Question

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl．And she became very rich after that．

When she was a child, she was poor．Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party．She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．

"The party is coming soon, but now I bare little money．" Tears ran down her face．

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．"What happened?" her grandma asked．Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to ．．．"What a beautiful song! They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy．"How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．" said her friend．And they learnt to sing it together．Later the girl became well-known in America．

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by______________

A．an American girl B．an American girl's grandma

C．an American boy D．an American girl's friend

2.The girl was sad because__________________

A．she didn't want to go to the party．

B．she would be busy that day．

C．she didn't have enough money to buy a gift．

D．she wasn't invited to the party．

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A．A flower． B．A toy．

C．An interesting book D．A song．

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl was still poor after writing the song．

B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream．

C．The girl' s friends had heard the song before．

D．The girl became famous because of the song．

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述了《祝你生日快乐》这首歌是怎么来的，它其实是美国的一个小女孩创作出来的，因为她很穷，没有钱给朋友买生日礼物。她在梦中和奶奶一起唱了这首歌，所以她把这首歌送给朋友当礼物。后来因为这首歌她出名了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl．可知，《祝你生日快乐》这首歌是一个美国的小女孩写的。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．可知，小女孩被邀请去参加朋友的生日聚会，但是她没有足够的钱去买礼物，所以她很伤心。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．…When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy．可知，小女孩送给朋友的礼物是一首歌。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的最后一句话Later the girl became well-known in America．可知，因为这首歌，这个小女孩变得在美国出名了，故D是正确的。根据And she became very rich after that可知A不对；根据第四段中when the door opened and her grandma came in可知，在梦中，小女孩和她的奶奶一起唱歌，不是她的爷爷，故B不对；根据We haven't heard such a beautiful song before可知C不对。

考点：文化类短文阅读。