英语阅读分析Passage1TherewasonceamaninSouthAmericawhohadaparrot,apetbirdthatcouldimitatehumanspeech.Theparrotwasunique.Therewasnootherbirdlikehiminthewholeworld.Hecouldlearntosayanywordexceptone.Hecould
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Passage1
TherewasonceamaninSouthAmericawhohadaparrot,apetbirdthatcouldimitatehumanspeech.Theparrotwasunique.Therewasnootherbirdlikehiminthewholeworld.Hecouldlearntosayanywordexceptone.Hecouldnotsaythenameofhisnativetown,Cotano.Themandideverythinghecouldtoteachtheparrottosay“Cotano”butheneversucceeded.Atfirsthewasverygentlewiththebird,butgraduallyhelosthistemper.“Youstupidbird!Whycan’tyoulearntosaythatOneword!Say‘Cotano’orI’llkillyou!”Buttheparrotwouldnotsayit.Manytimesthemanscreamed,“Say‘Cotano’orI’llkillyou!”Butthebirdwouldneverrepeatthename.Finallythemangaveup.Hepickeduptheparrotandthrewhimintothechickenhouse.“Youareevenmorestupidthanthechickens!”
Inthechickenhouse,therewerefouroldchickenswaitingtobekilledforSunday’sdinner.Thenextmorning,whenhewentouttothechickenhouse,themanopenedthedoor.Hewasshockedbywhathesaw.Hecouldnotbelievehiseyesandears.Onthefloorlaythreedeadchickens,theparrotwasscreamingatthefourth,“Say‘Cotano’orI’llkillyou!”
1.Whycouldn’ttheparrotsaythenameofhisnativetown?
A.Becauseitwasstupid.B.Becauseitdidn’twanttosayit.
C.Becausethemandidn’tteachithowtosay.D.Thereasonisnotmentionedinthestory.
2.Whydidthemanlosehistemper?
A.Becausethebirdcouldn’trepeathismaster’sname.
B.Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.
C.Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.D.Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.
3.Whokilledthethreechickens?
A.Thecruelmaster.B.Themaninthekitchen.
C.Thepetbird.D.Thefourthchicken.
4.Whywasthemanshockedatthescenethenextmorning?
A.Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.
B.Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.
C.Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.
D.Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Themanlovedhisparrotverymuchandalwaystreateditkindly.
B.Theparrotcouldimitatealotofhumanlanguage.
C.The