Question

Along time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful____In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺）singing very beautifully.

One day, the emperor heard about this little bird’s beautiful____He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “Put her____a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.

The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped____one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully,____The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while____in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once____But the robot bird____sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became____each day.

After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind____his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴）him for his love and kindness.

1.A. park    B. house    C. garden    D. door

2.A. noise    B. voice    C. sound    D. noisy

3.A. in    B. on    C. for    D. from

4.A. to sing    B. sing    C. sings    D. singing

5.A. also    B. so    C. too    D. either

6.A. jumping    B. standing    C. lying    D. running

7.A. again    B. two    C. second    D. twice

8.A. can    B. could    C. don’t    D. couldn’t

9.A. weaker and weaker    B. taller and taller    C. better and better    D. younger and younger

10.A. at    B. to    C. on    D. in

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述的是国王和夜莺的故事。一个国王因为喜欢夜莺的叫声，而把它关进笼子里，想要随时听到它的叫声。可是笼子里的夜莺因为不高兴停止了唱歌，国王就命人制作了一只机器鸟唱歌。不久这只机器鸟变旧了，唱不出优美的歌声。国王因此而生病，最后在夜莺甜美的歌声陪伴下，国王渐渐康复。国王也从中学到了爱和善良，更加善待他的国民。

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考点：考查故事类短文。