四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题：51-60小题，每小题2分；61-65小题，每小题1分；共25分）
阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    Mr Robin（知更鸟）had his house in a tree.
His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
“It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
“Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
“You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
“Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
Then the other robins tried.
In a little while they could all fly.
The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
“No, Dad, we can not sing.”
“You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
One little robin sang.
Then they all sang.
A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”
51. How many baby robins lived in the house?
        A. 3.                                        B. 4.                                        C. 6.                                        D.7.
52. What did Mr Robin ask his babies to do first?
        A. To fly.                                                                        B. To jump.
        C. To look for food.                                                        D. To build houses.
53. How did the little robin feel when he flew into a tree?
        A. Interested.                        B. Bored.                                C. Tired.                                D. Worried.
54. What else did the baby robins learn to do?
        A. To have dinner.                B. To take a trip.                C. To have a party.                D. To sing.
55. What did the girl think of the birds?
        A. They were poor.                                                        B. They were rude.
        C. They were happy.                                                D. They were sad.
【答案】BAADC
【解析】本篇阅读理解是最简单的一篇，体裁为一个寓言故事，故事内容易理解，五道题目全部为细节题。对于细节题，我们需要把握住题干中的关键词，然后带到文章中寻找关键句。
51题，关键词“How many baby robins”，根据文章第二段第一句话“His four baby robins lived in it.”确定共四只更知鸟，因此答案选B。
52题，关键词“Mr Robin ask his babies to do first”，根据文章第三段“It is time for you to fly”确定更知鸟爸爸让他们飞，因此答案选A
53题，关键词“when he flew into a tree”，根据文章第六段“He flew into a tree.”以及第七段“Oh, how interesting!”判断小更知鸟飞到树上感到有趣，因此答案选择A
54题，关键词“What else”和“learn to do”，根据文章第十二段“No, Dad, we can not sing.”和十三段“You can, if you try.”以及再接下来的两段“One little robin sang. Then they all sang.”判断小更知鸟还学会了唱歌，因此答案选D
55题，关键词“the girl”，根据文章最后一句“How happy they are!”判断小女孩觉得更知鸟很开心，因此答案选择C