Question

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts _______ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.

The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the _______ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom _______. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.

The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also _______.

The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared _______ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, _______ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small _______ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was _______about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She _______ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be __________ every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.

The Hill sisters, who developed their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.

【1】A. savedB. wroteC. inventedD. sang

【2】A. noticeB. orderC. titleD. law

【3】A. partyB. greetingC. discussionD. test

【4】A. taughtB. searchedC. soldD. prepared

【5】A. asB. underC. forD. without

【6】A. althoughB. untilC. becauseD. after

【7】A. chancesB. tasksC. changesD. signs

【8】A. satisfiedB. gladC. curiousD. angry

【9】A. lostB. wonC. heardD. dropped

【10】A. paidB. praisedC. invitedD. warned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

文章介绍了《生日歌》的来历，最初是Hill姐妹在幼儿园教书时创作了它，开始是在教室的问候语，老师唱给学生，欢迎他们来教室，后来Coleman把它改成生日歌，但是主题没变，当1934年，百老汇音乐每天晚上演唱这首歌时，Hill的另一个姐妹Jessica走进法院，诉讼她们的这首歌的版权问题，最后她们赢了诉讼，每年这首歌能挣200万美元。

【1】句意：阿波罗宇航员在1969年3月8号唱它。

考查动词辨析和语境。saved挽救，wrote写，invented发明，sang唱；根据Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space?和Apollo IX astronauts可知是唱这首歌；故选D。

【2】句意：它第一次被印刷的标题是Good Morning to All。

考查名词辨析和语境。notice布告，order命令，title标题，law法律；根据“Good Morning to All”可知是标题；故选C。

【3】句意：它被用来作为教室的欢迎语。

考查名词辨析和语境。party聚会，greeting问候，discussion讨论，test测验；根据Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.可知是问候语；故选B。

【4】句意：Mildred也在那儿教书。

考查动词辨析和语境。taught教书，searched搜查，sold卖，prepared准备；根据Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky,可知是她也在那儿教书；故选A。

【5】句意：没有她们的允许出现在了Robert H. Coleman’s歌曲书中。

考查介词和语境。as作为，under在……下，for为了without没有；根据The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, 和 In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song.可知是没有她们的允许；故选D。

【6】句意：尽管这首歌仍然用它最初的主题。

考查连词和语境。although 尽管，until直到，because因为；after在……以后；根据Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 和the song still had its original title.之间的关系，可知是尽管；故选A。

【7】句意：在歌词上经常有小的改变。

考查名词辨析和语境。chances机会，tasks任务，changes变化，signs标志；根据. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, ___6___ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small可知有小的变化；故选C。

【8】句意：对歌曲的盗窃她非常生气。

考查形容词辨析和语境。satisfied满意的，glad高兴的，curious好奇的，angry生气的；根据another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. 和about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters.可知是生气的；故选D。

【9】句意：她赢了官司。

考查动词辨析和语境。lost丢失，won赢，heard听见，dropped掉落；根据The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___10___ every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.可知是赢了官司；故选B。

【10】句意：用于商业演出的这首歌的部分必须付钱。

考查动词辨析和语境。paid付钱，praised赞扬，invited邀请，warned警告；根据句意和the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.可知是被付钱；故选A。

根据前后文的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如：小题9 句意：她赢了官司。考查动词辨析和语境。根据lost丢失，won赢， heard听见， dropped掉落；根据The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___10___ every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.可知是赢了官司；故选B。