You may know the song Happy Birthday very wel...

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.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her. "The party is coming soon, but now I have little money." Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. "What happened?" her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to..." What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift," said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by ______.

A. an American girl

B. an American girl's grandma

C. an American boy

D. an American girl's friend

2.The girl was sad because ______.

A. she didn't want to go to the party

B. she would be busy that day

C. she didn't have enough money to buy a gift

D. she wasn't invited to the party

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A. A flower.　　 B. A toy.

C. An interesting book.　　 D. A song.

4.What did her friends think of the song? It was ______.

A. boring　　 B. beautiful

C. exciting　　 D. interesting

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C. The girl's friends had heard the song before.

D. The girl became famous because of the song.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. “The party is coming soon, but now I don’t have any money.” the girl cried.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story. she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She wrote it down at once and would sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became famous in America.

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by ______.

A.an American girl B.an American girl’s grandma

C.an American boy D.an American girl’s friend

2.The girl was sad because______.

A.she didn’t want to go to the party B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift D.she wasn’t invited to the party

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.An interesting book. D.A song.

4.What did her friend think of the song? It was ______.

A.boring B.beautiful C.interesting D.sad

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl wrote the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl’s friend had heard the song before.

D.The girl became famous because of the song.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased (高兴的)but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, “Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to…” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift,” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known(众所周知的) in America.

1.The girl was sad because ________.

A.she didn't have enough money to buy a gift B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn't want to go to the party D.she wasn't invited to the party

2.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.An interesting book. D.A song.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song. B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl became famous because of the song. D.The girl's friends had heard the song before.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, Her friend invited her to her birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1.Who wrote the song Happy Birthday?

A. an American girl　　 B. an American girl’s grandma

C. an American boy　　 D. an American girl’s friend

2.The girl was sad because _________.

A. she didn’t want to go to the party.　　 B. she would be busy that day.

C. she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.　　 D. nobody invited her to the party.

3.What gift did she give her friend? _________

A. A flower.　　 B. A toy.　　 C. An interesting book.　　 D. A song.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C. The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D. The girl became famous because of the song.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. an American girl　 B. an American girl’s grandma

C. an American boy　　 D. an American girl’s friend

2.The girl was sad because　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. she didn’t want to go to the party.

B. she would be busy that day.

C. she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.

D. she wasn’t invited to the party.

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A. A flower.　　 　　　　　　 B. A toy.

C. An interesting book.　　 D. A song.

4.What did her friends think of the song?　 It was　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. boring　　　　　 　　　　 B. beautiful

C. exciting　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C. The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D. The girl became famous because of the song.

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—What do you think of the song You and Me?

—It sounds ______. I like its words very much.

A. well    　         B. wonderfully

C. bad　　　　     D. good

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You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China. Why do people call them that?

ABC means America –born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them “banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese) outside. They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even their nationalities (国籍)are Americans. So they think like Americans and do things like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. So they look like us, Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(扬振宁). He is an ABC and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although his nationality isn’t Chinese.

1. What does ABC here mean?

A. Australian-born Chinese

B. American-born Chinese

C. China-born American

D. American-born Canadian

2. Why do people call an ABC a “banana person”?

A. They look like Chinese but think like Americans.

B. They look like Americans but think like Chinese.

C. They look like bananas.

D. They like to eat bananas.

3. Why do ABCs think like Americans?

A. They look like Americans.

B. They were born in America.

C. They live in America for a long time.

D. Both B and C.

4. What color are their eyes and hair?

A. Their eyes and hair are yellow.

B. Their eyes and hair are black.

C. Their eyes are black and their hair is yellow.

D. Their eyes are blue and their hair is yellow.

5. What’s C.N. Yang’s nationality (国籍)?

A. Chinese

B. American

C. Australian

D. Canadian

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You may know the English letters A,B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a "banana person" "How strange! Are these people from "another earth"? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside - thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood, Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China They all have black eyes and black hair.

But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the PRC. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1."ABC" in this passage means"_______ ".

A. three English letters　　                 B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America　　             D. Americans born in China

2.Chinese in Western countries are called "banana persons" because_______.

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

D. they like to eat bananas

3.The underlined word "blood" may probably mean_______.

A. 国籍　　             B. 血统　　         C.爱心　　         D. 皮肤

4.This passage mainly talks about_______.

A. different kinds of bananas　　             B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize　　 D. the life story of    C. N. Yang

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You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside----thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside----looking like a Chinese. Some of them do not speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas-Chinese. (3)These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the U.S., England or Canada, but they have Chinese blood(血统). Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for physics in 1957. (4)Chinese people love him, although he is an American citizen.

（一）根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.What does “ABC” mean in this passage?

________________________________________________

2.Why Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons”?

_________________________________________________

（二）将短文中句（3）和（4）译成汉语。

3._______________________________________________

4._______________________________________________

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.______________________________________________

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