Question

Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds. Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise (碰撞声) on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.

During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden.

The family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks – one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away. After that, there were no more dead birds.

1. They put food out to attract birds because they            .

A. had a special garden for birds

B. wanted to see more birds in the garden

C. had much food to feed the birds

2.            birds died in the garden.

A. 4       B. 5      C. 6

3.The birds flew to the windows because ________.

A. they found the windows clean

B. they fought for more food

C. all they saw was the reflection of the garden.

4.The underlined word “hawk” means          in Chinese.

A. 鹰      B. 丛林      C.山脉

5. What is the story mainly about?

A. Why the birds died in the garden.

B. The family that were good at paper-cutting.

C. How the family saved the birds in the garden.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇小故事，Emily and Alex搬到了一个有花园的房子里，他们很开心。在花园的树林里有许多鸟在飞翔，他们还在外面放些食物，这样有了更多的鸟。但有一天，一只鸟撞在了窗子上，死了，接下来又有好几只撞死了。他们很难过。于是他们想办法，把窗帘拉上，但屋子里太黑，于是他们在窗子上贴了几只鹰的形状图案。后来，再也没有鸟撞窗子了。他们又开心起来。

1.B综合理解题。根据第一段Emily and Alex喜欢看鸟在花园的树林里飞，他们放上食物吸引鸟就是想看更多的鸟在花园的树林里飞，故选 B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文中这句话“During the next month, five more birds died in the same way.”可知在接下来的这个月里，又有五只鸟以同样的方式死了，说明一共有六只鸟撞死，故选C。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文中这句话“They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window. ”可知，鸟们飞向窗子，是因为它们看到了被窗子反射的树，以为是真的树，所以最终撞在了窗子上。故选C。

4.A词义猜测题。根据短文中这句话“When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away. ”鸟儿们看到 the hawks，就飞走了，从四个选项中看A. 鹰；B. 丛林； C.山脉；鸟儿见到就飞走的只有鹰，故选A。

5.C主题归纳题。这篇故事主要讲鸟在窗子上被撞死，家人是如何挽救它们的。A. why the birds died in the garden 鸟为什么在花园里死掉； B. the family were good at paper-cutting 这家人擅长剪纸； C. how the family saved the birds in the garden这家人是如何拯救花园里的鸟的。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。