Question

One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…”

The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.”

So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.

A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”

The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.”

The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”

1.The woman went into the pet store because .

A. she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day party

B. she wanted to buy a bird to make a big meal

C. there were lots of nice birds in it

D. she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

2.The woman put the bird in the fridge because .

A. she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving Day

B. she thought it’s the best place for it to live in

C. the bird liked living in the cold place

D. the bird spoke dirty words

3.The underlined word “shivering” means .

A. 睡觉 B. 发抖 C. 生气 D. 跳动

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一位女人走进一家宠物店给感恩节派对买一只鸟。夫人回家后把鸟放在她的床上，走出房间。但当她走进厨房，鸟开始尽量大声说脏话。女人就把鸟放在冰箱。几个小时后，当她吃的时候，她记得她的鸟仍在冰箱里。她很快打开门，发现鸟在颤抖。

1. day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party.可知那位女人走进一家宠物店是为了给感恩节派对买一只鸟。所以该选A。

2.第四段中But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.的描述可知那位女人将那只鸟放到冰箱是因为在尽其可能说脏话，所以该选D。

3.联系上句she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge.可知shivering的意思是发抖，所以该选B。

考点：故事类阅读。