第二节短文理解2
阅读下列短文，从A．、B．、C．三个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。
请根据下面短文回答第61——65题：
Mr. Black was young and able. The boss liked him. Last month he was sent to China on business. Before he went back from China, he decided to buy something for Tony, the son of his boss. At first he didn' t know what to buy for the boy. Suddenly he remembered that the boy liked birds very much, so he went to the bird market. He was glad to find that there were so many kinds of birds there. He bought four beautiful birds, then he told the boy about it on the telephone.
As soon as Mr. Black returned to London by air, he went to Tony with the four birds. But on his way to the boss’s home．one of them flew out of the cage(笼子)and there were only three birds left in it．Then Mr．Black bought a local(当地的)bird to take the place of the missing Chinese one．
Tony of course was very happy when he saw the birds．But soon he found one of them was different from the other three．He asked，“It’s a local bird，isn’t it，Mr．Black?’’
“Yes, it is”Mr.black answered,“It’s an interpreter （译员）．”
61. Why did the boss send Mr. Black to China on business?
A．Mr. Black had never been to China before.
B．Mr. Black was an able and hard-working man.
C．Mr. Black could buy something interesting for Tony.
62. How did Mr. Black return to London?
A．By train.
B．By ship.
C．By plane.
63. Whom did Mr. Black buy a present for?
A．His boss.
B．The son of his boss.
C． Mr. Black' s wife.
64. Mr. Black said the local bird was an interpreter because __
A． the three Chinese birds didn't know English
B．it was different from the Chinese birds
C．he was making a joke
65. What happened to one of the four birds?
A．It was dead on the way to London.
B．It flew away from the cage.
C．It was stolen by someone.
请根据下面的短文回答第66—70题：
People thank their parents with two days: Mother' s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father' s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are to show love for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be good people. They give them love and care.
The tWO days are celebrated(庆祝)in many different ways．On Mother’S Day，people wear carnations．Wearing a red one means having a living mother, while a white one shows that the mother is dead. It' s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at homes as well as in restau-
rants．They often have outdoor barbecues(烧烤聚会)for Father’S Day．These are days of fun and good feelings．
Another tradition(传统)is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are more valued(宝贵的)than those bought in shops．It’8 not the value of the gift that is important, but the love for the parents. Card shops, florists, candy makers, phone companies and other shops do lots of business during these holidays.
66. Which is not a reason for children to show love for parents?
A．Parents love and take care of children.
B．Parents pass away before children grow up.
C．Parents give education to children.
67. What do you know about "carnation" .9
A．It only has two kinds of colors.
B．It refers to the clothes people wear on Mother' s Day.
C．It' s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
68. On Mother' s Day and Father' s Day __
A．people usually have family parties
B．everyone goes to the cemetery
C．children always go to parents' home
69. what do you think "florists" do?
A．They sell flowers.
B．They make bread.
C． They sell clothes for Mother' s Day and Father' s Day.
70. What can we learn from the passage?
A．Both festivals are in May.
B．Hand-made gifts are more valuable.
C．Not all the children love their parents.
