Question

    A young woman named Jessie got a parrot as a gift. But the parrot had a bad habit：It was always rude.

Jessie tried to change the bird. She spoke to the bird with only polite 1. （word）and played soft music to it.

But the bird didn't change at all. It became even 2. （rude）. Jessie angrily caught the bird and put it in the fridge. For a few minutes the parrot kicked and shouted. Then suddenly there was total silence.

Fearing that she might hurt the parrot, Jessie quickly 3. （open）the door of the fridge. The parrot calmly stepped out onto Jessie's arms and said: “I am very sorry about my rude language and actions. I want to do everything 4. （correct）my rude actions.”

Jessie was surprised to hear that. As she wanted to ask why it changed so much, the bird spoke very 5. （soft）: “May I ask what the turkey（火鸡）did?”

Answer

1.words

2.ruder

3.opened

4.to correct

5.softly

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述杰西得到一只鹦鹉作为礼物，但是鹦鹉总是很粗鲁。她试着和鸟只用礼貌的话语讲话，而且给它放柔和的音乐；但是鹦鹉变得更加粗鲁。她生气地把鹦鹉放进了冰箱，后来害怕自己伤害了鹦鹉，把冰箱打开，发现鹦鹉安静下来并表示会改变自己的粗鲁行为。杰西很吃惊，询问它为什么有如此的变化，结果发现鸟被冰箱里的火鸡吓到了。

1.

句意：杰西和鸟只用礼貌的话语讲话，而且给它放柔和的音乐。

polite后面用名词，根据“spoke to”可知此处“表示说的话”用名词words。故答案为words。

2.

句意：但是它变得更加粗鲁。

根据前文“It was always rude”以及“But the bird didn't change at all”可知此处用even修饰形容词的比较级表示“更加粗鲁”，用rude的比较级变化ruder。故答案为ruder。

3.

句意：害怕她可能伤害鹦鹉，杰西迅速地打开冰箱的门。

此处缺谓语动词。句子讲述的是过去的事，用一般过去时态，此处用动词过去式opened。故答案为opened。

4.

句意：我想做一切事情来改变我的粗鲁行为。

此处是目的状语，用动词不定式to correct。故答案为to correct。

5.

句意：当她问为什么它如此改变时，鸟很温柔的说：“我可以问一下火鸡做了什么吗？”

动词spoke后面用副词修饰，此处用softly表示“温柔地讲”。故答案为softly。