Question

Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.

The eldest son Dave, 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 can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.

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

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave 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.        is the eldest brother?

A. Bob        B. Bill           C. Dave        D. Amy

2.What did Dave put in the newspaper?

A. A show      B. A joke         C. An ad        D. A report

3.How many songs could the bird sing?

A. Five         B. Six          C. Seven         D. Eight

4.How much did the bird cost Dave?

A. ＄8         B. ＄80        C. ＄800        D. ＄8000

5. How did the mother deal with the bird?

A. She sold it.       B. She played with it.

C. She ate it.        D. She gave it to others.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：在妈妈生日时，儿子们总给她送贵重的礼物。大儿子想给妈妈送贵重的礼物，但他不知送什么，于是在报上登了求生日贵重礼物的广告。妈妈生日前一周，他花了八千美元，买到了一只会讲六种语言、会唱八支歌的鸟送给母亲。生日后第二天，儿子打电话给妈妈问她学得鸟怎样，妈妈回答说：“亲爱的，鸟很可口。”

1.C 细节理解题。题意：谁是最大的兄弟？ A. Bob；B. Bill；C. Dave；D. Amy。由第二段第一句“The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money ”（最长的儿子，大卫，有许多钱。）可知，本题选C。

2.2】C 细节理解题。题意：大卫在 报纸上发表了什么？A. A show一个节目；B. A joke一个笑话；C. An ad一份广告；D. A report一个报告。由第二段的“So he put an ad in the newspaper.”（因此，他在报纸上发布了一份广告）可知，本题选C。

3.3】D 细节理解题。题意：鸟会唱多少首歌？A. Five五；B. Six六；C. Seven七；D. Eight八。由第三段的“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.”（这只鸟会讲六门语言、会唱八支歌）可知，本题选D。

4.4】D 细节理解题。题意：买鸟花了大卫多少钱？A. ＄8；B. ＄80；C. ＄800；D. ＄8000。由短文中的“Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. ”（大卫非常高兴并付了八千美元买下了这只鸟。）可知，本题选D。

5.推理判断题。题意：妈妈怎样处理的这只鸟？ A. She sold it.她把它卖了；B. She played with it.她和它一起玩；C. She ate it.她吃了它。D. She gave it to others.她把它送给了别人。由短文最后一句：“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.（妈妈说：“哦，亲爱的，它很可口。）可以推测出妈妈把这只鸟煮着吃了。故选C。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。