Some birds laid (下蛋) eggs in an open field. Soon a man was going to build a new house there. A woman asked the man to wait for the baby birds to hatch. The man said yes. He put a warning tape (警示带) around the nest to keep it safe. A month later, the baby birds were born safely. The man was happy too. He helped the birds and then started his work.

1.1.Where did the birds have eggs?

A In a tree.

B In a field.

C In a house.

D

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章“in an open field”可知鸟在空地上下蛋。A、C与原文不符。故选B。

2.2.The word “hatch” in paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A 孵出

B 飞走

C 睡觉

D

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。前文提到鸟巢里有鸟蛋，女士让工人等待小鸟 hatch，结合常识可知指小鸟破壳孵出；B、C不符合蛋与小鸟的逻辑，排除。故选A。

3.3.Why did the man put a warning tape around the nest?

A To make it pretty.

B To show his land.

C To keep birds safe.

D

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章“put a warning tape around the nest to keep it safe”，可推断他这样做是为了保护鸟的安全。A、B文中无依据，排除。故选C。

4.4.What is the best title for the passage?

A A kind man and the birds.

B How to build a new house.

C Birds in the big city.

D

解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。全文讲建筑工人为保护小鸟推迟工期，A项“好心人和小鸟”概括了故事核心。B/C只覆盖部分内容。故选A。