Question

One day, a woman bought a parrot from a pet store. However, the woman decided to _______the parrot to the store the next day. "This bird doesn't _______. " she told the pet store owner. "Does he have a _________?"the owner asked. "Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it. "So the woman bought one and left.

The next day, she came back, saying that the bird still didn't say anything. "How about a ladder(梯子)? Parrots love ladders, "the owner said. The woman bought a ladder and left.

But the next day, she was back a _______time. "Does your parrot have a swing? No? Well, once he starts _______, he'll talk a lot happily, "the owner said. The woman then bought a swing and left.

When she walked into the store the next day, she began to cry and said _______, "The parrot died. "The pet store owner was _______what she said. "What? I'm sorry. Tell me, did he ever say anything?" he asked. "Yes, right before he died, "the woman answered, "in a _______ voice, he asked me weakly, 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store?'"

Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life. We sometimes have lots of things to do _______, but we forget to deal with the most important things first. We have to remember to "__________ the parrots" in our lives.

1.A.send B.return C.pass

2.A.eat B.fly C.talk

3.A.mirror B.photo C.screen

4.A.first B.second C.third

5.A.exercising B.swinging C.playing

6.A.sadly B.warmly C.peacefully

7.A.worried about B.shocked at C.scared of

8.A.high B.loud C.low

9.A.at once B.after all C.in total

10.A.keep B.watch C.feed

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了一位妇女买了一只鹦鹉，她给鹦鹉买了镜子，梯子和秋千，但是鹦鹉还是死了。因为她忘了给鹦鹉买食物。从这个故事中我们可知，我们同时有很多事情要做，但是我们忘记了先处理最重要的事情。

1.

句意：然而，那位妇女决定第二天把这只鹦鹉还给商店。

A. send发送，B. return回来，C. pass通过。return…to…“把……还给……”，故选B。

2.

句意：她告诉宠物店的老板：“这只鸟不会说话。”

A. eat吃，B. fly飞，C. talk谈论。根据后文的“The next day, she came back, saying that the bird still didn't say anything.”可知，此处表示这只鸟不会说话。故选C。

3.

句意：这位店主问：“他有镜子吗？”

A. mirror镜子，B. photo照片，C. screen屏幕。根据后文的“Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it.”可知，能在里面看到自己，应是镜子，故选A。

4.

句意：但是，第二天她又回来了。

A. first第一，B. second第二，C. third第三。根据前文的内容可知，她第一次回来，买了一个镜子，第二次回来买了一个梯子，因此这里表示她第三次回到商店。故选C。

5.

句意：店主说“你的鹦鹉有秋千吗？没有？嗯，一旦它开始摇摆，它就会高兴地说很多话。”

A. exercising锻炼，B. swinging摇摆，C. playing玩。根据“Does your parrot have a swing?”可知，此处表示鹦鹉在秋千上摇摆。故选B。

6.

句意：第二天当她走进这家商店时，她开始哭，悲伤地说：“那只鹦鹉死了。”

A. sadly悲伤地，B. warmly温暖地，C. peacefully和平地。根据“The parrot died”可知，鹦鹉死了，所以她感到伤心。故选A。

7.

句意：这个宠物店的店主对她说的话感到惊讶。

A. worried about担心，B. shocked at对……感到惊讶，C. scared of害怕……。根据“What?”可知，这位店主对她说的话感到惊讶。故选B。

8.

句意：那个女人回答说:“他低声地问我，‘宠物店不卖食品吗?’”

A. high高的，B. loud大声的，C. low低的。根据“right before he died,”和“Don't they sell any food at that pet store?'”可知，这只鹦鹉没有吃食物，因此在死之前说话声音非常低，故选C。

9.

句意：我们有时同时有很多事情要做，但是我们忘记了先处理最重要的事情。

A. at once马上，同时，B. after all毕竟，C. in total总共。根据“we forget to deal with the most important things first.”可知，要先处理最重要的事，因此表示同时有很多事要做。故选A。

10.

句意：在我们的生活中，我们必须记住“喂鹦鹉”。

A. keep保留，B. watch观看，C. feed喂养。根据前文的“Don't they sell any food at that pet store? '”可知，此处表示要“喂鹦鹉”，故选C。