Question

 

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 横杆 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.  

One day a man went into the store. “ That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”

 “ No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk.” the pet store owner said.

“ I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 细绳 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?

“ Yes,” the man answered.

 “ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”

 “ Not at all,” the owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “ Good morning.”

The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “ How are you today?”

“ That’s not very interesting,” said the man. “ Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “ But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

 “ I’ll fall off my perch, you fool !”the parrot said.

1. The parrot was expensive because ________.

A. it was pretty beautiful         B. it could talk with people

C. it was a very unusual bird      D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when ________.

A. people came into the pet store   B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful     D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3. Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.              B. How are you?

C. That wasn’t interesting        D. I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!

4. From the story we know the parrot was ________.

A. kind       B. silly      C. clever      D. crazy

5. The best title for the passage should be ________.

Unusual Parrot   B. Parrot Talk      C. Silly Man     D. Clever Owner

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要写了一个宠物商店店主有个会说话的鹦鹉，价钱很贵。一个男人试着让这个鹦鹉说话的故事。

1.细节理解题。由第三段It’s expensive because it can talk可知选B。

2.细节理解题。由“ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”店主说，你拉绳子鹦鹉就说话了。可知选D。

3.细节理解题。由第十段The parrot said, “ Good morning.”可知选A。

4.推理判断题。由最后两段可知，这个男人说，如果我两个绳子一起拉，会怎样？这个鹦鹉说，傻瓜我会从横杆上掉下去的。可知鹦鹉很聪明。故选C。

5.标题归纳题。由整篇文章可知，本文主要关于鹦鹉讲话的，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读 。