I will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood. When I was a boy of twelve ,something happened to me that made me never____1____any birds in a cage.

     We lived on the edge of a___2___in South Carolina, and every evening many mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t any sound that can be___3__   than the song of the mockingbird.

     I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage,___4__in that way, I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was__5___and fluttered about the cage ,but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with__6__ and looked after my little musician carefully.

     On the second day, the bird' s mother flew to the cage___7___food in her mouth. The baby bird ate up__28__she brought .I was pleased to see this. Certainly his mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

     The following morning when I went to see___9___my little bird was, I found it on the floor of the cage , dead. I was very surprised! What had happened! I had taken great__10__of the little bird, or so I thought.

     Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to be in the forest where we lived at the time. Hearing me crying over the__11__of my bird, he told me what__12__. "A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison(毒药) food. She thinks___13___better for her young to die than to live in a cage."___14___I have never caught any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the fight to___15___in the sky .

(    )1.A. put            B. cut              C. draw             D. pull

(    )2.A. river           B. forest            C. city              D. sea

(    )3.A. more beautiful   B. less terrible       C. worse             D. noisier

(    )4.A. but            B. or               C. and              D. though

(    )5.A. lucky          B. silent            C. kind             D. frightened

(    )6.A. yourself        B. myself           C. herself           D. himself

(    )7.A. without         B. around          C. in               D. with

(    )8.A. someone        B. nothing          C. everything        D. anyone

(    )9.A. how            B. what            C. which            D. whether

(    )10.A. place           B. rest             C. picture           D. care

(    )11.A. death           B. cage             C. food            D. health

(    )12.A. could happen     B. would happen     C. had happened     D. has happened

(    )13.A. one             B. it               C. that             D. this

(    )14. A. Soon after       B. Since then        C. Just then         D. Long ago

(    )15.A. jump            B. run             C. fly              D. walk

阅读理解训练

　　Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature (living thing) in a cage.

　　We lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening at dusk the mocking birds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

　　I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way I would have my own private musician.

　　I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, being scared, the bird fluttered(扑腾) about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my little musician.

　　On the second day of the bird's captivity. my new pet's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

　　The following morning when I went to see how my captive(caged) bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised! What had happened! I had taken extremely care of my little bird, or so I thought.

　　Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had happened. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison-berries(毒莓). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

　　Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1．Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of twelve?

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A．He liked living creatures.

B．He enjoyed watching beautiful birds.

C．He needed a pet as a friend.

D．He wanted the bird to sing for him.

2．The mockingbird died because ________.

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A．the bird suffered from missing its mother.

B．the bird's mother gave it the poisonous food.

C．the writer didn't know how to feed the bird at first.

D．his father' s friend didn't tell him the way of birds' life.

3．An ornithologist probably is a person who ________.

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4．From his past experience, the writer probably suggests that ________.

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A．no one can miss the chance to say sorry.

B．all living creatures can make free choices.

C．everything can be less worthy than any lives.

D．nothing can be more important than freedom.

A  On a Quiet Night

                          Tang  Li Bai

I saw the moonlight before my couch,

And wonder if it were not the frost on the ground,

I raised my head and looked out on the mountain moon,

I bowed my head and thought of my far-off home.

B  Homesickness

-- by Yu Guangzhong

In my childhood,

Homesickness was a small stamp.

I was here.

And my mother was over there，

 

When I grew up,

Homesickness was a narrow ship-ticket.

I was here

And my bride was over there:

 

And then
Homesickness was ___47________.

With me outside

And my mother inside:

 

But now,

Homesickness is a shallow strait.

I am on this side.

And the mainland is on the other side

46. PoemA was written by     in       Dynasty.

A. Du Fu, Tang      B. Bai Juyi, Tang       C. Li Bai, Tang    D. Sushi, Song

47. Choose the best phrase to fill in the blank.

A. a big rock          B. a huge mountain    C. a small tomb   D. a long river

48. What’s the theme of the two poems?

A.Missing hometown           B.Talking about friendship            C. Missing mother              D. Talking about city