《2026年山东省中考试卷精选九年级英语》

D
Parrots are known for being able to copy some of the sounds that people make. They might say "hello" or "how are you?", if they often hear those words and phrases. Some are even able to learn the names for objects and identify (识别) them. And a 4 - year - old parrot in the US has been recognized by Guinness World Records after correctly identifying 12 objects in 3 minutes.
That record - breaking bird is an African grey parrot named Apollo, who lives in Florida. He can identify things like books, bugs and socks. He has become popular on TikTok, where he has about 3 million followers. And a TikTok video of Apollo asking questions in 2023 has been watched 66 million times.
The parrot is owned by a couple named Dalton and Victoria Mason. They're video creators and they've been working hard to train the bird. The owners say they teach Apollo as if he were a child of preschool age. "We teach him as much as we can," the couple told Guinness, adding that they focus on (聚焦) things that Apollo is interested in.
Researchers have found that some African grey parrots are able to do better at some cognitive (认知的) tasks than 5 - year - old children. And Apollo's owners plan to keep teaching the bird to see how much he can learn and how many more records he can break.
12. The parrot was recognized by Guinness because he could D.
A. say hello to visitors
B. give names to things around
C. repeat the words people speak
D. identify 12 things in 3 minutes
13. What can Apollo do according to paragraph 2?
A. Eat harmful bugs.
B. Put on socks.
C. Communicate with people.
D. Sing for his followers.
14. What do we know about the couple's method of training Apollo?
A. They play videos for him.
B. They teach him like a teenager.
C. They make him do difficult actions.
D. They pay attention to what he prefers.
15. Which might be the best title for the text?
A. TikTok: popular with birds
B. The couple: No. 1 bird trainers
C. Apollo: the record - breaking parrot
D. Guinness: an organization for special animals

答案： 12.D 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“And a 4-year-old parrot in the US has been recognized by Guinness World Records after correctly identifying 12 objects in 3 minutes.”可知，灰鹦鹉阿波罗因为能够在3分钟内正确辨认12件物品而获得吉尼斯世界纪录。故选D。
13.C 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“And a TikTok video of Apollo asking questions in 2023 has been watched 66 million times.”可知，阿波罗会问问题，可以与人交流。故选C。
14.D 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“‘We teach him as much as we can，’the couple told Guinness，adding that they focus on(聚焦) things that Apollo is interested in.”可知，他们在训练阿波罗的过程中关注他感兴趣的事物。故选D。
15.C 解析 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一只打破吉尼斯世界纪录的鹦鹉阿波罗。C项(阿波罗：打破纪录的鹦鹉)最适合作为本文的标题。故选C。