广东省广州市白云区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

广东省广州市白云区 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年广东省广州市白云区中考一模英语试题 三、阅读单选 There was once a bat. For him, going out and hunting insects was a terrible amount of effort. He was a lover of comfort. One day, when he happened to look through a window, he saw a bird in its cage. He saw that the bird was given all its food and water without having to do anything at all. So, the bat decided to become a child’s pet. The bat decided to improve his appearance to attract children’s attention. He made a beak（乌喙）, stuck a load of feathers to his body, and learned how to whistle so that his bat calls weren’t quite as horrible as before. And with great good fortune, he met a little boy who did not wear his glasses. He was so short-sighted that this strange-looking black little bird’s ridiculous（可笑的）appearance didn’t really matter. The bat was happy in his cage, in a warm and comfortable house. But that feeling lasted only up to the time he started feeling hungry. When he wanted to eat there were no flies or insects for him, only a load of birdseed and cereal（谷物）, which the bat didn’t like. He was determined to die of hunger rather than sample that bird food. Some days later, the bat-bird managed to escape from the cage and return home. He was so ashamed and embarrassed that he decided not to tell anyone what had happened. However, he couldn’t stop the other bats from commenting（评论）on how much effort he now made when they were out hunting flies, how strong and tough he had become, and how he no longer seemed to worry about the discomforts of living in freedom. 26．Why did the bat want to become a pet bird? A．He liked to play with children. B．He wanted to whistle like a bird. C．He thought a pet bird lived a comfortable life. D．He thought that a pet bird’s food was delicious. 27．What did the bat do to become a pet bird? ① Made a beak. ② Stuck lots of feathers. ③Learned to whistle. ④ Made friends with pet birds. A．②③④ B．①②③ C．①③④ D．①②④ 28．The underlined word “He” in Paragraph 2 refers to __