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  • 1. (2022七下·余姚竞赛) 阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    A woman buys a parrot from a pet shop. But she wants to give the parrot back to the shop the next day.

    "This parrot doesn't talk." she tells the shopkeeper.

    "Does he have a mirror(镜子)in his cage(笼子)?" The shopkeeper asks, "Parrots love mirrors."

    The woman buys a mirror and leaves. The next day she comes back again, saying that the parrot still doesn't talk.

    "How about a ladder(梯子)? Parrots love ladders." the shopkeeper says. The woman buys a ladder and leaves. But again she is back the next day.

    "Does your parrot have a swing(秋千)? No? Well, if he starts swinging, he'll talk a lot." the shopkeeper says.

    The woman then buys a swing and leaves.

    When she walks into the shop the next day, she begins to cry, "The parrot dies(死亡)."

    The shopkeeper looks very surprised. "I'm sorry to hear that. Tell me. Does he ever say anything?" he asks.

    "Yes, right before he dies," the woman answers, "he asks me in a low voice(嗓音), ‘Don't they sell any food at that pet shop?'"

    1. (1) The underlined word "parrot" in paragraph 1 is probably ________.
      A . a bird B . a panda C . a cat D . a monkey
    2. (2) Why does the parrot die?
      A . Because he never talks. B . Because he doesn't eat any food. C . Because the woman kills him. D . Because the shopkeeper kills him.
    3. (3) What can we know from the story?
      A . The parrot likes the swing best. B . The woman buys food for the parrot every day. C . The shopkeeper tells the woman why the parrot dies. D . The woman doesn't know how to look after the parrot.
    4. (4) What does the story want to tell us?
      A . It's important to buy your parrot some toys. B . We can only do things well with the help of others. C . We need to know what to do first when we have pets. D . Everyone needs to know how to look after parrots well.

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