Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.

     One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"

     "No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.

     "I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.

     The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"

     "Yes," the man answered.

     "Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."

     The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"

     "Not at all," the pet store owner said.

     The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."

     The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"

      "That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"

     "I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.

1.The parrot was expensive because________.

A.it was pretty beautiful

B.it could talk with the people

C.it was a very unusual bird

D.it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when _________.

A.people came into the pet store

B.it was the pet store owner

C.people said it was beautiful

D.people pulled the strings on its legs

3.Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?

A.Good morning.

B.How are you?

C.That's wasn't interesting.

D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

4.From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A.kind     B.silly    C.clever    D.crazy

5.The best title for the passage should be _________.

A.Unusual Parrot     B.Parrot Talk      C.Silly man    D.Clever Owner

阅读理解，判断正（T）误（F）.

Jim, Kate and Tom are doing their homework. Jim's spelling of "Monday" is wrong, Kate tells him about it. Tom doesn't have his eraser in his pencil-box . He wants to borrow one from Jim or Kate. Jim says he has one and give it to Tom. Tom thanks Jim for his help, Jim says "Thanks a lot" to Kate for her help. "Not all ,"says Kate. The three children are students in a middle school in China． Jim is from UK. Kate is from from USA． Tom comes from Australia． They are good friends. They often do their homework together and play together. They often help each other.

（1）The three children come from different countries.

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（2）They are friendly to each other.

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（3）When someone say "Thanks very much" to you, you can answer "Not at all" or "You're welcome".

（　　）

（4）Jim knows how to spell the word "Monday".

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（5）Jim is an English girl.

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阅读理解，判断正（T）误（F）.

Jim, Kate and Tom are doing their homework. Jim's spelling of "Monday" is wrong, Kate tells him about it. Tom doesn't have his eraser in his pencil-box . He wants to borrow one from Jim or Kate. Jim says he has one and give it to Tom. Tom thanks Jim for his help, Jim says "Thanks a lot" to Kate for her help. "Not all ,"says Kate. The three children are students in a middle school in China． Jim is from UK. Kate is from from USA． Tom comes from Australia． They are good friends. They often do their homework together and play together. They often help each other.

（1）The three children come from different countries.

（　　）

（2）They are friendly to each other.

（　　）

（3）When someone say "Thanks very much" to you, you can answer "Not at all" or "You're welcome".

（　　）

（4）Jim knows how to spell the word "Monday".

（　　）

（5）Jim is an English girl.

（　　）

Mrs Beckman goes to the 　1 . Her four—year-- old 　2 asks to go there with her. His father is at 　3　　 and nobody looks after him.　 4　 she takes him there. It's Saturday and there are a lot of　 5　 in the shop. She looks at the food and then　 6　 some. Mike likes bananas very much and wants some, but she has 7　 money and doesn't agree.

On 8　 way home they　 9　 Mrs. Turner,,one of Mrs. Beckman's 　10　 . She has some bananas in her　　 11 . Mike sees them and looks at them. The woman finds it and 12　 two to the little boy.

　　 "Mrs. Turner gives me two bananas, Mummy, "says Mike.

　　 "Do you　 13　 her? "

　　 "No,I don't," 14　 the boy and then he runs back to Mrs. Turner. A few　 15 　later he comes to his mother and says, "It's no use. She says to me, 'Not at all!"

(　　 )1. A. market　　　 B, school　　　 C. shop　　　　　 D.farm

(　　 ) 2. A. daughter　　 B. brother　　 　　 C. son　　　　　 　　　 D. sister

( 　 ) 3. A. home　 　　　　　　 B. work　 　　　　　 C. school　　　　 　　 D. bed

(　　 ) 4. A. So　　　 　 B. But　 　　　　　　 C. And　　　　 　 D. Or

(　　 ) 5. A. animals　 　　 B. trees　　 C. policemen　 　 D. people

(　　 ) 6. A. asks　 　　　　 B. buys　 　　　　　 C. sells　　 　　　　 D. borrows

(　　 )7. A. never　　　 B. much　　 　　 C. some　　 　　 　　 D. no

(　　 ) 8.A.their　　　　　 B.his　　　　 C. her　　　　　 D.them

(　　 )9 A. meet　　　 　　 B. hear　 　　　　　　 C. call　　　　 D. forget

(　　 )10. A.friend　　　　 B. friends　　 C. friendly　　　　 D.a friend

(　　 ) 11. A. pencil-box　 B. room　　　 　 C. basket　　 　　　　　 D. clothes

(　　 ) 12.A. give　　　　 B. to give　　 C. giving　　　　 D. gives

(　　 ) 13. A. stop　　 　 B. thank　　 C. answer　　　 D. see

(　　 )14. A. speaks　　　 B. tells　　　　 C. says　　　　　 D. talks

(　　 ) 15. A. minutes　　 B. days　　　 　　 C. weeks　 　　　　　　　　 D. years

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"
"No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said

1. 1.

   The parrot was expensive because______.

   1. A.
      it was pretty beautiful
   2. B.
      it could talk with the people
   3. C.
      it was a very unusual bird
   4. D.
      it was in the middle of the store
2. 2.

   The parrot would talk when______.

   1. A.
      people came into the pet store
   2. B.
      it was the pet store owner
   3. C.
      people said it was beautiful
   4. D.
      people pulled the strings on its legs
3. 3.

   Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?

   1. A.
      Good morning
   2. B.
      How are you?
   3. C.
      That's wasn't interesting
   4. D.
      I'll fall off my perch, you fool
4. 4.

   From the story we know the parrot was______.

   1. A.
      kind
   2. B.
      silly
   3. C.
      clever
   4. D.
      crazy
5. 5.

   The best title for the passage should be______.

   1. A.
      Unusual Parrot
   2. B.
      Parrot Talk
   3. C.
      Silly man
   4. D.
      Clever Owner