题文
Bill ,Frank and Dave were brothers. Every year, they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday .They liked to show her how rich and successful they were.
The eldest brother ,Bill, had a lot of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy .so he put an ad in the newspaper .”Wanted ----the greatest gift for my mother,”
about a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office .he brought a big bird.
“This bird,”the man said ,”can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs”
“Really?I’d like to listen to it.”Bill said
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song .Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird, The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother,” Well ,mother,” he asked ,”what do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” Said his mother.
小题1:who is the eldest brother?A．DaveB．BillC．JackD．Frank小题2:What did Bill put in the newspaper?A．A showB．A magazineC．An ad.D．A report小题3:How many languages could the bird speak?A．FiveB．sevenC．eightD．ten小题4:How much did Bill pay for the bird?A．Nine dollarsB．Ten dollarsC．Nine thousand dollarsD．Ten thousand dollars小题5:What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday ?A．A bird with a cardB．Some moneyC．A jokeD．A song
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
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解析
这篇短文讲述的是Bill想给他的妈妈买最贵的生日礼物，他花费了九千美元买了一只会说十种语言，还会唱歌的鸟，作为生日礼物送给了他的妈妈。没想到这只这么有才华，并且这么贵的鸟被他妈妈给吃了。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第二段的开头The eldest brother ,Bill, had a lot of money可知，最大的哥哥是Bill，他很有钱。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第二段中…wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy .so he put an ad in the newspaper可知，最大的哥哥Bill很有钱，他想让他的秘密拥有最贵的礼物，但是他不知道买什么，所以他就在报纸上发布了一个广告。由此可知选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文中“This bird,”the man said ,”can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs”可知，卖鸟的那个人说，这只鸟会说10种语言，还会唱流行歌。故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文中Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird可知，Bill听见这只鸟说了法语和日语，并且唱了一支歌后非常的高兴，于是他付了9千美元买这只鸟。由此可知选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文中the next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card可知，第二天，Bill把这只鸟和一张生日卡片送给了他的妈妈。由此可知选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Bill ,Frank and Dave.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
