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(鳥(niǎo)羽) which acts as signal for drawing the female’s attention to a suitable nesting-place. Unlike the blue tit, the redstart(紅尾鴝) 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(顯露) 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.
【小題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.
【小題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
【小題3】You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood ________.
A．a(chǎn)t any timeB．regularlyC．in AprilD．occasionally
【小題4】The writer is probably ________.
A．a(chǎn) bird expertB．a(chǎn) bird-hunterC．a(chǎn) bird raiserD．a(chǎn) scientist


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題，由第一段第二行but the female will make the final choice可以知道答案，所以選D
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題，由倒數(shù)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，所以選C
【小題3】推理題，由倒數(shù)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，所以選D
【小題4】推理題，有本文的主要意思“不同性別的鳥(niǎo)，它們的任務(wù)不同”可以推出是個(gè)鳥(niǎo)專(zhuān)家，所以選A
考點(diǎn)：本文為一篇說(shuō)明文。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了不同性別的鳥(niǎo)，它們的任務(wù)不同。先通讀全文，然后帶著問(wèn)題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。本文主要考查推理題和細(xì)節(jié)題，要求學(xué)生有很強(qiáng)的推理分析能力和細(xì)節(jié)分析能力。

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