Question

Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

任務(wù)型閱讀（E）

1.Who is the oldest brother?

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2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?

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3.How many languages could the bird speak?

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4.How much was the bird?

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5.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bill’s mother’s birthday?

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Answer 1

1.Bill.

2.An ad.

3.Ten.

4.Nine hundred dollars.

5.No,it couldn’t.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述一個有錢的兒子通過報紙尋找送給母親最好的生日禮物。就在母親生日前一星期，有人給他帶來一只能說會唱的鳥，于是他便把它買下作為禮物送給母親。母親生日過后，他打電話問母親那只鳥怎么樣，他母親說非常好吃。

1.二段“The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money---”描述可知，Bill是大哥。故應(yīng)答：Bill。

2.短文第二段“So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”“的描述可知，Bill在報紙上刊登了一則廣告。故應(yīng)答：An ad。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”的描述可知，那只鳥會說10種語言。故應(yīng)答：Ten。

4.五段“Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird.”的描述可知，那只鳥需要900美元。故應(yīng)答：Nine hundred dollars。

5.最后一句“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” 的描述可知，Bill的母親把那只鳥給吃了，因此它也不會再唱歌。故應(yīng)答：No,it couldn’t。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。