题文
once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 横杆 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “ That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”
“ No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk.” the pet store owner said.
“ I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 细绳 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?
“ Yes,” the man answered.
“ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”
“ Not at all,” the owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “ Good morning.”
The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “ How are you today?”
“ That’s not very interesting,” said the man. “ Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “ But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“ I’ll fall off my perch, you fool !”the parrot said. 小题1: The parrot was expensive because ________.A．it was pretty beautifulB．it could talk with peopleC．it was a very unusual birdD．it was in the middle of the store小题2:The parrot would talk when ________.A．people came into the pet storeB．it was the pet store ownerC．people said it was beautifulD．people pulled the strings on its legs小题3: Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?A．Good morning.B．How are you?C．That wasn’t interestingD．I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!小题4: From the story we know the parrot was ________.A．kindB．sillyC．cleverD．crazy小题5: The best title for the passage should be ________.
Unusual Parrot B. Parrot Talk C. Silly Man D. Clever Owner
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答案
小题1:B小题2:D小题3:A小题4:C小题5:B
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解析
本文主要写了一个宠物商店店主有个会说话的鹦鹉，价钱很贵。一个男人试着让这个鹦鹉说话的故事。小题1:细节理解题。由第三段It’s expensive because it can talk可知选B。小题2:细节理解题。由“ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”店主说，你拉绳子鹦鹉就说话了。可知选D。小题3:细节理解题。由第十段The parrot said, “ Good morning.”可知选A。小题4:推理判断题。由最后两段可知，这个男人说，如果我两个绳子一起拉，会怎样？这个鹦鹉说，傻瓜我会从横杆上掉下去的。可知鹦鹉很聪明。故选C。小题5:标题归纳题。由整篇文章可知，本文主要关于鹦鹉讲话的，故选B。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“once there was a par.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
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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。
