Question

My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently，however，I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why？” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention，”  I quickly explained.
Later，I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand，Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions，he added，“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon，my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads，cookies，and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant，Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday，”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me，blew out the candles on the cake，and ate three pieces of it.
Today，after reliving this experience in my mind，I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about：It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.

1. 1.
   Why did the author go to the bakery?
   1. A.
      To get some bread for her journey.
   2. B.
      To experience the local taste in Samarkand.
   3. C.
      To buy a birthday cake for her friend.
   4. D.
      To eat some iced cakes to cool herself down.
2. 2.
   The underlined words “my olfaction” in Paragraph 7 most probably refer to________.
   1. A.
      the waiter at the hotel
   2. B.
      the author’s sense of smell
   3. C.
      the author’s friend
   4. D.
      the author’s map
3. 3.
   The party held at the Karim Bek Restaurant was________.
   1. A.
      very successful
   2. B.
      a little simple
   3. C.
      quite boring
   4. D.
      too noisy
4. 4.
   From the last paragraph we learn that now the author________.
   1. A.
      becomes less interested in surprise parties
   2. B.
      thinks surprise parties are embarrassing
   3. C.
      enjoys giving others surprises
   4. D.
      realizes the true meaning of surprise parties
5. 5.
   From the passage，we can NOT infer that________.
   1. A.
      the author’s birthday is coming
   2. B.
      the author’s husband loves her very much
   3. C.
      the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks
   4. D.
      the author has already spent her 60th birthday

Answer 1

CBADD
 作者回忆了在旅途中为同行的朋友举办的一个惊喜生日派对，并从中认识到惊喜派对的真正意义。
1.C细节理解题。根据倒数第四段的I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar及倒数第三段的When I began...joined in可知，作者去面包房是为了给她的朋友买生日蛋糕。
2.B　词义猜测题。根据第六段末句Your nose will let you know when you arrive there和第七段的Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me可推断，olfaction可能指嗅觉。作者借助嗅觉找到了面包房。
3.A　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段以及最后一段作者对惊喜派对态度的转变可以推断，那天的生日派对非常成功。
4.D　细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句I now understand what a surprise party is about可知，作者最后悟出了惊喜派对的真正意义。
5.D　细节推断题。由第一段“I told him I didn’t want...my upoming birthday.”推知“我”的生日就要到了。“丈夫”总会在生日时给“我”惊喜，可见“丈夫”很爱“我”，A、B均可推知；由第五段首句可知，C正确；D在原文中无法推断。