Question

【题目】One day，I saw some children trying to catch butterflies.This made me think of my own childhood.

When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina，we lived near a forest，and every evening mockingbirds(知更鸟) would come to the trees and sing.I was so interested in watching birds.I planned to catch a bird and keep her in a cage so that I could hear her sing at any time.

I finally caught one.On the second day，the bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth.The baby ate everything her mother brought her.I was glad to see this.The following morning when I went to see my mockingbird，I was surprised to find she was dead in the cage！How sad I was!

When Arthur Wayne，a famous ornithologist(鸟类学家)，visited my father，he heard my crying and told me，“If a mother mockingbird finds her young baby in a cage，she will bring poisonous(有毒的) food to the baby.She thinks that it is better for her child to die than to live in a cage.”

Since then，I never caught any animals and put them in a cage.All living animals have a right(权利) to live free.

【1】What was the writer's hobby when he was young？(不超过5个词)

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【2】Why was the young mockingbird dead in the cage？(不超过10个词)

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【3】What does the writer want to tell us in the story？(不超过15个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 His hobby was watching birds./Watching birds.

【2】 Because she ate poisonous food her mother brought.

【3】 Don't catch any animals because they all have a right to live free.

【解析】

这篇文章记述了作者小时候捕捉知更鸟但最后知更鸟却在笼子里死去的故事，告诉读者不要去捕捉动物，动物们有自己自由生活的权利。

【1】句意：当他小的时候，作者的爱好是什么？原文“I was so interested in watching birds.”（我对观察小鸟很感兴趣。）说明我当时的爱好是观看小鸟，故填：His hobby was watching birds./Watching birds.

【2】句意：为什么小知更鸟会死在笼子里？原文“If a mother mockingbird finds her young baby in a cage，she will bring poisonous(有毒的) food to the baby.”（如果知更鸟妈妈在笼子里发现她的小宝宝，她会给宝宝带来有毒的食物。）说明小知更鸟死去的原因是它吃了妈妈带来的有毒的食物，故填：Because she ate poisonous food her mother brought.

【3】句意：作者想通过这个故事告诉我们什么？原文最后一段“All living animals have a right(权利) to live free.”（所有活着的动物都有权利自由生活。）说明作者想告诉我们不要去捕捉动物，动物们有自己自由生活的权利，故填：Don't catch any animals because they all have a right to live free.