Question

Many people do the same things on their birthday: They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”.①　　　　would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song“Happy Birthday to You”in her film.③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone,”Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote“Happy Birthday to You”.They also said there was no way to know ④　　　　　　　people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own. ⑤it.

1.在①处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

　　　　　　　　　　　

2.将②处划线部分译成汉语：

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

3.将③处划线部分译成英语：

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

4.在④处填入一个适当的疑问句使句意完整、上下文通顺：

　　　　　　　　　　　

5.文中⑤处划线部分的it指代：

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

Answer 1

1.But

2.她在她的电影中使用了这首《祝你生日快乐》歌。

3.But she had to pay ﹩1500 for this/it

4.When

5.The song “Happy Birthday to You”　。

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：许多人在他们的生日做相同的事情：他们有很多蜡烛的大蛋糕，听他们的朋友和家人唱“祝你生日快乐”。一些专家说，没人知道是谁写的“生日快乐”。他们还说没有办法知道人们何时开始唱这首歌。但是他们相信人们很久以前就开始唱它啦。

1.根据上句They have a big cake with lots of candles , and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”和下句would you like to pay money to sing that song?可知该填写连词But 。

2.

3.这儿的必须是客观要求的，该用have to，为……支付pay for，所以该句子译为But she had to pay ﹩1500 for this/it。

4.根据后面句子But they believed people started to sing it long before the company began to own. it.可知此处该填写When。

5.很明显，it指代的就是歌曲《祝你生日快乐》，所以可回答The song “Happy Birthday to You”。

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