Question

阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there was a rich man named Marcus. One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange ________ with beautiful feathers and a sweet voice in a tree. Marcus ________ went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could ________ and get lots of money.

"Don't think about making money through me!" said the bird."_________ will buy me, because, in imprisonment(监禁)， I lose my beauty and sweet voice." Marcus's hope of making money was shattered(破碎的). He became angry and wanted to _______ the bird for the meat.

Then the_____ bird suggested, "Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you______simple but useful rules, which can do good to you."

Marcus didn't believe the bird ________, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird _________ it would keep its words. Marcus wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became ________ again.

Marcus asked, "Now teach me the rules." "Certainly," said the bird.

Then the bird taught Marcus the ________ : The first rule is "Never believe everything others say." The second rule is "Never be sad about something you don't have." The third rule is "Never throw away what you have in your hand."

"You silly bird," shouted Marcus. "These rules are known to everyone. You_______ me."

But the bird said, "Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. ________ the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the ________ of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while." With these words, the bird ________ and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat B. bird C. panda D. monkey

2.A. proudly B. freely C. slowly D. weakly

3.A. eat B. study C. draw D. sell

4.A. Nobody B. somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody

5.A. find B. borrow C. smell D. kill

6.A. busy B. helpful C. clever D. lucky

7.A. three B. four C. five D. six

8.A. forever B. later on C. at first D. at last

9.A. promised B. remembered C. guessed D. hoped

10.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lazy D. hard-working

11.A. songs B. languages C. rules D. skills

12.A. cheated B. helped C. found D. forgot

13.A. Until B. Unless C. If D. Although

14.A. history B. value C. fun D. sign

15.A. woke up B. fell down C. flew away D. held on

Answer 1