题目内容
【题目】 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 don’t have any money.” the girl cried.
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 wrote it down at once and would 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! I 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 famous in America.
【1】The song Happy Birthday was written by ______.
A.an American girlB.an American girl’s grandma
C.an American boyD.an American girl’s friend
【2】The girl was sad because______.
A.she didn’t want to go to the partyB.she would be busy that day
C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a giftD.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】What did her friend think of the song? It was ______.
A.boringB.beautifulC.interestingD.sad
【5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.
B.The girl wrote the song with her grandpa in her dream.
C.The girl’s friend had heard the song before.
D.The girl became famous because of the song.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】C
【3】D
【4】B
【5】D
【解析】
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。根据上文It was written by an American girl.可知这是一个美国女孩写的。故选A。
【2】细节理解题。根据上文She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. 她很高兴,但很难过,因为她没有足够的钱给她买礼物。故选C。
【3】细节理解题。根据上文I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift. 我以前没听过这么好听的歌。谢谢你给我特别的礼物。可知她送朋友一首歌作为生日礼物,故选D。
【4】细节理解题。根据上文I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. 我以前没听过这么好听的歌。可知朋友认为这首歌很好听,故选B。
【5】推理判断题。A.那女孩写完这首歌后仍然很穷。根据上文Later the girl became famous in America.可知后来这个女孩在美国出名了。可知A选项说法错误。B.女孩在梦中和爷爷一起写了这首歌。根据上文Later that night…her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. … How about singing a song together? 可知女孩在梦中和奶奶一起写了这首歌。可知B选项说法错误。C.女孩的朋友以前听过这首歌。根据上文I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before.我以前没听过这么好听的歌。可知C选项说法错误。D. 这个女孩因为这首歌而出名。根据上文Later the girl became famous in America.可知后来这个女孩在美国出名了。可知D选项说法正确。故选D。
在做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择;在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断。
【题目】根据短文内容填空。
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Jerry Baldwin was 30 years old. He was the manager of a pizza restaurant. He lived in an apartment about one mile north of the restaurant. He walked to and from work. When it was raining, he(1) the bus.
Jerry loved action movies. When a new one came out, he would go to the theater and watch the new movie three or four times. Then, when it was released (发行) on video, Jerry would buy the video at Barney's Video Store. Jerry had a home collection of over l,000 action videos. Old ones,(2) ones,colored, black and white; English, Spanish, Japanese-he loved them all. He could tell you the name of the movie, the director, the stars, and the plot(情节). Did you say you liked Pulp Fiction? Well, Jerry would say all the details of that movie. And then he would invite you to his place(3) it some time. He was a nice guy.
Jerry finally decided(4) a gun, just like the people in the movies. So he saved his money for a couple of years. Then he went to a gun store and bought a used gun for $300. While there, he also bought a couple of boxes of bullets. The following Saturday morning, he went to the gun club to practice with his gun. He was in the club(5) only 10 minutes when he accidentally dropped his gun. The gun went off, and the bullet went into Jerry's right knee.
Jerry now walks with a stick, just like some people in the movies.