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“Oh boys, boys, don’t throw stones at that poor bird,” said an old grey-headed man.
“Why, sir?” said a little boy. “She makes such a scream that we can’t bear her.” “Yes, but she uses the voice which Heaven gave her. And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you. Besides, I am afraid the stone will rebound（弹回）and hurt you as long as you live!”
“Rebound! We don’t understand you, sir!”
“Well, come and I will tell you a story.”
“Is it a true story?”
“Yes. Every word is true.
“Fifty years ago, I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones, and as I had no other boy very near me to play with, I threw them till I became very accurate（精确的）in my aim.
“One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few people had so many birds making their nests under houses. Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple.
“For seven years a bird had come. After the long winter, the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there. She had just returned on the day that I went there to work.
“During the day, I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat upon a stick near her nest and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill.
“It shot the bird on the head and she dropped dead!
“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. But the deed was done. All day long her mate flew about and was so sad that he made my heart ache. Why had I taken a life so innocent and hurt the poor mate so deeply?
“I said nothing to the old couple about it. But, through a grandchild, they found it out. Though they never said a word to me on the matter, they mourned the bird and buried her. I could never look them in the face afterwards. Oh, I had told them how sorry I was!
“They have been dead many, many years. But don’t you see how that stone rebounded and hit me? How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience（良知）! Why, my dear boys? How I want to give a great deal today if I could do something for that deed!
“For fifty years I have carried it in my memory! I have never spoken of it before. Yet if what I have now said shall prevent you from throwing a stone that may rebound and deeply hurt your conscience, I shall be very cheerful.”
The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands.
(
A. helping them enjoy the voice of the birds
B. giving them ice creams
C. telling them a true story about his friend
D. telling them his own story
(
A. he had to work for the aged couple
B. he carried the story in his memory
C. he shot the bird to death by her nest
D. he didn’t tell the deed to the couple
(
A. body B. conscience C. head D. grandchild
(
A. the boys ran away and would not come back
B. the boys couldn’t get nice stones from then on
C. the bird now had no more trouble from the boys
D. the bird now would stay in her nest for the rest of her life
“Oh boys, boys, don’t throw stones at that poor bird,” said an old grey-headed man.
“Why, sir?” said a little boy. “She makes such a scream that we can’t bear her.” “Yes, but she uses the voice which Heaven gave her. And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you. Besides, I am afraid the stone will rebound（弹回）and hurt you as long as you live!”
“Rebound! We don’t understand you, sir!”
“Well, come and I will tell you a story.”
“Is it a true story?”
“Yes. Every word is true.
“Fifty years ago, I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones, and as I had no other boy very near me to play with, I threw them till I became very accurate（精确的）in my aim.
“One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few people had so many birds making their nests under houses. Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple.
“For seven years a bird had come. After the long winter, the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there. She had just returned on the day that I went there to work.
“During the day, I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat upon a stick near her nest and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill.
“It shot the bird on the head and she dropped dead!
“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. But the deed was done. All day long her mate flew about and was so sad that he made my heart ache. Why had I taken a life so innocent and hurt the poor mate so deeply?
“I said nothing to the old couple about it. But, through a grandchild, they found it out. Though they never said a word to me on the matter, they mourned the bird and buried her. I could never look them in the face afterwards. Oh, I had told them how sorry I was!
“They have been dead many, many years. But don’t you see how that stone rebounded and hit me? How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience（良知）! Why, my dear boys? How I want to give a great deal today if I could do something for that deed!
“For fifty years I have carried it in my memory! I have never spoken of it before. Yet if what I have now said shall prevent you from throwing a stone that may rebound and deeply hurt your conscience, I shall be very cheerful.”
The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands.
(
D
) 4. The old grey-headed man tried to stop the boys by .A. helping them enjoy the voice of the birds
B. giving them ice creams
C. telling them a true story about his friend
D. telling them his own story
(
C
) 5. The old grey-headed man felt sorry for fifty years because .A. he had to work for the aged couple
B. he carried the story in his memory
C. he shot the bird to death by her nest
D. he didn’t tell the deed to the couple
(
B
) 6. The stone rebounded on the old man’s .A. body B. conscience C. head D. grandchild
(
C
) 7. We can infer from the last sentence that .A. the boys ran away and would not come back
B. the boys couldn’t get nice stones from then on
C. the bird now had no more trouble from the boys
D. the bird now would stay in her nest for the rest of her life
答案
4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题选项。第4题考查老人阻止男孩的方式，需定位老人的具体行为；第5题考查老人愧疚的原因，需找到相关事件；第6题考查“stone rebound”的含义，需结合原文语境理解；第7题考查推理判断，需解读最后一句的隐含信息。
【解析】
4. 细节理解题：根据原文中老人邀请男孩“come and I will tell you a story”并讲述自己50年前的亲身经历，可知老人是通过讲述自己的故事阻止男孩，故选D。
5. 细节理解题：根据原文中老人提到自己“shot the bird on the head and she dropped dead”，这件事让他愧疚了50年，故选C。
6. 细节理解题：根据原文中“How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience!”可知，“stone rebound”指的是对老人良知的影响，故选B。
7. 推理判断题：最后一句“The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands”说明男孩不再准备扔石头伤害鸟，鸟不会再受男孩的打扰，故选C。
【答案】
4.D 5.C 6.B 7.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解推理判断
【点评】
本文通过老人的亲身经历传递了深刻的道理，题目以细节理解和推理判断为主，只要仔细阅读原文，定位关键信息即可解答，是一篇适合初中阶段的阅读题。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题选项。第4题考查老人阻止男孩的方式，需定位老人的具体行为；第5题考查老人愧疚的原因，需找到相关事件；第6题考查“stone rebound”的含义，需结合原文语境理解；第7题考查推理判断，需解读最后一句的隐含信息。
【解析】
4. 细节理解题：根据原文中老人邀请男孩“come and I will tell you a story”并讲述自己50年前的亲身经历，可知老人是通过讲述自己的故事阻止男孩，故选D。
5. 细节理解题：根据原文中老人提到自己“shot the bird on the head and she dropped dead”，这件事让他愧疚了50年，故选C。
6. 细节理解题：根据原文中“How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience!”可知，“stone rebound”指的是对老人良知的影响，故选B。
7. 推理判断题：最后一句“The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands”说明男孩不再准备扔石头伤害鸟，鸟不会再受男孩的打扰，故选C。
【答案】
4.D 5.C 6.B 7.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解推理判断
【点评】
本文通过老人的亲身经历传递了深刻的道理，题目以细节理解和推理判断为主，只要仔细阅读原文，定位关键信息即可解答，是一篇适合初中阶段的阅读题。
【难度系数】
0.7
