初中英语阅读练习素材
鸟有着漂亮的羽毛和婉转的歌喉，大家有没有跟鸟交过朋友呢?下面有小编整理的关于和小鸟交朋友的英语阅读，欢迎大家阅读!
阅读理解【1】
I once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds, and in their love for him . He lived in a grove full of all kinds of trees. He had no wife or children in his home. He was an old man with blue and kind eyes, and a voice that the birds loved.
While he was at work in the grove, the birds came close to pick up the worms(蠕虫) in the fresh earth he dug up. At first, they kept their distance from him, but they soon found he was a kind man, and would not hurt them, but liked to have them near him.
They knew this by his kind eyes and voice, which tell what is in the heart. So, day by day their faith in his love grew in them.
All the birds of the grove were soon his fast friends. They were on the watch for him, and would fly down from the green tree tops to greet him with their chirp(叽叽喳喳叫).
When he had no work to do, he took bread with him, and dropped the pieces on the ground. Down they would dart(俯冲) on his head and feet to catch them as they fell from his hand.
He showed me how they loved him, He put a piece of bread in his mouth, with one end of it out of his lips, Down they came like bees at a flower, and flew off with it piece by piece,
When they thought he slept too long in the morning, they would fly in and_____________.
They went with him to church, and while he sang his hymns in it, they sat in the trees, and sang their praises.
So the love and trust of birds were a joy to the old man all his life long.
38. The birds didn't get close to the old man at first because_____.
A. he often hurt them B. he disliked them near him
C. they knew little about him D. they got no food from him
39. The underlined word "faith" in Paragraph 3 means______ in Chinese.
A.承诺 B.祝福 C.希望 D. 信任
40. Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage?
A. follow him here and there B. call him up with their chirp
C. drop pieces of bread on him D. look for worms in the house
41. It can be learnt from the story that______.
A. birds are human's best friends
B. everyone gets on well with animals
C. one can get love in return for giving love
D. a person who loves birds is warm-hearted
【考点】人物故事类阅读.
【分析】这 是一篇记叙文.翻译：我曾认识一位非常爱鸟、鸟也很喜欢他的老人，他住在有着各种各样树木的果树林里.他没有妻子，也没有孩子.他有着蓝色的和蔼的眼睛和 小鸟都喜欢的嗓音.当他在果树林里劳作的时候，小鸟就来吃地里的虫子.起初，小鸟和他保持一定距离.小鸟后来发现这位老人不伤害它们，并喜欢它们和他靠 近.小鸟通过老人的眼神和嗓音了解了他.慢慢地他们的信任在心中种植下来.很快这些小鸟成为了老人的亲密朋友.小鸟为他守望，还会从树上冲下来叽叽喳喳问 候老人.当他不干活的时候，他就会拿着面包去喂它们，他把面包片含在嘴里，一头露在嘴外，小鸟就像蜜蜂在花朵上采蜜一样，含着面包片飞走了.当小鸟认为老 人睡得太长的时候，它们就会飞进来叽叽喳喳地叫醒他.它们跟着他去教堂，当老人唱赞美诗的时候，它们就在树上唱它们自己的赞美诗.小鸟的信任和爱是他一生中的乐趣.
【解答】38.C 根据句子“At first，they kept their distance from him，but they soon found he was a kind man，and would not hurt them，but liked to have them near him.”可知小鸟起初对老人了解少，所以选C
39.D 根据句子“They knew this by his kind eyes and voice，which tell what is in the heart.So，day by day their faith in his love grew in the
m”上下句逻辑，faith的意思应是“信任”，所以选D
40.B 根据句子“When they thought he slept too long in the morning，they would fly in and…”上下句逻辑，前面说睡觉，所以下面应是叫醒他，故选B
41.C 文中讲的是他如何对待小鸟以及小鸟后来如何对他，说的是互相而不是一方，所以答案应是C.
【点评】做阅读理解，首先浏览一遍题目，看清题目要求，若是理解细节，要有选择性地在文中找出相应的段落句子或短语，认真分析理解，选出正确答案.选句子补全文章这类题，要弄清上下句意思逻辑关系，然后作答.