初中英語(yǔ)時(shí)文閱讀訓(xùn)練Day21例題

　　Everyone knows that parrots are able to speak. But maybe you never heard of a bilingual(會(huì)兩種語(yǔ)言的）parrot.

　　Four years ago, Darren Chick lost his parrot—Nigel.Nigel is an African grey parrot who disappeared from his British owner's home in Torrance, California. To Darren Chick's surprise,he reunited(重聚)with his bird in the same town four years later. But this time,the parrot got a different accent(口音).

　　When he flew away, the grey parrot spoke with a British accent. But when he was found.he spoke Spanish. Nigel was found by Julia Sperling,a pet store owner.“

　　He was the happiest bird. He was singing and talking without control. He was barking like dogs,"Julia said.“He can say‘What happened?'in Spanish."The woman first thought he was a missing pet in an advertisement she had seen.But after a visit to the vet(獸醫(yī)) who posted the advertisement,Julia realized her mistake and then she tried to find his owner.

　　“I introduced myself and said,‘Have you lost a bird?' Darren Chick said no at first. He thought I meant recently. He looked at me like I was crazy."the woman said.

　　Darren had no idea where his bird had been in the last four years,but he said.“It's really strange,I knew it was him the minute I saw him.”Despite(盡管)his Spanish accent,the owner couldn't hide his happiness when he reunited with Nigel.“He's doing perfect."he said.

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。

　　1.When did Nigel leave Darren?

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　　2What language did Nigel speak when he left?

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　　3.Why did Julia visit the vet?

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　　4.Why did Darren say no when Julia asked him at first?

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　　5.How did Darren feel when he reunited with Nigel?

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