John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He

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John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I’ll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
小题1: Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A．Because he loved his mother very much.

B．Because his mother needed these presents.

C．Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D．Because he was the richest man in the world.

小题2: How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A．They rang John up.

B．They knew it from the newspapers.

C．John phoned them one by one.

D．They knew it on TV.

小题3:When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A．Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday.

B．On John’s mother’s birthday.

C．About five days before John’s mother’s birthday.

D．Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

小题4: Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A．Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B．Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C．Because the bird could look after his mother.

D． Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

小题5: What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A．His mother ate the bird.

B．His mother let the bird fly away.

C．His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D． His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.

答案

小题1:C           
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A

解析

小题1:本文的第一段为John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. 所表示的含义为约翰每年在她母亲生日那天给她送昂贵的礼物，用以表示他很有钱，故本题选C。         
小题2:本文的第三段为He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything.所表示的含义为约翰通过登广告的形式寻求世界上最好的礼物，故本题选B。
小题3:本文第五段为Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.所表示的含义为在约翰母亲生日之前不到一周的时间，有个带鸟的人到约翰家来，故本题选 C。
小题4:用很多的钱买下那只鸟，由于鸟能说许多种语言，所以约翰认为送给他的母亲会使他的母亲开心，故本题选D。
小题5:本文最后一句话所表示的含义为约翰的母亲不知道鸟的才能，把鸟给吃了，鸟肉是美味的，故本题选A。