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 favorite birds， the robins (欧洲的一种小鸟) ." When I was a boy. these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring the 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

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

A. the south                   B. the west                 C. the north

3.From the passage we can know that         .

A. Mr. Ellis likes his new life now

B. the robins can make their nests without trees

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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【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.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的日子，经常谈起过去。故选B。

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.C推理判断题。根据短文的大意可知，Ellis先生非常怀念他过去的生活，他喜欢一种叫robin的小鸟，这种小鸟在树上建造他们的巢。但是现在因为人们不断的砍倒树木，所以这种鸟就不能在他们家附近建造巢了，Ellis先生再也看不到这种鸟了，所以他不喜欢这种改变。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。