Question

【题目】 Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his hometown.

He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favourite birds, the robins （一种小小鸟——鸫）. "When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests (巢) in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and they built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees."

"Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They don’t come any more."

【1】What does Mr. Ellis often talk about?

A.His old house.B.His family.C.His life now.D.The old days.

【2】Who built the nests in the trees?

A.Mr. Ellis.B.The robins.C.Some people.D.Some dogs.

【3】What can we know from the passage?

A.Mr. Ellis likes his new life now.

B.There were many houses there in the old days.

C.The robins can make their nests without trees.

D.Mr. Ellis is not happy with the changes there.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是Ellis先生喜欢谈论过去的生活，他怀念那时候一种叫鸫的鸟。由于现在有太多的房子和公路，这些鸫没地方建它们的巢了，所以它们就不再来了。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一、二行“But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them”“但他从不忘记过去的日子。他喜欢谈论它们”，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第五行“Some would build their nests (巢) in the trees near our houses”“一些将在我们的房子附近的树上建它们的巢”可知，这里指的是鸫，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Now…… any more”“现在有太多的房子和太多的道路。没有鸫的地方，它们不再来了”可知，Ellis先生怀念过去，对现在的变化不满意，故选D。