阅读理解：

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从第1～4小题所给的(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　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(笼子).

　　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 scared, 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 extremely 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 captivity.”

　　Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1．Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of twelve?

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A．He liked living creatures.

B．He enjoyed watching beautiful birds.

C．He needed a pet as a friend.

D．He wanted the bird to sing for him.

2．The mockingbird died because ________.

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A．the bird suffered from missing its mother

B．the bird's mother gave it the poisonous food

C．the writer didn't know how to feed the bird at first

D．his father's friend didn't tell him the way of bird's life

3．An ornithologist is probably a person who ________.

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4．From his past experience, the writer probably suggests that ________.

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A．no one can miss the chance to say sorry

B．all living creatures can make free choices

C．everything can be less worthy than any lives

阅读理解

　　Susan had a pet bird which she loved very much. She hung its cage above the bedroom window. Every day, she gave it food and fresh water.

　　One day, Susan got sick and had to stay in bed. She asked her brother Sam to feed her pet. Sam was about to go out to play with his friends. He hurriedly took down the cage and gave the bird some rice and water. Then he ran to meet his friends.

　　When Susan woke up, she saw a red feather on her blanket. She thought her bird was beside her. Then she saw a cat jumping out of the window. There were some feathers in its mouth. Susan quickly got out of bed and looked for her bird. The cage was empty. Feathers were scattered on the floor.

　　Susan cried bitterly. She would not eat. Her mother was worried and Sam was very sorry. He went out with his savings in hand. “I must do something for Susan. ” he said.

1．The bird's cage is ________ .

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A．in the big tree

B．in the small garden

C．above the bedroom window

D．above the readingroom window

2．Susan asked her brother to ________ when she was sick.

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A．go out to play with her friends

B．take down the cage

C．give the bird some water

D．feed the bird

3．When Susan woke up, she saw ________ .

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A．a red feather on her blanket

B．a cat in her room

C．a cat eating the bird

D．her bird flying out of the cage

4．While Susan was looking for her bird, ________ .

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A．the bird's cage was broken

B．the bird's cage was empty

C．the bird was in the cage

D．the bird was on the ground

5．Sam wanted to do something for Susan because he saw ________ .

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A．Susan crying bitterly

B．his mother was worried

C．his friends running away

D．the bird was not in the cage

句型转换

　　Can he took after the bird well?(改为同义句)

　　Can he ________ ________ ________ ________ the bird?