close the door

C. he wanted to meet his friends    D. Millie treated him wildly

3.The other bird looked very _______ after Millie threw him softly into the air.

A. helpful    B. lonely    C. bored    D. lively

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Millie Loves Birds    B. Love Leads to Death

C. Let Love Fly    D. Birds Need Love

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】故事讲述的是一个叫米莉的女孩在笼子里养了两只小鸟，由于她的粗心大意，忘记关鸟笼的门，导致一只鸟飞出鸟笼，由于害怕那只鸟会飞走，用力过猛，那只鸟被抓死了，米莉感觉到另外一只小鸟对自由的渴望，就把它放飞大自然。这个故事说明了一个道理：失去爱最快的方法是把它抓得太紧，保持爱的最好方法是给它翅膀，让爱飞翔。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“One morning Millie found two hungry and weak songbirds while walking in the forest near her house.”可知，米莉在森林里发现的那两只鸟，答案为D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中句子“One day, Millie left the door to the cage open carelessly. The larger and stronger one of the two birds flew out of the cage.”可知，由于米莉的粗心大意，忘记关鸟笼的门，导致一只鸟飞出鸟笼，答案为B。

3.推理判断题。A. helpful 有帮助的；B. lonely孤单的；C. bored 感到无聊的； D. lively充满活力的，充满趣味的。根据短文中的句子“The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times around Millie. From time to time, the bird flew closer and landed on her shoulder. He sang the sweetest tune that Millie had ever heard.”可知，小鸟飞出鸟笼，重获自由，非常开心，故答案为D。

4.主旨大意题。短文最后一题点出了文章的主题。The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tight, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings! 失去爱最快的方法是把它抓得太紧，保持爱的最好方法是给它翅膀，让爱飞翔，故答案为C。

点睛：主旨大意题是阅读理解中经常考到的一个题型。主旨大意题主要是测试考生对一篇文章或一段文字的深层理解程度以及在速读中准确把握文章主旨大意的能力。一般针对某一语段或某一语篇的主题标题或目的设题。这类题目考查的范围是：基本论点、文章标题、主题或段落大意等。它要求考生在理解全文的基础上能较好地运用概括、判断、归纳、推理等逻辑思维方法，对文章进行高度概括或总结，属于高层次题。第4小题就是考查文章的标题，文章标题可以是单词，短语，也可以是句子。标题可帮助读者迅速推测出整篇文章的主要内容，抓住文章讨论的中心，把握作者的观点和意图。这是一篇人生感悟类短文阅读。借助养鸟，放鸟的故事来阐述一个道理：爱不能抓的太紧，否则会适得其反，爱的最好方法是给它翅膀，让爱飞翔。这样就不难看出C是最佳标题。