Question

【題目】John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.

“ I must find something wonderful for her this year， and it must be the only one in the whole world.” John thought.

He advertised（登廣告）in the newspapers. “Wanted – the best present that is the only one in the whole world.”

For many days people phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him “ the best present”. But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

Then a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage（籠子）， and in the cage there was a large bird.

“ This bird，” the man said， “can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world.”

“ I’ll buy it，” John said. “ How much do you want?”

“One hundred thousand dollars，” the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. “Well， mother，” he said， “Is the bird wonderful?”

“ Oh，it was delicious， dear，” she said.

【1】Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A、Because he loved his mother very much.

B、Because his mother needed them.

C、Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

【2】How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A、They rang John up.

B、They knew it from the newspapers.

C、John phoned them one by one.

【3】People all over the world phoned John to .

A、send him the best present

B、hope to see the best present

C、sell their things to him

【4】What does John think of the bird?

A、It was too expensive.

B、It was the best present.

C、It was a very clever bird.

【5】What does the sentence “ It was delicious” really mean in the story?

A、His mother ate the bird.

B、His mother let the bird fly away.

C、His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了John打算在母親節(jié)送給她母親一個(gè)特殊的禮物，所以他發(fā)了一個(gè)廣告來花重金找特殊禮物。最后選中一只特殊的鳥，能說100種語言和唱流行歌曲，但是最后她的母親不知道，把這只鳥吃了。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解，本文的第一段為John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. 所表示的含義為約翰每年在她母親生日那天給她送昂貴的禮物，用以表示他很有錢，故選C。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解，本文的第三段為He advertised (登廣告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything.所表示的含義為約翰通過登廣告的形式尋求世界上最好的禮物，故選B。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解，根據(jù)文中For many days people phoned him from all over the world可知，全世界的人們給他打電話送給他最好的禮物. 。故選A。

【4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解，用很多的錢買下那只鳥，由于鳥能說許多種語言，所以約翰認(rèn)為送給他的母親會(huì)使他的母親開心，故選B。

【5】A細(xì)節(jié)理解，本文最后一句話所表示的含義為約翰的母親不知道鳥的才能，把鳥給吃了，鳥肉是美味的，故選A。