Question

Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to  1  that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to   2   the bird.

Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous  3   bird. Now  4  people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away.  The bird opened its huge   5  and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it  6  with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to   7  it.

The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 8   his grandfather had done, but the bird  9  to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle 10 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less   11  . Sam asked his uncle to come out before   12 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with   13  , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is   14  .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.

Before Sam found the bird was  15  , two angry men arrived in a car. They 16   his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked 17  and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He 18  at Sam, “Sam will show you 19   to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the  20  . It flew away and disappeared forever.

1.                A．feed           B．buy            C．wash D．sell

2.                A．know          B．find            C．keep D．buy

3.                A．singing         B．sleeping        C．eating    D．hunting

4.                A．some          B．no             C．many D．few

5.                A．mouth         B．wings          C．tail  D．eyes

6.                A．dealt           B．returned        C．met  D．parted

7.                A．watch          B．search          C．eat  D．help

8.                A．as             B．for            C．since D．after

9.                A．fell            B．rose           C．walked   D．ran

10.               A．shouted        B．cried          C．laughed   D．nodded

11.               A．attractive       B．pleasant        C．poor  D．strong

12.               A．bed           B．supper         C．lunch D．breakfast

13.               A．patience        B．surprise        C．joy   D．sadness

14.               A．harmful        B．strange         C．cheap D．useless

15.               A．leaving         B．gone           C．dying D．cooked

16.               A．shouted at      B．smiled at        C．looked after    D．took after

17.               A．impressed      B．worried        C．satisfied   D．bored

18.               A．waved         B．pointed        C．aimed D．jumped

19.               A．what           B．why           C．where D．how

20.               A．money         B．coat           C．bird  D．everything

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了Sam的叔叔有一只年老的鸟，Sam的叔叔想把它卖掉。Sam的爷爷说这只鸟是一只会狩猎的鸟，鸟后来捉回了一只老鼠。尽管如此，他的叔叔还是把鸟卖了。当买家找回来说鸟不会捕猎，要求退款时，Sam的叔叔让Sam展示如何让这只鸟捕猎。Sam打开笼子，鸟儿却飞走了，再也没有回来。

1.根据We will get rid of it.可知这里想说喂养这只鸟需要花费太多了，feed 喂养，故选A。

2.根据We will get rid of it.可知这里想说但是Sam想要留下这只鸟，keep留下，故选C。

3.根据Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less strong，故选D。

4.这里想表达现在很少有人知道了，故选D。

5. 根据The bird opened its huge，故选B。

6.这里想说它带着一只小兔子回来了，dealt 处理 returned  回来了 met遇到 parted分开，故选B。

7.根据cut it open可知这里想说它开始吃，故选C。

8.根据his grandfather had done, but the bird fell to the ground and stood still,可知这里想说他按照他祖父曾经的做法，as 按照，故选A。

9.根据and stood still.可知这里想说它落到了地上，故选A。

10.根据but laughed again，故选C。

11.根据in late afternoon，可知这里想说当光线不太强的时候，故选D。

12.根据Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less strong 可知这里想说Sam让他的叔叔在晚饭之前出去 ，故选B。

13.根据This time the bird caught a mouse.可知这里想说他的叔叔很吃惊，故选B。

14.根据We can’t eat mice可知这里想说所以这只鸟仍然没用，useless没用的，故选D。

15.根据And he sold the bird without telling Sam，可知这里想说在Sam发现鸟不见了之前，故选B。

16.根据two angry men arrived in a car，shouted at对......大喊 smiled at对......微笑looked after照顾took after长得像......，故选A。

17.根据They shouted at his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back.可知Sam的叔叔看起来很担心，worried 担心的，为难的，故选B。

18.根据“Sam will show you how to make the bird hunt!可知这里想说他指向Sam，point at指向，故选B。

19.这里想表达Sam将给你们展示如何让这只鸟捕猎，故选D。

20.根据“Sam will show you how to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?”故选C。

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