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 have 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.What did her friends think of the song?  It was                  .

A. boring              B. beautiful

C. exciting             D. interesting

5.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.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了生日歌的由来。

1.A细节理解题。根据“It was written by an American girl.”可知，生日歌是由一个美国小女孩写的。故选A。

2.C细节理解题。从小女孩的话“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.”可知，小女孩伤心的原因是没有钱给朋友买生日礼物。故选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据前文可知，小女孩没有钱买生日礼物，她做了一个梦，梦中祖母建议她给朋友唱一首歌以表示祝福。在生日聚会上，她的礼物是“sang the song at the party”。故选D。

4.B细节理解题。当小女孩唱完歌后，她的朋友们说“How wonderfully you sing!”，由此可知，这首生日歌很好听。故选B。

5.D推理判断题。根据“she became very rich after that.”可知，当小女孩的生日快乐歌受欢迎后，她变得富有了，并不是A中的“was still poor”；在梦中是祖母给小女孩唱的生日歌，小女孩并不会，B表述错误；根据小女孩朋友说的话“We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before.”可知，朋友们之前并未听过这首歌，所以C是错的；小女孩因为这首歌而受欢迎的说法是正确的。故选D。

考点：叙事类短文阅读。