Question

【题目】 When I was a small boy, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbird would come and______. I decided to catch a young______and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician. Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was______, so it fluttered (扑腾) in the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and look forward to some beautiful singing.

On the second day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with______in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything. I was______to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it______on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised and sad! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous biologist, happened to______my father at that time. After she knew my story, she explained to me, “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose______.”

Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

【1】A.danceB.flyC.singD.jump

【2】A.birdB.boyC.fishD.thief

【3】A.happyB.carefulC.activeD.afraid

【4】A.waterB.foodC.songsD.stones

【5】A.worriedB.pleasedC.boredD.tired

【6】A.aloneB.aliveC.deadD.sick

【7】A.inviteB.visitC.challengeD.introduce

【8】A.friendsB.parentsC.freedomD.happiness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

本文讲述了一个故事：主人公为了听到知更鸟美妙的歌声，有一天抓了一只幼鸟，并把它关在了笼子里。第二天鸟妈妈寻来并给孩子喂食。鸟妈妈的举动使得主人公很开心，岂料第二天早上，鸟儿死了。原来鸟妈妈给孩子喂的是毒药，因为它认为孩子没有了自由还不如死去。

【1】句意：每天晚上，知更鸟都会来唱歌。

dance跳舞；fly飞；sing唱歌；jump跳。根据下文“I would have my own private musician.”可知，抓了鸟“我就有自己私人的音乐家了”，所以此处表示“每天晚上知更鸟都会来唱歌”，故选C。

【2】句意：我决定抓一只幼鸟并把它关在笼子里。

bird鸟；boy男孩；fish鱼；thief贼。由第二段可知主人公认为知更鸟的歌声美妙，因此想要抓鸟，故选A。

【3】句意：最初，这只鸟儿很恐惧，在笼子里直扑腾。

happy高兴的；careful小心的；active积极的；afraid害怕的。根据文中“it fluttered about in the cage”可知，鸟儿被抓起来感到害怕，故选D。

【4】句意：小鸟的妈妈嘴里叼着食物飞到笼子里。

water水；food食物；songs歌曲；stones石头。根据下文“The baby bird ate everything.”可知小鸟吃了妈妈带来的所有食物，故选B。

【5】句意：看到这种情况，我非常高兴。

worried担忧的；pleased高兴的；bored无聊的；tired疲劳的。根据下文“Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.”可知主人公是乐于见到这种情况的，故选B。

【6】句意：我发现它死在笼子的底上。

alone独自的；alive活着的；dead死的；sick生病的。根据文中“She thinks it better for her baby to die than…”可知鸟儿死了，故选C。

【7】句意：亚瑟韦恩，一位著名的生物学家，当时碰巧在拜访我父亲。

invite邀请；visit参观，拜访；challenge 挑战；introduce介绍。此处构成短语“visit sb”，翻译为“拜访某人”，故选B。

【8】句意：它(鸟妈妈) 认为对它的孩子来说死去比失去自由要好。

friends朋友；parents父母；freedom自由；happiness幸福。根据下文“All living things have a right to live free.”可知，所有生物都有自由生活的权利，故选C。