四、我会阅读短文并选出正确的答案。
Mr Black has a parrot. It is a beautiful bird. Every day Mr Black speaks to it. “Hello!” he says. “Hello!” the bird says. When the bird is flying in the room, Mr Black says, “What are you doing?” The bird doesn’t answer, but only repeats, “What are you doing?” One day, Mr Black is not at home. A thief comes in. He is stealing things from the house. Then he begins to leave. “What are you doing?” says the parrot. The thief hears it and drops all things and runs away.
() 1. The parrot is a bird.
A. beautiful B. ugly C. foolish
() 2. When the bird is , Mr Black says, “What are you doing?”
A. sleeping B. speaking C. flying
() 3. When the thief comes, is at home.
A. the parrot B. Mr Black C. Mrs Black
() 4. Who asks the thief “what are you doing”?
A. None. B. Mr Black. C. The parrot.

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C

1. 短文开头直接说明"It is a beautiful bird."，可以直接找到对应答案，选A。
2. 短文中明确写了"When the bird is flying in the room, Mr Black says, 'What are you doing?'"，对应选项C。
3. 短文提到"One day, Mr Black is not at home."，后续是鹦鹉发出了声音，说明小偷进屋时只有鹦鹉在家，选A。
4. 短文最后部分写明小偷准备离开的时候，是鹦鹉说出了"What are you doing?"，选C。