Question

Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his home town.

He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favourite birds, the robins （一种小小鸟——鸫）. "When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests（巢）in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and they built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees."

"Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They do not come any more."

1.Mr. Ellis often talks about________.

A. his old house  B. the old days

C. his life now   D. his family

2.The birds, the robins, spent the winter in________.

A. the south         B. the west

C. the north        D. the east

3.________ built the nests in the trees.

A. Mr. Ellis       B. Some people

C. The robins        D. Some dogs

4. Then people________ trees because they wanted to build more houses.

A. cut down          B. planted

C. bought           D. watered

5.From the passage（短文）we can know that________.

A. Mr. Ellis likes his new life now

B. there were many houses there in the old days

C. the robins can make their nests without trees

D. Mr. Ellis is not happy with the changes there

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Ellis先生经常想起以前的日子，在他小的时候，他经常看到一种鸟，这种鸟在他家附近的树上建造巢。但是现在人们砍倒越来越多的树，这种鸟再也不会出现了，所以Ellis先生很不喜欢这种变化。

1.1】B 细节理解题。根据短文中But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them.可知，Ellis先生永远不会忘记过去是日子，经常谈起过去。故选B。

2.2】A细节理解题。根据短文中Ellis先生所说的话Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south.可知，这种鸟从冬天的时候会从北方飞到南方去过冬。故选A。

3.3】C细节理解题。根据短文中Ellis先生的话Some would build their nests（巢）in the trees near our houses.可知，这种叫robin的鸟在我们家附近的树上建造他们的巢。故选C。

4.A 细节理解题。根据短文中Then people started to cut down trees, and they built more houses.可知，人们砍倒树木，是为了建造更多的房子。故选A。

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考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。