A
“What do you want us to do?” ask Roger and Helen.
“I want to see what happens when we put the egg in a warm place. There is no heating(供暖) in my office at the museum,” says Aunt Elizabeth.
“Yippee! An experiment(实验)!” shout the children. They get a cardboard box and put the egg inside. Then they put the box next to the radiator(暖气片) in the kitchen. A few days later the egg cracks and a bird comes out. But it’s not an ordinary bird. It’s a pterodactyl(翼指龙)! They call him Dacty.
Six months pass and Dacty is very big now. During the day he sleeps in Aunt Elizabeth’s office and at night he flies around the museum. One night something strange happens. At midnight Dacty sees lights moving inside the museum. He flies closer to see what is happening. There are two men inside the museum. They are wearing masks and they are trying to open a case.
Suddenly one man looks up and sees Dacty. He is very afraid. “Look,” he says to the other man. “There is a huge bird up there.” The other man looks up, but Dacty doesn’t move. While the other man tries to open the case, Dacty flies down and catches the first thief(小偷). He is so afraid that he can’t say a thing. The other man is so busy opening the case that he doesn’t see what is happening. Just then Dacty flies down again and catches the second thief.
In the morning when Aunt Elizabeth comes into the museum she sees the broken case. Then she phones the police. “Thank you very much. You did a great job. You are a hero now,” she says to Dacty.
—Taken from The Surprise
(
A. Move the egg to her office. B. Visit the museum with her.
C. Do an experiment for her. D. Look after a special bird.
(
A. floats B. breaks C. falls D. melts
(
A. stops flying B. goes to check
C. hides in a case D. quickly tells Aunt Elizabeth
(
A. Why Dacty hates the two men.
B. What Dacty usually does at night.
C. Why the two men are interested in the case.
D. How Dacty protects the museum from thieves.
“What do you want us to do?” ask Roger and Helen.
“I want to see what happens when we put the egg in a warm place. There is no heating(供暖) in my office at the museum,” says Aunt Elizabeth.
“Yippee! An experiment(实验)!” shout the children. They get a cardboard box and put the egg inside. Then they put the box next to the radiator(暖气片) in the kitchen. A few days later the egg cracks and a bird comes out. But it’s not an ordinary bird. It’s a pterodactyl(翼指龙)! They call him Dacty.
Six months pass and Dacty is very big now. During the day he sleeps in Aunt Elizabeth’s office and at night he flies around the museum. One night something strange happens. At midnight Dacty sees lights moving inside the museum. He flies closer to see what is happening. There are two men inside the museum. They are wearing masks and they are trying to open a case.
Suddenly one man looks up and sees Dacty. He is very afraid. “Look,” he says to the other man. “There is a huge bird up there.” The other man looks up, but Dacty doesn’t move. While the other man tries to open the case, Dacty flies down and catches the first thief(小偷). He is so afraid that he can’t say a thing. The other man is so busy opening the case that he doesn’t see what is happening. Just then Dacty flies down again and catches the second thief.
In the morning when Aunt Elizabeth comes into the museum she sees the broken case. Then she phones the police. “Thank you very much. You did a great job. You are a hero now,” she says to Dacty.
—Taken from The Surprise
(
C
) 1. What does Aunt Elizabeth want Roger and Helen to do?A. Move the egg to her office. B. Visit the museum with her.
C. Do an experiment for her. D. Look after a special bird.
(
B
) 2. The underlined word “cracks” in paragraph 3 means “B
”.A. floats B. breaks C. falls D. melts
(
B
) 3. As soon as Dacty sees lights moving, he B
.A. stops flying B. goes to check
C. hides in a case D. quickly tells Aunt Elizabeth
(
D
) 4. What’s paragraph 5 mainly about?A. Why Dacty hates the two men.
B. What Dacty usually does at night.
C. Why the two men are interested in the case.
D. How Dacty protects the museum from thieves.
答案：1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D
解析：
【分析】做这类阅读理解题，需先通读文章理解大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位相关信息，对比选项找出正确答案。其中细节理解题要精准查找原文对应表述，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词义，主旨大意题需概括段落核心内容。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段Aunt Elizabeth的表述及孩子们的回应“Yippee! An experiment!”，可知她想让孩子们做实验，对应选项C。2. 词义猜测题：划线词所在句提到蛋“cracks”后有小鸟出来，结合常识，蛋破裂后幼鸟才能孵化，故“cracks”意为“破裂”，对应选项B。3. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“He flies closer to see what is happening.”，可知Dacty看到移动的灯后飞近查看，对应选项B。4. 主旨大意题：第五段主要讲述Dacty发现博物馆里的小偷后，飞下去抓住两个小偷，保护了博物馆，对应选项D。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题）
【点评】本文是一篇趣味记叙文，围绕翼指龙Dacty的故事展开，考查学生对文章细节、词义及段落主旨的理解，解题关键是精准定位原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段Aunt Elizabeth的表述及孩子们的回应“Yippee! An experiment!”，可知她想让孩子们做实验，对应选项C。2. 词义猜测题：划线词所在句提到蛋“cracks”后有小鸟出来，结合常识，蛋破裂后幼鸟才能孵化，故“cracks”意为“破裂”，对应选项B。3. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“He flies closer to see what is happening.”，可知Dacty看到移动的灯后飞近查看，对应选项B。4. 主旨大意题：第五段主要讲述Dacty发现博物馆里的小偷后，飞下去抓住两个小偷，保护了博物馆，对应选项D。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题）
【点评】本文是一篇趣味记叙文，围绕翼指龙Dacty的故事展开，考查学生对文章细节、词义及段落主旨的理解，解题关键是精准定位原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6