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 while world.He could lean to say any word except one.He could not saythe name of his native town,Cotano.The man did everything he could to teach theparrot to
say“Cotano”but he never succeeded.At first he was very gentle with the bird,butgradually he lost his temper.“You stupid bird!Why can’t you learn to say thatone word!Say
Cotano or I’ll like you!”Butthe parrot would not say it.Many times the man screamed(大声叫)，“Say Cotano or I’llkill you!”But the bird would never repeat the
name.Finally the man gave up.He picked up the parrot and threw him into thechicken house.“You are even more stupid than the chickens!”
In the chicken house,there were four old chickens waiting to be killed forSunday’s dinner.The next morning,when he went out to the chicken house,the manopened the
door.He was shocked by what he saw.He could not believe his eyes and ears.Onthe floor lay three dead chickens,the parrot was screaming at the fourth,“SayCatano or I’ll
kill you!”.
曾经在南美洲有一个人有一只鹦鹉，一直可以模拟人生说话的宠物鸟。这只鹦鹉很特别。这个世界上没有像他一样的鸟儿。他可以学任何除了一个。他不会说
他家乡的名字“Cotano”。这个人做了他能做的一切事去教他说“Cotano”但是他从未成功过。起初，他对这只鸟很温柔，但是慢慢地就失去了耐心：“你这只笨
鸟！为什么你就不会说“Cotano”？快说“Cotano”，否则我宰了你！”但是鹦鹉就是不说。男人大声嘶叫很多次快说“Cotano，否则我宰了你！”
但是鸟儿就是不说。那个人最后放弃了。他抓起鹦鹉，扔到鸡舍。“你比鸡还笨！”
在鸡舍里，有四只老鸡将被宰杀，成为周日的晚餐。次日早上，当他走到鸡舍，打开鸡舍门，他被所看到的震惊了。他无法相信自己的眼睛和耳朵。地上躺着
三只死鸡，鹦鹉朝第四只尖叫道：“快说Cotano”,否则我宰了你！”
 ()The reason why the parrot couldn’t say the name ofhis native town is not mentioned in the story.鹦鹉不会说自己家乡名字的原因在故事里没有提及。
A：T B：F
 2.()The man lost his temper at the fact that the bird failed to say the name ofthe town.男人对鹦鹉说不出自己家乡的名字感到很生气。
A：T B：F
 3.()The man in the kitchen killed the three chickens.男人在厨房杀死了三只鸡。
A：T B：F
 4.()The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.这只鸟试图从鸡舍里逃走。
A：T B：F
 5.()The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.那个男人非常喜欢他的鹦鹉并且对它很好。
A：T B：F