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【题目】 Many students think that learning a new language is very hard. Now think how hard it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird’s brain! The following is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots (鹦鹉) are the most famous for this. Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show (全国宠物鸟展览) tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the “talking birds”. She won this prize for twelve times.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Africa. She was sold to Iris Frost in England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died when it was 35 years old.

A different kind of bird named Puck was tested about the English words she knew. She knew more than 1,700 words.

If a bird can do it, anybody can do it.

【1】What can African grey parrots do?

A.Speak like a person.B.Sing like a person.

C.Copy the sounds of language.D.Have conversations with a person.

【2】What does the underlined phrase 'stood out" mean in Chinese?

A.随机应变B.挺身而出C.站了起来D.脱颖而出

【3】How many times did Prudle win the prize for “talking birds”?

A.6 times.B.12 times.C.15 times.D.35 times.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Prudle knew more than 800 English words.B.Ms. Frost took care of Prudle.

C.Puck could speak English better than a person.D.Prudle and Puck died when they were 35 years old.

【5】Who was Iris Frost?

A.Puck's owner.B.Prudle’s owner.

C.A parrot.D.An English teacher.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

文章介绍了两只鸟Prudle和Puck拥有超凡的语言学习能力。如果鸟类都能做到的话，我们人类为什么不能做到呢？

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language”可知，许多鸟类可以模仿语言的声音，尤以非洲鹦鹉为最。故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据下文“She won this prize for twelve times.”可知，此鸟在展览中属于出类拔萃的鸟，得了十二次奖。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句话“She won this prize for twelve times.”可知，Prudle一共获得了十二次奖。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。由“Prudle knew almost 800 words in English.”可知，Prudle知道将近800个英语单词而不是800多个英语单词，A选项错误；由“Ms. Frost took care of the bird”可知，Ms. Frost照顾Prudle，B选项正确；由“She knew more than 1,700 words”可知，Puck能知道1,700个单词，但是文章没有说明这跟人类相比是什么样的程度，C选项错误；由“Prudle died when it was 35 years old”可知，Prudle活了35岁，但是文章未说明Puck也活了35年，D选项错误。故选B。

【5】细节理解题。由“Ms. Frost …when it was 35 years old.”可知，Iris Frost照顾Prudle，也就是它的主人。故选B。

对于阅读题中选出正确答案的一项，需要采用“排除法”来做题。在做题时需要排查每个选项是否在原文中能够原原本本找到，谨慎无中生有、似是而非的答案。例如小题4，选项A说的是“more than800 words”，而原文中说的是“almost 800 words”，故而错误；选项C， Puck英语说得比人类好，虽然它能说1,700个单词，但是原文中并无直接指出它说得比人类好，主观臆断，故而错误；选项D，两只鸟都活了35年，原文只有指出Prudle活了35年，并无说明Puck活了多久，随意猜测，故而错误。故选B。