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Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. When I was a boy of 12, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. It's the most beautiful sound in the world.
I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day, my new pet's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my pet bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries(漿果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
（1）Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?
A.He had just got a new cage.
B.He liked its beautiful feather.
C.He wanted a pet for a companion.
D.He wanted it to sing for him.
（2）The mockingbird died because it ______.
A.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
B.was frightened to death
C.refused to eat anything
D.drank the poisonous water by mistake
（3）An ornithologist probably means ______.
A.a religious person
B.a kind person
C.an expert in birds
D.a headmaster
（4）What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?
A.Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.
B.All birds put in a cage won't live long.
C.You should keep the birds from their mother.
D.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了小時(shí)候抓了一只會(huì)唱歌的模仿鳥，在吃了鳥媽媽帶來的食物后，小鳥不幸夭折的故事。這個(gè)故事告訴我們，每個(gè)生物都有自由地活著的權(quán)利。

⑴考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my own private musician.“可知他想讓它為他唱歌。答案為D。

⑵考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”可知：小鳥死于母親的食物。故選A。

⑶考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)此人對(duì)模仿鳥死亡做的解釋，可知他是鳥類專家。所以答案是C。

⑷考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.“可知，他明白自由對(duì)任何生物都是無價(jià)的。故選A。

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