Question

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

We lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and _______. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own 'private musician.

I finally caught one successfully and put it in a cage. At first, being _______,the bird fluttered(扑腾)about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and _______ some beautiful singing from my little musician.

On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate _______she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly, the mother bird knew to feed her baby more than I did. The following morning when I went to see my bird, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised!_________had happened!

Arthur Wayne the famous ornithologist(鸟类学家), who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained to me."Another 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.happyB.excitedC.boredD.frightened

【3】A.looked forward toB.looked out ofC.looked forD.looked up

【4】A.somebodyB.everythingC.nothingD.none

【5】A.HowB.WhatC.WhenD.Which

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文叙述了作者小的时候抓了一只仿声鸟，想让它为自己唱歌，于是就把它放在笼子里养着，结果有一天，小鸟死了，经过专家的指点才知，是鸟妈妈看见小鸟被关在笼子里失去了自由，还不如让小鸟去死，于是鸟妈妈给小鸟吃了有毒的果实，把它毒死了．因此，作者告诫我们一定要爱护鸟给它们自由。

【1】句意：我们住在森林的边缘，每天晚上嘲鶫来树上休息、唱歌。

A. dance跳舞； B. fly飞；C. sin唱歌；D. jump跳。由下文There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird．没有任何一种乐器可以产生比嘲鸫更美的声音了，可以得出答案，每天晚上嘲鸫在树上唱歌。故选C。

【2】句意：刚开始，鸟儿因为害怕在笼子里扑腾。

A. happy高兴； B. excited激动；C. bored无聊；D. frightened害怕。由it fluttered （扑腾） about in the cage在笼子里扑腾，可知，鸟儿被抓来感到害怕。故选D。

【3】句意：我自己感到非常兴奋，期待能从我的小音乐家那里听到一些动听的歌唱。A. looked forward to期望； B. looked out of向外看；C. looked for寻找；D.looked up

查询。根据句意I felt very pleased with myself and ___3___ some beautiful singing from my little musician.我自己感到非常兴奋，后面应该是期待能从我的小音乐家那里听到一些动听的歌唱．故选A。

【4】句意：小鸟儿吃妈妈给它带回来的每样东西。

A. somebody某人；B. everything每件事情； C. nothing没有事情； D. none没有人。依据前面动词是ate，宾语应该是物，排查A，D；C表示否定，故选B。

【5】句意：我很吃惊！可事情已经发生了。

空格处在句子中做主语。A. How C. When是疑问副词，不能做主语；D. Which哪一个，不符合题意。故选B。

【6】句意：她认为对她的孩子来说，死比失去自由更好。

A.friends朋友；B.parents父母；C.freedom自由；D.happiness幸福。小鸟被关到了笼子里是失去了自由。故选C。