Question

It’s Charlie’s birthday today, but he isn’t feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie!” Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅). Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons(气球), presents, and all of his friends. “Happy birthday!” everyone shouts. Charlie’s face lights up. He is happy and surprised(吃惊). No one forgets his birthday after all!
【小题1】What is this story about?

A．Eating cake.

B．Celebrating a special day.

C．Forgetting a birthday.

D．Having fun at a friend’s party

【小题2】Why is Charlie not happy?

A．He doesn’t like his party.

B．He doesn’t like his presents.

C．He wants to eat cake.

D．He thinks people forgets his birthday.

【小题3】Why does the living room look different?

A．There are many decorations(装饰).

B．The lights are on.

C．There is a birthday cake.

D．There are many presents.

【小题4】What’s the Chinese for “light up” here?

A．点燃

B．容光焕发

C．抬起来

D．照亮

【小题5】Which of these is not right?

A．There are many lovely things in the living room.

B．Charlie’s mother plays a trick on Charlie.

C．Charlie is happy all day.

D．No one forgets Charlie’s birthday.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了在查理生日这天他以为人们忘了他的生日，很不高兴。在吃饭的时候没想到人们给了他一个惊喜，原来大家都记得他的生日。
【小题1】通过阅读短文，可知本文主要是介绍人们是如何庆祝查理的生日，故选B，庆祝一个特殊的日子。
【小题2】根据No one wishes him a happy birthday.可知他认为人们忘了他的生日，故选D。
【小题3】联系下文可知屋子里面进行了很多装饰，故选A。
【小题4】联系上下文，结合本句主语Charlie’s face 查理的脸，可知选B，容光焕发。
【小题5】根据短文描述可知查理今天一开始并不高兴。故选C。
考点：关于查理的生日的记述文
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。