Question

    The bird dropped like a rock. Before lowering the gun, I realized what I’d done—I’d killed my first animal. I rushed into the brush, praying, “Oh God, please don’t let it be dead.” The pigeon lay there with blood out of its beak (喙), feathers scattered about and its head bent lifelessly to the side. After burying it, I hurried home and went to hide my gun in my room.

I was dead silent at dinner. I felt as though every time I lowered my head, Dad was looking at me, but whenever I stole a glance in his direction, he seemed simply to be paying attention to his food. Mom finally uncovered the main dish—chicken. The dead pigeon appeared in my mind so that I almost threw up on the plate. Pushing my chair back and I ran to my room. My head buried in my pillow, I felt Dad rubbing my back. My tears slowly disappeared and I cleared my throat. “I shot a pigeon today,” “Oh?” my father replied, his expression unchanging.” And how did it feel?” “It felt... awful,” I answered.

“I’m sure it did. That’s one of the reasons I said you shouldn’t shoot birds.” I glanced at him,” Are you going to punish me?”

“Well, you misused your BB gun, and you disobeyed me. What you need is to always remember how bad it felt to kill that poor bird. Somehow, I think you will. ”And, patting me on the shoulder, he said, “Now let’s go to get dinner.”

Little did I know that my father was right before this. I would remember killing that bird along with a lot of other things for the rest of my life.

1.How did the author feel just after realizing having killed the bird?

A.Upset and despair. B.Delighted and proud.

C.Tired and sad. D.Scared and regretful.

2.Why did the author run away when seeing the dish of chicken?

A.He had something urgent to do.

B.He didn’t like chicken at all.

C.He thought of the killed bird.

D.He was afraid to face his parents.

3.What did the father do after being told the truth?

A.To take away the author’s gun.

B.To criticize the author seriously.

C.To require the author to obey him forever.

D.To ask the author to remember killing the bird.

4.What do we know about the author’s father?

A.He was satisfied to see the author hide his gun.

B.He didn’t want the author to waste time playing.

C.He used his special way to teach the author a lesson.

D.He was tolerant of any of the author’s mistakes.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候不听父亲的话，用枪射杀了一只鸽子的故事。事后作者感觉非常难过，父亲安慰并教导他，这件事让作者在余生牢记父亲对他的教导。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段关键句I rushed into the brush, praying, “Oh God, please don’t let it be dead.”可知，作者祈祷不要让这只鸟死去，可推断出在得知鸟死亡后，他对自己的行为是感到后悔的。再根据第一段关键句After burying it, I hurried home and went to hide my gun in my room.可知，作者在埋葬了鸽子之后就跑回家，并把枪藏了起来，可推断出此时作者的心情是害怕的。综上所述，在意识到自己杀害了鸽子之后，作者的感觉是既害怕又后悔的。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段关键句“The dead pigeon appeared in my mind so that I almost threw up on the plate.”可知，看到这盘鸡肉，死去的鸽子又出现在了作者的脑海中。由此可知出作者看到鸡肉后逃离，是因为这盘鸡肉让他想起了被自己杀死的鸽子。故选C项。

3.

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段关键句“What you need is to always remember how bad it felt to kill that poor bird.”可知，作者的父亲在被告知真相之后，让作者永远记住杀死这只可怜的鸟的感觉是多么糟糕。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章内容及最后一段关键句“I would remember killing that bird along with a lot of other things for the rest of my life.”可知，作者的父亲没有批评作者，而是让作者永远记住杀死这只可怜的鸟的感觉是多么糟糕。在父亲的教导下，作者在余生都牢记这件事带给他的教训。由此可推断出，在文中，作者的父亲用独特的方式给作者上了一课。故选C项。