You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child"s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. "How wonderfully she is singing!We have not heard this song before. It"s a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together. Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it"s simple and friendly.
判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。
小题1:Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.
小题2:The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.
小题3:The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.
小题4:The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.
小题5:The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party. |
小题1:F
小题2:T
小题3:T
小题4:T
小题5:F |
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了生日快乐歌，这首歌曲的由来
小题1:F 题目中说到生日快乐这首歌是首老歌，没有人知道是谁写的，根据文中提到About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children.可知是个小女孩写的，故错误。
小题2:T 根据文中提到About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children可知写这首歌的女孩来自美国，故是正确的。
小题3:T 根据文中提到Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.这首歌的曲调来自Good Morning，故正确的。
小题4:T 根据第二段提到Once her friends invited her to a little child"s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday.小女孩没有钱，所以决定给朋友唱这首歌作为生日礼物。
小题5:F 根据第二段提到"How wonderfully she is singing!We have not heard this song before. It"s a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together. Later, the song became very popular throughout the world.他并不知道这首歌会受欢迎，故是错误的。 |
核心考点
试题【You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this s】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot. The man is very tired and wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up.He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys.But the monkeys didn"t understand him.They only laughed.The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”
And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.
小题1:The capmaker was so tired ______.| A．that he wanted some food | B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest | | C．that he had to stop for a rest | D．that he wanted to return home |
小题2:He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.| A．put all his caps on his head | B．put all his caps on the ground | | C．put all his caps in the tree | D．put one of his caps on his head |
小题3:When the man woke up，he found ______.| A．each monkey had a cap on its head | | B．some monkeys were stealing his caps | | C．the monkeys were laughing at him | | D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on |
小题4:The man cried and told the monkeys ______.| A．to return his caps | B．not to get away with his caps | | C．to buy his caps | D．not to laugh at him |
小题5:At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.| A．they took pity on him | B．the man had got angry | | C．they didn"t like the caps | D．they liked to do the same as the man did |
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Mrs. Herry lived in a city of America. Her husband had a few big stores. Two years ago the rich shopkeeper was hit(被撞) in a traffic accident. He was taken to a hospital at once, but the doctors could not save him and he soon died. He left his wife plenty of money, but the woman was very sad. She sent(打发) all servants(佣人), cooks and drivers away and began to live alone. But she took good care of Bobby, her husband’s dog. And she can’t leave him now.
One summer afternoon, Mrs. Herry went to do some shopping. Suddenly it began to rain, so she had to take a bus. As soon as she got on, she said to the driver, “Can you look for a seat for my dog if I buy a ticket for him, Sir? ”
The driver had a look at the dog and found its legs were very dirty. He said, “Of course I can, Madam. But he must sit on the seat like you do!”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
小题1:When was the rich shopkeeper hit in a traffic accident?
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小题2:Did Mr. Herry leave his wife plenty of money?
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小题3:How did Mrs. Herry go home when it began to rain?
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小题4:What did Mrs. Herry look for her dog?
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小题5:Why must the dog sit on the seat like Mrs. Herry did?
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Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.
We listen to music, and we the national flag(国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. for it, I"m sure you"ll do well."
"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great for me ! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel . When did I last give a talk to many people, never! This was my first time. Could I really it. Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn"t say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to . " Don"t be nervous. You can do it." Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I nearly couldn"t .
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don"t be afraid, just talk !"
I took a big . Then I began to talk. It wasn"t hard. It was easy. I don"t know I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself everyone what I can do.
| 小题1: | | A．watch | B．see | C．notice | D．look at |
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| 小题2: | | A．surprising | B．proud | C．amazed | D．careful |
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| 小题3: | | A．told | B．asked for | C．said to | D．showed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Look out | B．Come on | C．Take care | D．Get ready |
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| 小题5: | | A．chance | B．news | C．time | D．message |
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| 小题6: | | A．to listen to | B．to listen | C．listen to | D．listen |
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| 小题7: | | A．excited | B．happy | C．nervous | D．surprised |
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| 小题8: | | A．after | B．such | C．before | D．so |
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| 小题9: | | A．do | B．speak | C．talk | D．take |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．stood | C．was standing | D．have stood |
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| 小题11: | | A．me | B．my class | C．myself | D．my parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．sit down | B．cry | C．look | D．stand up |
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| 小题13: | | A．breath(呼吸) | B．smile | C．mouth | D．figure（人物） |
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| 小题14: | | A．when | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
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Denny Crook was a famous photographer（摄影师）. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is ______.”
And he told the ________. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married(已婚的) man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always _____.”I’ll travel for my work, not for ________,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have ________ to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to ________, and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good ________or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t ________. “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he ________ about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild ________there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very ________, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to ________ some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开）. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her ________. He ran back and saw her running towards him. A huge lion was running after her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and ________ it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “________, woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
| 小题1: | | A．dangerous | B．natural | C．convenient | D．impossible |
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| 小题2: | | A．lie | B．reason | C．news | D．truth |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreed | B．refused | C．failed | D．answered |
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| 小题4: | | A．wealth | B．prize | C．fun | D．luck |
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| 小题5: | | A．money | B．time | C．interest | D．ability |
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| 小题7: | | A．meal | B．picnic | C．room | D．party |
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| 小题8: | | A．agree | B．understand | C．answer | D．complain |
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| 小题9: | | A．worried | B．forgot | C．asked | D．thought |
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| 小题10: | | A．land | B．flowers | C．animals | D．people |
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| 小题11: | | A．afraid | B．excited | C．surprised | D．disappointed |
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| 小题12: | | A．find | B．feed | C．drive | D．shoot |
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| 小题13: | | A．singing | B．crying | C．laughing | D．cheering |
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| 小题14: | | A．threw | B．fired | C．showed | D．pointed |
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| 小题15: | | A．Hurry up | B．Look out | C．Slow down | D．Go ahead |
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阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his back home from work as usual.
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry." But to her surprise, stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"
After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.
“No, that"s , madam." he said, “I was just helping someone in . If you really want to pay me back, I hope you see someone in need, you should give him a hand."
A few minutes later, the lady a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Robert"s words, so she stopped.
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her . The lady could see that was a family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was. His wife was pregnant(***) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don"t worry, dear! Everything"s going to be all . A stranger has helped us out."
Let"s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
| 小题1: | | A．bike | B．motorbike | C．bus | D．car |
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| 小题5: | | A．days | B．hours | C．minutes | D．years |
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| 小题6: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题7: | | A．picture | B．rain | C．need | D．danger |
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| 小题8: | | A．whatever | B．whenever | C．however | D．whichever |
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| 小题9: | | A．saw | B．heard | C．smelt | D．felt |
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| 小题11: | | A．terrible | B．sad | C．rich | D．poor |
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| 小题12: | | A．dropped | B．forgot | C．lay | D．left |
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| 小题13: | | A．exciting | B．hard | C．happy | D．interesting |
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| 小题14: | | A．many | B．some | C．enough | D．few |
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| 小题15: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．glad | D．well |
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