Thebluetits(山雀)havebeeninspectingthenest-boxagainthisyear.Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoice.Helandsattheholeandturnshisheadtoexposehiswhitecheeksasasignaltoattractthefem

Question

The blue tits(山雀) have been inspecting the nest-box again this year. The male is the house-hunter but the female will make the final choice. He lands at the hole and turns his head to expose his white cheeks as a signal to attract the female from where she has been feeding.
Among many birds that nest in holes the male has a light-coloured patch on its plumage(鸟羽) which acts as signal for drawing the female’s attention to a suitable nesting-place. Unlike the blue tit the redstart(红尾鸲) may be only the male that strikingly coloured and the female is not beautiful.
A few years ago I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood. The male was leading an interested female to holes that he had previously(先前) checked out. He sat at the entrance of each hole and put his head on to show off his white forehead or his head in to reveal(显露) his tail.
If the female failed to react to his visual signals the male sometimes sang for extra effect while gliding towards her on spread wings and tail. Once the female accepts by following the male through the hole the displays stop you must be at the right place at the right time to watch them.
【小题1】How do the blue tits choose their nest?

A．They choose their nest together.	B．The male chooses their nest.
C．The house-hunter chooses their nest.	D．The female chooses their nest.

【小题2】The writer was lucky to see ________.

A．how the male made his tricks

B．how an interested female played with the male happily

C．what the male displayed and won the female

D．that the male tried his best but failed to attract the female

【小题3】You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood ________.

A．at any time

B．regularly

C．in April

D．occasionally

【小题4】The writer is probably ________.

A．a bird expert

B．a bird-hunter

C．a bird raiser

D．a scientist

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A 解析
分 析：

【小题1】细节题，由第一段第二行but the female will make the final choice可以知道答案，所以选D
【小题2】细节题，由倒数第二段第一行I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood.可以知道答案，所以选C
【小题3】推理题，由倒数第二段第一行I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood.可以推出是偶然地，所以选D
【小题4】推理题，有本文的主要意思“不同性别的鸟，它们的任务不同”可以推出是个鸟专家，所以选A
考点：
本文为一篇说明文。
点评：
本文介绍了不同性别的鸟，它们的任务不同。先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题和细节题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力和细节分析能力。