Question

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

The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, 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 can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. 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.

1. Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.

A.  on the radio        B. on TV

C. in the newspaper     D. on the Internet

2. What could the bird do?

A. Talk in French.   B. Tell a joke in Japanese.

C. Sing.           D. All of the above.

3.The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.

A. a birthday cake      B. some flowers

C. nine thousand dollars  D. a birthday card

4.We can infer (推理) ________.

A. the mother cooked the bird

B. the bird flew away

C. the mother kept the bird as a pet

D. the mother sent the bird to Frank

5. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

A. a clever son       B. a birthday gift

C. a lucky mother   D. a talented bird

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了比尔四兄弟为了向妈妈展示自己有多么的富有，经常在妈妈生日时送昂贵的礼物。一次比尔通过等报纸求得一只会说外国语言，会唱歌的鸟送给母亲做生日礼物，可是第二天当他问妈妈那只鸟怎么样时，妈妈去告诉他鸟的味道非常好。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.可知比尔把广告投放在报纸上，故选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song.可知鸟会唱歌，会说法语，会用日语讲笑话，故选D。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.可知比尔同鸟送去的还有生日贺卡，故选D。

4.A推理判断题。根据短文“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.可以推断比尔的妈妈把鸟吃掉了，故选A。

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【考点定位】故事类短文阅读。