题目内容
13.Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one August afternoon,I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood.When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina,something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature (living thing)in a cage.?We lived on the edge of a forest,and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing.There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.
I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way,I would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage.At first,being frightened,the bird fluttered(扑腾)about the cage,but finally it settled down in its new home.I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my little musician.
On the second day of the bird's captivity,my new pet's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth.The baby bird ate everything she brought to it.I was pleased to see this.Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my captive (caged) bird was doing,I discovered it on the floor of the cage,dead.I was terribly surprised!What had happened!I had taken excellent care of my little bird,or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne,the famous ornithologist,who happened to be visiting my father at the time,hearing me crying over the death of my bird,explained what had happened."A mother mockingbird,finding her young in a cage,will sometimes bring it poison berries(毒莓).She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in a cage."?
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage.All living creatures have a right to live free.
21.Why did the writer catch a mocking-bird when he was a boy of 12?B
A.He had just got a new cage.
B.He wanted it to sing for him.
C.He liked its beautiful feather.
D.He wanted a pet for a companion.
22.The mocking-bird died because itC.
A.was frightened to death
B.refused to eat anything
C.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
D.drank the poisonous water by mistake
23.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?A
A.Freedom is very valuable to all creatures
B.Be careful about food you give to baby birds
C.You should keep the birds from their mother
D.All birds put in a cage won't live long.
分析 本文讲述了"我"小时候抓了一只会唱歌的嘲鸟,在吃了鸟妈妈带来的食物后,小鸟不幸夭折的故事.这个故事告诉我们,每个生物都有自由地活着的权利.
解答 21.B,细节理解题,根据句子I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way,I would have my own private musician可知,作者抓嘲鸟是想让它为"我"唱歌",故答案为B.
22.C,推理判断题,根据"A mother mockingbird,finding her young in a cage,will sometimes bring it poison berries.She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity."可知:小鸟死于母亲的食物.
23.A,推理判断题,根据最后一句话Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage.All living creatures have a right to live free.可知,他明白自由对任何生物都是无价的.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.