一、你知道“蒜鸟”是什么意思吗？阅读短文，选择最佳选项。
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A round, yellow bird doll with a funny green garlic sprout(大蒜芽) on its head has become popular in China these years. When you press its belly(肚子) softly, you can hear “Suan Niao, Suan Niao”. In Wuhan dialect, garlic bird sounds like “Suan Niao”, which means forget it or don’t worry about it. In Wuhan, people often advise others to relax and let it go by using it.
Bus drivers in Wuhan even decorate(装饰) their buses with the garlic birds. A bus driver in Wuhan says, “When passengers argue on the bus, the driver will press the garlic bird. Hearing its funny voice, all the passengers can’t help laughing. And then there is no fight!” As a result, people joke that the garlic bird is also the peace bird in Wuhan.
★ With the cute look and funny voice, it shows the warm, open-hearted, and generous personality of Wuhan people. It also teaches us a simple lesson: Life gets better when we learn to forget the unhappy moments and get along with others.
()1. What does the garlic bird look like?
A. B. C. D.
()2. The underlined word “dialect” means in Chinese.
A. 方言 B. 谚语 C. 俚语 D. 俗称
()3. By decorating buses with the garlic birds, the bus drivers .
A. let more people love the garlic birds B. hope to cut down on fighting
C. can hear their funny voice D. make a joke of the garlic birds
()4. What do people in Wuhan call the garlic bird jokingly?
A. The happy bird. B. The cute bird.
C. The peace bird. D. The fat bird.
()5. Which of the following can be put in “ ★ ”?
A. The garlic bird is more than a toy. B. Come and buy the garlic birds.
C. Garlic bird, the only symbol of Wuhan. D. The garlic bird teaches you an easy thing.

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A

【分析】本题是英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握主旨，再针对每道题的考点，结合文中关键信息逐一分析选项：第1题考查蒜鸟的外形，需定位文中描述外形的语句；第2题考查词义猜测，结合武汉地域语境判断；第3题考查细节理解，找司机装饰车辆的目的；第4题考查细节查找，定位戏称的内容；第5题考查句子还原，需结合上下文逻辑选择合适的过渡句。
【解析】1. 文中第一段明确说明蒜鸟的外形是“round, yellow bird doll with a funny green garlic sprout on its head”，对应选项D的图片，故选D。
2. 由“In Wuhan dialect, garlic bird sounds like...”可知，dialect意为“方言”，故选A。
3. 文中第二段提到“当乘客在公交车上争吵时，司机按蒜鸟，大家笑后就不打架了”，说明司机装饰车辆是希望减少争吵，故选B。
4. 文中第二段最后一句指出“people joke that the garlic bird is also the peace bird in Wuhan”，即人们戏称它为和平鸟，故选C。
5. 空格后内容阐述蒜鸟的深层意义，A选项“蒜鸟不只是一个玩具”能承接上文对蒜鸟的描述，引出下文的意义，符合逻辑，故选A。
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题结合武汉地域特色设计，考查学生的英语阅读能力，涵盖细节查找、词义猜测和句子还原等考点，需学生仔细提取文中关键信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6