Question

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 beautiful	B．it could talk with people
C．it was a very unusual bird	D．it was in the middle of the store

小题2:The parrot would talk when ________.

A．people came into the pet store	B．it was the pet store owner
C．people said it was beautiful	D．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 interesting	D．I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!

小题4: From the story we know the parrot was ________.

A．kind

B．silly

C．clever

D．crazy

小题5: The best title for the passage should be ________.
Unusual Parrot   B. Parrot Talk      C. Silly Man     D. Clever Owner

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B

试题分析：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。