Question

As a kid, I read a story of a bird. It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a house and the female bird takes care of the baby in it. When the baby bird learns to fly, the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it. It made me confused(困惑的): How could they so easily give up their house built with so much effort?

One night, I got this dream. I was walking on the endless road with beautiful trees on the either side. Attracted by the greenery, I went on, then I saw a wonderful house. I explored the house. There was a sloping(斜的) roof which matched with the greenery around; the large central open yard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now. The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house — of course, it was all dried up now. Such liveliness turns the house into a home. People say “THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”, and now I felt it and was attracted deeply.

When I woke up from the dream, I was clear about everything. I realized what message my dream wanted to convey(传递) me. And years later, when I chose my career, I thought of the story of the bird and my dream, then I was sure what to do. I decided to choose architecture as my career. I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did, to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it. My dream comes true and the happiness that I gain now from this career is great.

1.When the writer read the story of the bird, he felt___________.

A. bored     B. confused     C. amazed    D. worried

2.In the writer's dream, what part of the house attracted him most?

A. The sloping roof of the house.  

B. The body of water that keeps the house cool.

C. The large central open yard.  

D. The liveliness that he felt around the house.

3.The underlined word “architecture” in Paragraph 3 means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 考古              B. 天文          C.建筑        D.艺术

4. The passage is mainly about___________.

A. how the bird could give up their house easily

B. how the writer finally becomes an honest citizen

C. what we need to do when we choose our career

D. why the writer chooses architecture as his career

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了作者小时候读过的一本有关小鸟筑巢的书，以及做过的一个梦，后来受它们的影响，作者选择自己的职业——建筑业。从自己的职业中作者享受到了快乐。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段出现的句子“As a kid, I read a story of a bird. It made me confused(困惑的): How could they so easily give up their house built with so much effort?”可知，这本书介绍的内容，令作者感到困惑。答案为B。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文中句子“Such liveliness turns the house into a home. People say “THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”, and now I felt it and was attracted deeply.”可知，答案为D。

3.C 词意猜测题。结合下句“I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did, to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it.”作者效仿故事中的雄鸟，努力建造美丽的大房子供别人居住。故答案为C。

4.D主旨大意题。从短文最后一段可以看出，作者选择自己的职业——建筑业，是受小时候故事书的影响以及所托的梦。故答案为D。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。