A
“What do you want us to do?” ask Roger and Helen.
“I want to see what happens when we put the egg in a warm place. There is no heating(供暖) in my office at the museum,” says Aunt Elizabeth.
“Yippee! An experiment(实验)!” shout the children. They get a cardboard box and put the egg inside. Then they put the box next to the radiator(暖气片) in the kitchen. A few days later the egg
cracks and a bird comes out. But it’s not an ordinary bird. It’s a pterodactyl(翼指龙)! They call him Dacty.
Six months pass and Dacty is very big now. During the day he sleeps in Aunt Elizabeth’s office and at night he flies around the museum. One night something strange happens. At midnight Dacty sees lights moving inside the museum. He flies closer to see what is happening. There are two men inside the museum. They are wearing masks and they are trying to open a case.
Suddenly one man looks up and sees Dacty. He is very afraid. “Look,” he says to the other man. “There is a huge bird up there.” The other man looks up, but Dacty doesn’t move. While the other man tries to open the case, Dacty flies down and catches the first thief(小偷). He is so afraid that he can’t say a thing. The other man is so busy opening the case that he doesn’t see what is happening. Just then Dacty flies down again and catches the second thief.
In the morning when Aunt Elizabeth comes into the museum she sees the broken case. Then she phones the police. “Thank you very much. You did a great job. You are a hero now,” she says to Dacty.
—Taken from The Surprise
(
C
) 1. What does Aunt Elizabeth want Roger and Helen to do?
A. Move the egg to her office. B. Visit the museum with her.
C. Do an experiment for her. D. Look after a special bird.
(
B
) 2. The underlined word “cracks” in paragraph 3 means “
B
”.
A. floats B. breaks C. falls D. melts
(
B
) 3. As soon as Dacty sees lights moving, he
B
.
A. stops flying B. goes to check
C. hides in a case D. quickly tells Aunt Elizabeth
(
D
) 4. What’s paragraph 5 mainly about?
A. Why Dacty hates the two men.
B. What Dacty usually does at night.
C. Why the two men are interested in the case.
D. How Dacty protects the museum from thieves.
