英語閱讀分析
Passage 1
There was once a man in South America who had a parrot,a pet bird that could imitate human speech.The parrot was unique.There was no other bird like him in the whole world.He could learn to say any word except one.He could not say the name of his native town,Cotano.The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Cotano” but he never succeeded.At first he was very gentle with the bird,but gradually he lost his temper.“You stupid bird!Why can’t you learn to say that One word!Say ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!” But the parrot would not say it.Many times the man screamed,“Say ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!” But the bird would never repeat the name.Finally the man gave up.He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house.“You are even more stupid than the chickens!”
In the chicken house,there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinner.The next morning,when he went out to the chicken house,the man opened the door.He was shocked by what he saw.He could not believe his eyes and ears.On the floor lay three dead chickens,the parrot was screaming at the fourth,“Say ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!”
1.Why couldn’t the parrot say the name of his native town?
A.Because it was stupid.B.Because it didn’t want to say it.
C.Because the man didn’t teach it how to say.D.The reason is not mentioned in the story.
2.Why did the man lose his temper?
A.Because the bird couldn’t repeat his master’s name.
B.Because the bird screamed all day long.
C.Because the bird uttered the wrong word.D.Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
3.Who killed the three chickens?
A.The cruel master.B.The man in the kitchen.
C.The pet bird.D.The fourth chicken.
4.Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning?
A.The bird had finally understood his threat.
B.The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
C.The bird had learned to scream back at him.
D.The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.
B.The parrot could imitate a lot of human language.
C.The parrot was thrown into the chicken house by its master.
D.Three of the old chickens were dead the next day.