Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! That is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the best known for this.

Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show 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 12 years from 1965 to 1976.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958. She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford, England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage.

Another clever bird,named Puck,was tested(測(cè)試)in 1993.Pcople found that Puck knew even more words than Prudle. Puck knew more than 1,700 English words.In the 2003 Guinness(吉尼斯)Book of World Records,Puck was on the list because he knew more words than any other bird in the world.

1.What can African grey parrots do?

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

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

2.How many times did Prudle win the prize for"talking" birds？

A.10 B.12 C.14 D.80

3.What does the underlined phrase“stood out"mean in Chinese?

A.挺身而出 B.站在外面 C.脫穎而出 D.隨機(jī)應(yīng)變

4.Who was Iris Frost?

A.A parrot B.A Ugandan woman C.Prudle's owner D.Puck's owner.

5.A good title for this reading passage is_____.

A.The Aviary'Bird Show B.The difficulties of learning English

C.Interesting pets D.Clever birds

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