单选题
A. The name of the bird. B. The name of the man. C. The name of the town. D. The name of the chicken.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] There was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say Ketunnel, but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird. But gradually, he lost his temper. "You stupid bird! Why can't you learn to say that one word? Say Ketunnel or I will kill you. " But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, "Say Ketunnel, or I'll kill you. " But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally, the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house, "You are even more stupid than the chickens." In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sunday's dinner. "The next morning, the man went out to the chicken house. When he opened the door, he was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, "Say Ketunnel, or I'll kill you. "
What does Ketunnel mean?
单选题
A. Because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name. B. Because the bird screamed all day long. C. Because the bird uttered the wrong word. D. Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why did the man throw the bird into the chicken house?
单选题
A. The cruel master. B. The man in the kitchen. C. The pet bird. D. The fourth chicken.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] Who was screaming "Say Ketunnel, or I'll kill you. " at the end of the story?
单选题
A. The bird had finally understood his threat. B. The bird managed to escape from the chicken house. C. The bird had learned to scream back at him. D. The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.