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 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”。

1.Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.

2.The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.

3.The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.

4.The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.

5.The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.F

2.T

3.T

4.T

5.F

【解析】

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

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

考点：故事类阅读。