Question

 

open, story, gift, hear, sing , invite, wonderful, rich, at once, wake up

 

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who 1. it first? It was written by a poor American girl. And now she has become a very 2. woman.

When she was a child, once she was 3. to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but also sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for him. Later that night she was in bed, worrying about the gift when the door 4. and in came her grandma. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s 5. , she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song? Happy birthday to …” What a beautiful song! She sang and sang. Suddenly she 6. . It was a dream! She decided to write it down 7. and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friend was very happy . “How 8. you sing! It is the most beautiful song that I have ever 9. before! Thank you for giving me the special 10. !” he said. And they learned to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

 

Answer 1

1.sang

2.rich

3.invited

4.opened

5.worry

6.woke up

7.at once

8.wonderfully

9.heard

10.gift

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了生日快樂歌的來歷。有一個貧窮的美國女孩，她的朋友邀請她參加生日聚會，她沒有錢買禮物，因此感到難過。她做夢夢見自己唱了一首動聽的生日歌，醒來后，她馬上寫下來，并在朋友的聚會上唱了這首歌。大家都覺得這首歌非常好聽，學(xué)習(xí)唱這首歌。后來這個女孩在美國出名了。

1. may know the song Happy Birthday very well.可知此處指的生日快樂歌，故用動詞唱，根據(jù)時間副詞first,可知此處用一般過去式，故為sang。句意：你知道誰先唱的這首歌？

2.根據(jù)Later the girl became well-known in America. 可知這個女孩出名了，因此她現(xiàn)在變得富有了，故此處為rich。句意：現(xiàn)在她成為了一個非常富有的婦女。

3.根據(jù)her friend’s birthday party 可知這是她朋友的生日聚會，故可知此處是被邀請參加聚會，故為invited。句意：當(dāng) 她笑得時候，曾經(jīng)被邀請參加她朋友的一個生日聚會。

4.根據(jù)in came her grandma.她祖母進(jìn)來了，可知門開了，故用opened。句意：這時門開了，她的祖母進(jìn)來了。

5.根據(jù)worrying about the gift 可知女孩擔(dān)心禮物，故此處指的擔(dān)心worry。句意：當(dāng)聽到女孩的擔(dān)心，她說：“別擔(dān)心。”

6.根據(jù)It was a dream!可知她做夢了，故此處她是醒來，故用woke up。句意：突然她醒了。

7.修飾動詞短語write it down，用介詞短語at once。句意：她決定馬上寫下來。

8.根據(jù)It is the most beautiful song that I have ever 9 before! 可知她唱得是最漂亮的歌，修飾動詞sing，故用副詞wonderfully。句意：她唱得多么精彩！

9.結(jié)合上文，女孩在唱歌，其他人在聽，位于助動詞have之后，故此處用過去分詞heard。句意：這是我聽過的最動聽的歌。

10.結(jié)合上文，朋友在過生日，因此這個女孩唱了一首歌作為生日禮物，故此處為gift。句意：謝謝你給我的這個特殊的禮物。

考點(diǎn)：短文填空。