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I am sure you know the song“ Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written?
Let me tell you the story.
One hundred and three years ago, there were two sisters in the U. S. A They loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the well-known “Good morning” to you! It was very popular at the that time among kindergarten children, but not many grown- up (大人) knew it.
A few years later on their nephew Archibald's birthday party, the two sisters sang the song Happy Birthday to the melody (曲调) of “Good morning to you ”to their nephew.
The two sisters had never thought this song would become (成为) so popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because its words simple and friendly.
判断正误:
(1)Happy Birthday is a song from England.
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(2)The song was written 130 years ago.
(3)the song came from the song“ Good morning to you”!
(4)The two sisters first sang the song for little Archibald.
(5)The two sisters knew the song would become famous.
You must know the song Happy Birthday. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the U.S. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular with children at that time, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.
The girl was very poor (贫穷的). Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him. So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning To You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. And they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became very popular around the world.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
( ) 51. When did the song Happy Birthday become popular?
A. About one thousand years ago. B. Hundreds of years ago.
C. About one hundred years ago. D. About ten years ago.
( )52. At first, the song Happy Birthday was for a(n) .
A. old lady B. little boy C. little girl D. old man
( )53. When her friends invited her to a party, the girl was .
A. happy and excited B. angry and stressed out
C. excited but angry D. happy but sad
( )54. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The girl didn’t love children at all. B. The girl was very rich.
C. The girl didn’t go to the party D. The girl decided to sing a song at the party.
( )55. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. The story of Happy Birthday B. A clever poor girl
C. Let’s sing Happy Birthday D. A story of a poor girl
I’m sure you know the song Happy birthday to you .You must sing this song to your family members and your friends many times on their birthday .But do you know who wrote this song ?A man named Archibald in Louisville , USA could tell you the story.
One hundred and six years ago .Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred .J. Hill were asked to write some songs for a book named Song stories for Sunday morning .They were both kindergarten(幼儿园)teachers then .They loved children a lot and wrote many beautiful songs for the book .One of them was the well –known (著名的)song Good morning to you.
A few years later young Archibald was born .As his aunt ,Miss Patty Hill sang the song Happy birthday to you .Its melody(曲调)is the same as Good morning to you.
To their surprise ,people all over the world like the song because of its friendliness (友好)in words and beauty in tune .
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入提前括号内。
( )26.When you have a birthday party ,your friend will sing ____.
A. Good morning to you B. I have a birthday party
C. Do you have a birthday party D. Happy birthday to you
( ) 27.____ was the first person to sing the song Happy birthday to you .
A. Miss Mildred .J. Hill B. Miss Patty Hill
C. Young Archibald D. A well-known man
( )28.The song Happy birthday to you came from ______.
A. the U.K B. the U.N C. Good morning to you D. Archibald
( )29.Good morning to you is from _____.
A. Happy birthday to you B. Archibald in Louisville
C. Song stories for Sunday morning D. both A and B
( )30.The best title of the passage is _____.
A. Happy birthday to you B. Young Archibald
C. Who wrote the song D. How Happy birthday to you came into being(产生)