The Frenchman was hit by the cage.
His friend was hurt by the bird.
The bird was hurt by the Frenchman.
第1题：
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A.The zoo needed more information about the woman.
B.A baby elephant was hurt during the war.
C.The woman lived quite near the zoo.
第2题：
What happened when the man let go the rope?
A. The box fell down and hit the man on the head.
B. The box continued to go up.
C. The man went up to the top of the building.
D. The man fell down and broke his legs.
此题为细节题。见文章最后一段内句子Then he…hit the man on the head again。
第3题：
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert( 沙漠). During the trip they had a 41 , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying 42 , he wrote in the sand: “ Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They 43 on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning(溺水), but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a 44 : “ Today my best friend saved my life.”
The friend who had hit and 45 his best friend asked: “ 46 I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?” The other friend 47 : “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand 48 wind can blow it away. 49 , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no 50 can ever blow it away.”
( ) 41. A. talk B. joke C. fight D. picnic
第4题：
Passage Four There was once a man in South America who had a parrot (鹦鹉), a pet bird that could imitate (模拟), human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other 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, Cotano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Cotono” 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 ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!” But the parrot would not say it. Many times , the man screamed (大声叫), “Say ‘Cotano’ 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, when he went out to the chicken house, the man 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 ‘Cotono’ or I’ll kill you!”
(1).Why couldn’t the parrot say the name of his native town?
A.Because it was stupid.
B.Because it didn’t want to live
C.Because the man didn’t teach it how to say.
D.The reason is not mentioned in the story.
(2).Why did the man lose his temper?
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.
(3).Who killed the three chickens?
A.The cruel master
B.The man in the kitchen
C.The pet bird
D.The fourth chicken
(4).Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning?
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 to him.
D.The bird was living peacefully with the chicken.
(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.
B.The parrot could imitate a lot of human languages.
C.The parrot was thrown into the chicken house by its master.
D.Three of the old chickens were dead the next day.
第5题：
A、contracted
B、was twisted
C、was twinkled
D、twisted
第6题：
What can we learn from the passage?
A. We should enjoy someone who hurts us.
B. We should pay more attention to our friends.
C. The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself.
D. It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person.
第7题：
Linda, what’s wrong with your grandmother?().
A、 She is not retired
B、 She hurt her leg.
C、 She got a new house.
第8题：
(A) in
(B) to
(C) on
(D) at
正确答案：C
解答参考：C.stumble on：绊脚，绊倒。【译文】他在楼梯上绊了一跤，伤了腿。
第9题：
_____ breaking his leg, he hurt his arm.
A: As good as
B: As well
C: So well as
D: As well as
第10题：
No passenger is allowed to stick his head out of the window lest ____.
A. he is hurt
B. he be hurt
C. he will be hurt
D. he is to be hurt