“Ohboys，boys，don’tthrowstonesatthatpoorbird，”saidanold...

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 “Oh boys，boys，don’t throw stones at that poor bird，”said an old gray-headed man.

“Why，sir，”said a little boy，“she makes such a scream，that we can’t bear her. ”“Yes，But she uses the voice which God gave her. And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you. Besides，I am afraid the stone will rebound（*回），and hurt you as long as you live!”

“Rebound!We don’t understand you，sir!”“Well，come and I will tell you a story. ”“Is it a true story?”“Yes. Every word is true. ”

“Fifty years ago，I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones，and as I had no other boy very near me to play with，I threw them till I became very accurate（精确的）in my aim.

“One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few people had so many swallows（燕子）making their nests（鸟巢）under houses. Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple.

“For seven years a bird had come. After the long winter，the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there. She had just returned on the day that I went there to work.

“During the day，I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat upon a stick near her nest，and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill.

“It shot（击中）the bird on the head，and she dropped dead!

“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. But the deed was done. All day long her mate flew about，and was so sad that he made my heart ache. Why had I taken a life so innocent（无辜的），and hurt the poor mate so deeply?

“I said nothing to the old couple about it. But，through a grandchild，they found it out. Though they never said a word to me on the matter，they mourned the bird and buried（埋葬）it. I could never look them in the face afterwards. Oh，I had told them how sorry I was!

“They have been dead many，many years. But don’t you see how that stone rebounded and hit me? How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience（良知）！Why，my dear boys，how I want to give a great deal today if I could do something for that deed!

“For fifty years I have carried it in my memory. I have never spoken of it before. Yet if what I have now said shall prevent you from throwing a stone that may rebound and deeply hurt your conscience. I shall be very cheerful. ”

The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands.

1. The underlined word“mourned the bird”in Paragraph 10 mean“       ”.

A. were not willing to throw the bird away

B. showed sadness for the loss of the bird

C. punished me for the death of the bird

D. took care of the bird’s family members

2. The old gray-headed man felt sorry because        .

A. he had to work for the aged couple

B. he shot the bird to death by her nest

C. he carried the story in his memory

D. he didn’t tell the deed to the couple

3. We can infer（推断）from the last sentence that        .

A. the boys ran away and would not come back

B. the boys couldn’t get nice stones from then on

C. the bird now had no more trouble from the boys

D. the bird mow would stay in her nest for the rest life

4. Which can be the best title for the passage？

A. The Stone That Rebounded              B. The Dead Bird

C. The Couple Who Complained            D. The Hurt Boy

【回答】

1.B

【解析】词义猜测题。由后文“…and buried it 埋葬了它”可推断他们很同情这只鸟，在为鸟默哀，所以是对鸟的死亡表现出难过，故选B。

2.B

【解析】细节理解题。由第九段第一句“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. 当我看到她掉落，我是多么的抱歉”，可知，老人讲那只鸟打死在她的鸟窝旁后觉得很抱歉，故选B。

3.C

【解析】推理判断题。由文章最后一句话“The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands.孩子们立刻扔掉了他们手中的石头”，可推知他们不会再去打那只鸟了，因为那只鸟现在并不会因男孩儿产生麻烦，故选C。

4.A

【解析】标题归纳题。文章中多次出现了“rebounded”一词，来说明虽然石头砸中了鸟儿，却“反*”似的刺痛了人的良知，文章通篇也在说明这个道理，故选A。

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：阅读理解