Thrushcross reading reference answer

One afternoon in August, it was very warm, and a group of children were trying to catch those colorful butterflies. At this time, I can't help but think of an impressive thing that happened in my childhood. I was twelve years old and lived in South Carolina. I often catch some wild animals and put them in cages. After that, my interest was thrown away.

My home is on the edge of the forest. Every sunset and dusk, a group of American thrush will come to the forest to rest and sing. That song is so beautiful that no human instrument can play such wonderful music.

I decided to catch a little thrush and put it in my cage so that it could sing for me alone.

Sure enough, I succeeded. First, it flapped its wings and flew around in the cage, very scared. But then it quieted down and admitted its new home. Standing in front of the cage, listening to the wonderful singing of my little musician, I feel extremely happy. It's a godsend.

I put the birdcage in my backyard. The next day, its loving mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. Mother thrush asked the little thrush to swallow the food bit by bit. Of course, mother Thrushcross knows it's much better than me feeding her baby. It seems that this is good for everyone.

The next morning, I went to see what my little prisoner was doing and found him lying quietly at the bottom of the cage, dead. I don't understand this, and I don't know what happened. I think, isn't my Xiao Wu taken good care of?

At that time, it happened that arthur waley, a famous ornithologist, came to visit my father and stayed in my house. So I told him the poor boy's terrible bad luck. After listening to this, he made a brilliant explanation: when the female thrush finds the little thrush in the cage, she must feed the little thrush with enough poisonous berries. It seems that she firmly believes that her child is dead, which is better than being a prisoner alive. I was shocked to hear that.

From then on, I will never catch any living things and put them in cages. Because I know: any living thing has the pursuit of free life, and this pursuit is undoubtedly worthy of recognition.

12. Read the following words: (2 points)

Gorgeous () Swallow () Bad luck () Prisoner ()

13. Explain the meanings of the following words in the text: (2 points)

A. fantastic:

B. take decisive action:

14. There is a sentence in the first paragraph: After that incident, my interest was thrown away without a trace. Excuse me: that thing in the sentence means:, and this interest in the sentence means:. (2 points)

15. In the third paragraph, I wrote that I was determined to catch a little thrush and put it in a cage because:

. One sentence that can show my determination is: (2 points)

16. The little thrush lay silently at the bottom of the cage and died because: Mom tried to kill the little thrush because: (2 points)

17. I will never catch any creatures and put them in cages again. What does this sentence mean that the author understands? (Please answer in the original text) (2 points)

18. The Hungarian poet Petofi has a poem: Life is precious, but love is more expensive; If you are free, you can throw both. Please read it carefully, compare it with this article, and then point out its theme: (2 points)

19. Write a title for this article: (2 points)

20. What can you draw from reading the full text? Please write a paragraph to express your feelings, no less than 50 words. (4 points)

Reference answer: 12.lá n yà né qiú

13. Wonderful to the extreme. B.seize the opportunity and make a decision at once.

14. I understand why little thrush died; Catch wild animals and keep them in cages.

15. Let it sing for me and make a decision.

16. The mother thrush feeds the little thrush with poisonous berries that are deadly enough; It seems to trust its children.

I would rather die than be a living prisoner.

17. All living things have the pursuit of free life, which is undoubtedly worthy of recognition.

18. The pursuit of freedom is more important than life and love. (or free life first)

Freedom and life.

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