四、鹦鹉先生不喜欢自己的房子，他决定离开家去更好的地方。他最终找到了吗？阅读下面的故事，完成任务。
1 Mr Parrot is not happy. He does not like his little old house. Mr Parrot says, "My home is little and old. I will leave my house. I will fly to some nice places."
2 "There are so many boxes," says Mr Parrot. "Yes," say the birds. "They are our homes."
3 "This place looks good," says Mr Parrot. "Let me move in. Oh, no. It's too wet and cold. I can't live here!"
4 "That place is all right," says Mr Parrot. "But it is too windy. I don't like living here."
5 "That place looks nice," says Mr Parrot. "But it is too far. I cannot get there."
6 Mr Parrot is hungry and tired. Crash! Mr Parrot bumps into something. It is his old house. Now it looks so warm and nice. Mr Parrot says, "
East or west, home is the best."
任务一:根据故事内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
(
T
)1. Mr Parrot doesn't like the second place because it is wet and cold.
(
F
)2. Mr Parrot finds a better home at last.
任务二:根据故事内容,回答问题。
1. Why does Mr Parrot leave his house?
Because his house is little and old.
2. What does Mr Parrot bump into at the end of the story?
His old house.
3. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?
金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，分为判断正误和回答问题两部分。解题思路：1. 任务一需根据题目描述定位原文对应内容，对比判断正误；2. 任务二需根据问题关键词定位原文细节提取答案，谚语翻译需结合常用中文表达。
【解析】
任务一：1. 定位原文第3段，Mr Parrot找到的一处地方因湿冷无法居住，对应题目描述，故判断为T；2. 定位原文第6段，Mr Parrot最终撞回自己的旧房子，未找到更好的家，故判断为F。
任务二：1. 定位原文第1段，Mr Parrot说明离开的原因是他的房子又小又旧，故答案为Because his house is little and old.；2. 定位原文第6段，Mr Parrot撞到的是他的旧房子，故答案为His old house.；3. 划线句为英语谚语，常用中文表达为“金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝”。
【答案】
任务一:1. T 2. F
任务二:1. Because his house is little and old. 2. His old house. 3. 金窝银窝,不如自己的草窝。
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、谚语翻译
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语故事的细节理解能力和谚语翻译能力，题型基础，贴近学生学习实际，仔细定位原文信息即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
