Question

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 (登廣告) 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.
小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

Answer 1

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

小題1:本文的第一段為John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. 所表示的含義為約翰每年在她母親生日那天給她送昂貴的禮物，用以表示他很有錢，故本題選C。         
小題2:本文的第三段為He advertised (登廣告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything.所表示的含義為約翰通過登廣告的形式尋求世界上最好的禮物，故本題選B。
小題3:本文第五段為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.所表示的含義為在約翰母親生日之前不到一周的時間，有個帶鳥的人到約翰家來，故本題選 C。
小題4:用很多的錢買下那只鳥，由于鳥能說許多種語言，所以約翰認為送給他的母親會使他的母親開心，故本題選D。
小題5:本文最后一句話所表示的含義為約翰的母親不知道鳥的才能，把鳥給吃了，鳥肉是美味的，故本題選A。