Question

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 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 all over the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.

1. The song Happy Birthday is a song from .

A. China B. Japan C. America D. Australia

2.The girl first sang the song for as a birthday present.

A. her friend B.a little child

C. herself D. her family

3.Why do people like the song?___________

A. Because it is simple and friendly.

B. Because it is cute.

C. Because it is an English song.

D. Because it is interesting.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：生日快乐歌很受世界各地欢迎。人们喜欢它是因为它的简单和友好。它是由大约一百年前的一个美国女孩创作的。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You.和第三段中Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.可知生日快乐歌来自美国，所以该选C。

2.第三段中Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.可知这女孩作为生日礼物第一次唱这首歌给一个小孩，所以该选B。

3.短文最后一句People like it because it’s simple and friendly.[来源:可知人们喜欢它是因为它的简单和友好。所以该选A。

考点：故事类阅读。