12．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．
51．The song Happy Birthday was written byA．
A．an American girl
B．an American girl's grandma
C．an American boy
D．an American girl's friend
52．The girl was sad becauseC．
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
53．What gift did she give her friend？D
A．A flower．
B．A toy．
C．An interesting book．
D．A song．
54．What did her friends think of the song？It wasB
A．boring
B．beautiful
C．exciting
D．interesting
55．Which of the following is TRUE？D
A．The girl was still poor after writing the song．
B．The girl sang the song with her mother in her dream．
C．The girl's friends had heard the song before．
D．The girl became famous because of the song．
分析 本文主要講述了生日快樂歌的起源．它由一個美國女孩創作，后來因此出名并變得富有．當她是一個孩子的時候，她家里很窮．她被邀請去參加朋友的生日派對，但是她沒有錢去買禮物．她睡覺夢到奶奶告訴她可以唱一首歌，所以她決定寫下這首歌，唱給朋友聽．第二天當她在派對上唱給朋友聽時，她朋友非常高興，并感謝女孩給她如此特殊的禮物．
解答 51．A．細節理解題．根據文中It was written by an American girl．可知這首生日快樂歌是由一個美國女孩所創作，故選擇A．
52．C．細節理解題．根據文中She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．可知女孩難過是因為她沒有錢給朋友買生日禮物，故選擇C．
53．D．細節理解題．根據文中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．可知女孩送給朋友的生日禮物就是生日快樂歌，故選擇D．
54．B．細節理解題．根據文中"How wonderfully you sing!We haven't heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．"said her friend．可知她朋友覺得女孩唱的這首歌非常美麗動聽，故選擇B．
55．D．細節理解題．根據文中Later the girl became well-known in America．可知女孩后來因為這首歌出名了，故選擇D．
點評 本文主要是一篇記敘文，主要介紹了生日快樂歌的起源．文章篇幅短小，內容簡單易懂，練習題都是細節理解題，其中只要認真閱讀，仔細審題，準確定位信息，都可在文中找到相對應的答案或者依據，難度一般．
