Question

When I was a small boy, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbird would come and    . I decided to catch a young    and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician. Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was    , so it fluttered (扑腾) in the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and    some beautiful singing.

On the second day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with    in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything. I was    to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it    on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised and sad! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous biologist, happened to    my father at that time. After she knew my story, she explained to me, “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will    bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose   ”

Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

1.A.dance       B.fly         C.sing     D.jump

2.A.bird         B.boy         C.fish     D.thief

3.A.happy         B.careful         C.active     D.afraid

4.A.looked forward to B.looked out of C.looked for D.looked up

5.A.water         B.food         C.songs     D.stones

6.A.worried         B.pleased      C.bored     D.tired

7. A.alone         B.alive         C.dead     D.sick

8.A.invite         B.visit         C.challenge D.introduce

9.A.never         B.seldom         C.sometimes D.ever

10.A.friends         B.parents         C.freedom D.happiness

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：主人公为了听到嘲鸫美妙的歌声，有一天抓了一只幼鸟，并把它关在了笼子里。第二天鸟妈妈寻来并给孩子喂食。鸟妈妈的举动使得主人公很开心，岂料第二天早上，鸟儿死了。原来鸟妈妈给孩子喂的是毒莓，因为它认为孩子没有了自由还不如死去。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：A.dance跳舞；B. fly飞；C. sing唱歌；D. jump跳。由下句可以得出答案，每天晚上嘲鸫在树上唱歌。

2.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：A.bird鸟；B. boy男孩；C. fish鱼D. thief贼。由第二段可知主人公认为嘲鸫的歌声美妙。因此想要抓鸟，如此便有了私人的音乐家。

3.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：最初，这只鸟儿很恐惧，在笼子里直扑腾。A. happy高兴的；B. careful小心的；C. active积极的，D. afraid害怕的。根据it fluttered (扑腾) about in the cage可知，鸟儿被抓起来感到害怕。afraid害怕的。故答案为D。

4.A考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：我自己感到非常兴奋，期待能从我的小音乐家那里听到一些动听的歌唱。A. looked forward to期盼；B. looked out of向外看；C. looked for寻找；D. looked up向上看，查找。结合句意可知，答案为A。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：小鸟的妈妈嘴里叼着食物飞到笼子里。A. water水；B. food食物；C. songs歌曲；D. stones石头。根据下句的ate可知B项正确。

6.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：看到这种情况，我非常高兴。A. worried担忧的；B. pleased高兴的；C. bored无聊的；D. tired疲劳的。由下句 Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.可知主人公是乐于见到这种情况的。pleased高兴的。答案为B。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我发现它死在笼子的地板上。A. alone独自的；B. alive活泼的，活着的；C. dead死的；D. sick生病的。由 She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose…可知鸟儿死了。答案为C。

8.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：Arthur Wayne，一位著名的生物学家，当时碰巧在拜访我父亲。A. invite邀请；B. visit参观；C. challenge 挑战；D. introduce介绍。visit sb.拜访某人。结合句意可知，答案为B。

9.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：小鸟的母亲发现她年幼的孩子在笼子里，有时会喂它有毒的食物。A. never从不；B. seldom很少；C. sometimes有时候；D. ever曾经。C项符合句意。

10.考查名词及语境理解。句意：它(鸟妈妈) 认为对它的孩子来说死去比失去自由要好。A. friends朋友；B. parents父母；C. freedom自由；D. happiness幸福。结合句意可知，答案为C。

考点：考查人生感悟类短文。