Question

【题目】 Once upon a time, there was an owl(猫头鹰) in the middle of a dark forest. All the animals knew that he was the wisest among_______of them. So they often went to him and told him their problems. Then the owl always told them_______to solve their problems.

One day, a little bird came to the owl. She was_______

“What’s wrong with you?” asked the owl.

“I’m not happy at all, Mr. Owl . I don’t want to be a bird any more. ”the bird_______.

“ Why don’t you want to be a(n)_______?” asked the owl.

“Because I am so small and weak, ”she cried. “I want to be as big and strong as the lion. He is important, but I am not. ”

Then the owl said_______in her ear. Then the bird dried her tears and_______away. One week later, the bird came back. “Thank you very much, Mr. Owl. You are so_______,”she said to the owl. “I’m very happy now. Every day, I watch out for （监视）lions and tigers._______they come near, I shout as loudly as I can. Then they all run and hide. They often________me for that. I am useful and important now. ”

The wise owl smiled and said: “Dear, no one in the world is useless.”

【1】A.bothB.allC.eitherD.none

【2】A.howB.whyC.whatD.when

【3】A.cryingB.smilingC.singingD.sleeping

【4】A.agreedB.advisedC.repliedD.asked

【5】A.lionB.birdC.tigerD.owl

【6】A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something

【7】A.ranB.flewC.droveD.swam

【8】A.brightB.sillyC.politeD.impolite

【9】A.AfterB.WhenC.SoD.But

【10】A.leaveB.thankC.laugh atD.worry about

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】B

【10】B

【解析】

这篇短文描述了一只自认为没有用处的小鸟在猫头鹰的指导下认识到了自己存在的价值的故事，从而告诉我们在这个世界上没有人是没有用的。

【1】试题A. both 两者都 B. all 三者或三者以上，所有的 C. either 两者中任一个 D. None一个都没有，此处翻译为动物们都认为他是所有猫头鹰中最聪明的。wises最聪明的，t最高级，那么最少是三个。故答案为B。

【2】试题A. how 怎么，如何 B. why为什么 C. what 什么D. When什么时候，此句可翻译为这只猫头鹰总是告诉他们如何去解决问题。故答案为A。

【3】试题A. crying 哭泣B. Smiling笑 C. Singing唱歌 D. Sleeping睡觉，根据上下文可知当小鸟来找猫头鹰的时候他遇到了麻烦，所以当时小鸟正在哭泣。故答案为A。

【4】试题A. agreed 同意 B. advised 建议C. Replied回答，回复 D. Asked询问，猫头鹰问小鸟怎么了，小鸟应该是回答说我很不快乐，不想再做一只鸟了。故答案为C。

【5】试题A. lion 狮子 B. bird 鸟 C. tiger 老虎D. Owl猫头鹰，上文小鸟哭着说自己不想再做一只小鸟了，所以猫头鹰问他为什么不想当一只鸟了。故答案为B。

【6】试题词义辨析，A. nothing 什么都没有 B. everything 每一件事情 C. anything 任何事情，常用于否定句和一般疑问句 D. Something一些事情，通过上下文可知猫头鹰在小鸟的耳朵旁说了一些话语，这些话让小鸟对自己有了新的认识，所以是Something。故答案为D。

【7】试题A. ran 跑 B. Flew飞 C. drove 开车 D. Swam游泳，此处翻译为小鸟听了那些话后，擦干眼泪飞走了，fly away 飞走。故答案为B。

【8】试题A. Bright机灵的，聪颖的 B. Silly愚蠢地 C. polite 礼貌的 D. Impolite不礼貌的，根据上下文可知猫头鹰帮助了小鸟，所以小鸟回来感谢他，并夸奖他机灵。故答案为A。

【9】试题A. After在...之后B. When当...的时候 C. So所以 D. But但是，根据小鸟的描述可知猫头鹰给小鸟的办法是监视老虎狮子的行动，当他们靠近别的的小动物时，小鸟就大叫，别的动物听到叫声就跑掉了。故答案为B。

【10】试题A. leave离开 B. thank 感谢 C. laugh at 嘲笑 D.worry about担心，根据上文可知小鸟的叫声保护了别的小动物，所以他们都很感谢小鸟。故答案为B。