Once upon a time, there were two birds, Anderson and Johnson. They were brothers and lived in a forest. Anderson lived near a cave(洞穴) where some robbers lived. Johnson lived near the house of a kind old man.
One day, a hunter(猎人) came to the forest. He got tired, so he sat down under a tree that was near a cave. At that time, he heard someone shouting(惊吓). He looked up and saw a big brown bird in the tree. He also saw some people coming out of the cave. He quickly stood up and ran away.
Soon, he came to the place where the kind old man lived. He saw a big tree and sat down to have a rest. However, he heard a friendly voice saying, “Sir. Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter looked up and saw another big brown bird in the tree. He was surprised. “This one looks like the other bird near the cave,” he said.
“He is my brother, sir,” said the bird. He made friends with robbers. “Just then, sir,” he said to the hunter. “Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter told the old man about the two birds he met and how different they were. The old man smiled and said, “One takes the behavior of one’s company.(近朱者赤,近墨者黑).”
41. Anderson lived ________.
A.near a cave of some robbers | B.in a tree with Johnson |
C.near the house of a kind old man | D.in a small village near the forest |
42. The hunter was surprised to see Johnson because ________.
A.Johnson knew him | B.Johnson shouted at him |
C.Johnson looked like Anderson | D.the hunter didn’t like Johnson |
43. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “He” refers to(指代) ________.
A.The hunter | B.Anderson | C.Johnson | D.The old man |
44. We can infer(推断) from the story that ________.
A.Johnson is stronger than Anderson | B.the hunter wanted to catch the two birds |
C.those two birds are the old man’s pets | D.a man will be similar to those he lives with |