Question

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful bird, which was very curious about Hell （地狱）. When she was little, her mother always told her that if she didn't master the flying skills, she would go to Hell. She was so curious about Hell that she always asked others what Hell looked like, but no one was sure, because none of them had ever been there. Some said Hell was a place full of water, and others told her that Hell was full of burning fire. However, the bird knew they were lying. She wanted to find out what Hell was.

When other birds were learning flying skills, she always hid herself and watched them. She thought in this way she could go to Hell and see what Hell looked like. However, she spent so little time learning flying skills that one day she was caught by a little boy. The little boy gave her to his grandpa in the countryside as a gift. The old man liked her very much. He made a delicate cage and put her in it. The bird was very worried because she thought she couldn't find out what Hell was like staying in this small cage. However, she couldn't escape. Day after day, she just stayed in the cage, watching other birds flying. She lost her freedom and she became sadder and sadder. At last, she became ill. The old man finally opened the cage, but she was too weak to fly. Lying on the ground, she thought of the question that she ever asked all the time.

“What does Hell look like?”

“Hell is a small well-decorated cage." Before she closed her eyes forever, she finally answered that question herself.

1.What does the underlined word “master" in the first paragraph mean?

A.Miss. B.Finish. C.Follow. D.Learn well.

2.Why did the bird hide herself when other birds were learning flying skills?

A.Because she was lazy.

B.Because she didn't like learning flying skills.

C.Because she thought she could go to Hell by doing this.

D.Because she thought it was of no use to learn flying skills.

3.According to the passage, the bird at last found out that         .

A.there was no Hell

B.Hell was full of burning fire

C.Hell was a place full of water

D.Hell was a small well-decorated cage

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本文讲了一只鸟儿寻找地狱的故事，妈妈告诉她如果不好好学习飞翔就会去地狱，她没有听话却想尽办法寻找地狱，后来被人类抓住关进了笼子里。当主人把笼子打开，她却早已无力飞翔，这时她终于明白地狱就是那个精致小巧的鸟笼。

1.词义猜测题。A.想念；B.完成；C.跟随；D.好好学习。根据第一段第二句“…if she didn't master the flying skills, she would go to Hell.”可知，对于鸟儿来说，飞翔技能是很重要的，所以她必须要好好掌握，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“She thought in this way she could go to Hell…”可知，她藏起来偷看别的鸟儿学习飞翔，是为了能去地狱看一看，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Hell is a small well-decorated cage.”可知，鸟儿终于明白了，地狱就是精致小巧的鸟笼，故选D。