Question

Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?  I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

任务型阅读（E）

1.Who is the oldest brother?

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2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?

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3.How many languages could the bird speak?

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4.How much  was  the bird?

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5.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bill’s mother’s birthday?

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Answer

1.Bill.

2.An ad.

3.Ten.

4.Nine hundred dollars.

5.No,it couldn’t.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述一个有钱的儿子通过报纸寻找送给母亲最好的生日礼物。就在母亲生日前一星期，有人给他带来一只能说会唱的鸟，于是他便把它买下作为礼物送给母亲。母亲生日过后，他打电话问母亲那只鸟怎么样，他母亲说非常好吃。

1.二段“The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money---”描述可知，Bill是大哥。故应答：Bill。

2.短文第二段“So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”“的描述可知，Bill在报纸上刊登了一则广告。故应答：An ad。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”的描述可知，那只鸟会说10种语言。故应答：Ten。

4.五段“Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird.”的描述可知，那只鸟需要900美元。故应答：Nine hundred dollars。

5.最后一句“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” 的描述可知，Bill的母亲把那只鸟给吃了，因此它也不会再唱歌。故应答：No,it couldn’t。

考点：故事类短文阅读。