5.Watching some children trying to catch butterflies on a hot August afternoon,I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood.When I was a boy of 12in South Carolina,something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood,and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds 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 would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage.At first,in its fright at being captured,the bird fluttered about the cage,but eventually it settled down in its new home.I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out on our back porch,and 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(被俘虜?shù)模?nbsp;was doing,I discovered it on the floor of the cage,dead.I was shocked!What had happened!I had taken excellent care of my little bird,or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne,the famous ornithologist,happened to be visiting my father at the time,hearing me crying over the death of my bird,explained what had occurred."A mother mocking bird,finding her young in a cage,will sometimes bring it poison berries.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.

62.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?A
A.He wanted it to sing for him.
B.He liked its beautiful feather.
C.He had just got a new cage.
D.He wanted a pet for a companion.
63.The mockingbird died because itB.
A.was frightened to death        
B.a(chǎn)te the poisonous food its mother gave it
C.refused to eat anything        
D.drank the poisonous water by mistake
64.An ornithologist probably meansD.
A.a(chǎn) religious person                 
B.a(chǎn) kind person
C.a(chǎn) schoolmaster                   
D.a(chǎn)n expert in birds
65.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?D
A.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.
B.All birds put in a cage won't live long.
C.You should keep the birds from their mother.
D.Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

分析 本文講述了"我"小時候抓了一只會唱歌的模仿鳥,在吃了鳥媽媽帶來的食物后,小鳥不幸夭折的故事.這個故事告訴我們,每個生物都有自由地活著的權利.

解答 62.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my own private musician.可知Happiness is contagious,researchers reported on Thursday可知作者抓住一只知更鳥為想要它為他唱歌;故答案為A.
63.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"A mother mockingbird,finding her young in a cage,will sometimes bring it poison berries.She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity."可知:小鳥死于母親的食物;故選B.
64.D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)Arthur Wayne,the famous ornithologist,happened to be visiting my father at the time,hearing me crying over the death of my bird,explained what had occurred此人對模仿鳥死亡做的解釋,可知他是鳥類專家.故答案為D.
65.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一句話Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage.All living creatures have a right to live free.可知,他明白自由對任何生物都是無價的;故選D.

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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