Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to  46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).
One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.
Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

【小题1】
A.tiredB.wentC.leftD.worked
【小题2】
A.happilyB.aloneC.angrilyD.carefully
【小题3】
A.sayB.shoutC.tellD.speak
【小题4】
A.houseB.clothesC.foodD.words
【小题5】
A.askedB.likedC.hopedD.decided
【小题6】
A.wantB.teachC.haveD.with
【小题7】
A.toB.withC.atD.about
【小题8】
A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something
【小题9】
A.parrotB.friendC.wifeD.son
【小题10】
A.illB.seriousC.badD.worried
【小题11】
A.at firstB.at onceC.all year roundD.all the time
【小题12】
A.wake upB.stay upC.sleep lateD.fall asleep
【小题13】
A.forgotB.rememberedC.plannedD.stopped
【小题14】
A.thoughtB.knewC.heardD.found
【小题15】
A.upB.aroundC.downD.over



Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch 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 pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual 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 pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string 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 pet store 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 wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.
【小题1】The parrot was expensive because________.

A.it was pretty beautiful
B.it could talk with the people
C.it was a very unusual bird
D.it was in the middle of the store
【小题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
【小题3】Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
A.Good morning.
B.How are you?
C.That's wasn't interesting.
D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
【小题4】From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A.kindB.sillyC.cleverD.crazy
【小题5】The best title for the passage should be _________.
A.Unusual ParrotB.Parrot TalkC.Silly manD.Clever Owner

 

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

 

Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to   46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).

   One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.

Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

1.A. tired     B. went     C. left       D. worked

2.A. happily   B. alone    C. angrily    D. carefully

3.A. say       B. shout    C. tell       D. speak

4.A. house     B. clothes    C. food     D. words

5.A. asked     B. liked      C. hoped    D. decided

6.A. want      B. teach      C. have     D. with

7.A. to        B. with       C. at       D. about

8.A. anything  B. everything  C. nothing   D. something

9.A. parrot   B. friend   C. wife    D. son

10.A. ill    B. serious    C. bad    D. worried

11.A. at first   B. at once   C. all year round   D. all the time

12.A. wake up    B. stay up    C. sleep late   D. fall asleep

13.A. forgot    B. remembered    C. planned     D. stopped

14.A. thought   B. knew     C. heard    D. found

15.A. up     B. around      C. down      D. over

 

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