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 look forward to 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 sometimes 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.water B.food C.songs D.stones

5.A.worried B.pleased C.bored D.tired

6.A.alone B.alive C.dead D.sick

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

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

【解析】

本文讲述了一个故事：主人公为了听到知更鸟美妙的歌声，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药，因为它认为孩子没有了自由还不如死去。

1.句意：每天晚上，知更鸟都会来唱歌。

dance跳舞；fly飞；sing唱歌；jump跳。根据下文“I would have my own private musician.”可知，抓了鸟“我就有自己私人的音乐家了”，所以此处表示“每天晚上知更鸟都会来唱歌”，故选C。

2.句意：我决定抓一只幼鸟并把它关在笼子里。

bird鸟；boy男孩；fish鱼；thief贼。由第二段可知主人公认为知更鸟的歌声美妙，因此想要抓鸟，故选A。

3.句意：最初，这只鸟儿很恐惧，在笼子里直扑腾。

happy高兴的；careful小心的；active积极的；afraid害怕的。根据文中“it fluttered about in the cage”可知，鸟儿被抓起来感到害怕，故选D。

4.句意：小鸟的妈妈嘴里叼着食物飞到笼子里。

water水；food食物；songs歌曲；stones石头。根据下文“The baby bird ate everything.”可知小鸟吃了妈妈带来的所有食物，故选B。

5.句意：看到这种情况，我非常高兴。

worried担忧的；pleased高兴的；bored无聊的；tired疲劳的。根据下文“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，故选B。

6.句意：我发现它死在笼子的底上。

alone独自的；alive活着的；dead死的；sick生病的。根据文中“She thinks it better for her baby to die than…”可知鸟儿死了，故选C。

7.句意：亚瑟•韦恩，一位著名的生物学家，当时碰巧在拜访我父亲。

invite邀请；visit参观，拜访；challenge 挑战；introduce介绍。此处构成短语“visit sb”，翻译为“拜访某人”，故选B。

8.句意：它(鸟妈妈) 认为对它的孩子来说死去比失去自由要好。

friends朋友；parents父母；freedom自由；happiness幸福。根据下文“All living things have a right to live free.”可知，所有生物都有自由生活的权利，故选C。