Question

【題目】請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts _______ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.

The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the _______ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom _______. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.

The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌詞) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also _______.

The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版權) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared _______ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, _______ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small _______ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was _______about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She _______ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be __________ every time the song was part of a commercial (商業(yè)的) production.

The Hill sisters, who developed their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.

【1】A. savedB. wroteC. inventedD. sang

【2】A. noticeB. orderC. titleD. law

【3】A. partyB. greetingC. discussionD. test

【4】A. taughtB. searchedC. soldD. prepared

【5】A. asB. underC. forD. without

【6】A. althoughB. untilC. becauseD. after

【7】A. chancesB. tasksC. changesD. signs

【8】A. satisfiedB. gladC. curiousD. angry

【9】A. lostB. wonC. heardD. dropped

【10】A. paidB. praisedC. invitedD. warned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

文章介紹了《生日歌》的來歷，最初是Hill姐妹在幼兒園教書時創(chuàng)作了它，開始是在教室的問候語，老師唱給學生，歡迎他們來教室，后來Coleman把它改成生日歌，但是主題沒變，當1934年，百老匯音樂每天晚上演唱這首歌時，Hill的另一個姐妹Jessica走進法院，訴訟她們的這首歌的版權問題，最后她們贏了訴訟，每年這首歌能掙200萬美元。

【1】句意：阿波羅宇航員在1969年3月8號唱它。

考查動詞辨析和語境。saved挽救，wrote寫，invented發(fā)明，sang唱；根據Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space?和Apollo IX astronauts可知是唱這首歌；故選D。

【2】句意：它第一次被印刷的標題是Good Morning to All。

考查名詞辨析和語境。notice布告，order命令，title標題，law法律；根據“Good Morning to All”可知是標題；故選C。

【3】句意：它被用來作為教室的歡迎語。

考查名詞辨析和語境。party聚會，greeting問候，discussion討論，test測驗；根據Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.可知是問候語；故選B。

【4】句意：Mildred也在那兒教書。

考查動詞辨析和語境。taught教書，searched搜查，sold賣，prepared準備；根據Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌詞) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky,可知是她也在那兒教書；故選A。

【5】句意：沒有她們的允許出現在了Robert H. Coleman’s歌曲書中。

考查介詞和語境。as作為，under在……下，for為了without沒有；根據The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版權) their song on October 16, 1893. However, 和 In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song.可知是沒有她們的允許；故選D。

【6】句意：盡管這首歌仍然用它最初的主題。

考查連詞和語境。although 盡管，until直到，because因為；after在……以后；根據Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 和the song still had its original title.之間的關系，可知是盡管；故選A。

【7】句意：在歌詞上經常有小的改變。

考查名詞辨析和語境。chances機會，tasks任務，changes變化，signs標志；根據. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, ___6___ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small可知有小的變化；故選C。

【8】句意：對歌曲的盜竊她非常生氣。

考查形容詞辨析和語境。satisfied滿意的，glad高興的，curious好奇的，angry生氣的；根據another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song. 和about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters.可知是生氣的；故選D。

【9】句意：她贏了官司。

考查動詞辨析和語境。lost丟失，won贏，heard聽見，dropped掉落；根據The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___10___ every time the song was part of a commercial (商業(yè)的) production.可知是贏了官司；故選B。

【10】句意：用于商業(yè)演出的這首歌的部分必須付錢。

考查動詞辨析和語境。paid付錢，praised贊揚，invited邀請，warned警告；根據句意和the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.可知是被付錢；故選A。

根據前后文的語境，結合時態(tài)，語態(tài)，詞性，短語，句型，詞義辨析和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如：小題9 句意：她贏了官司。考查動詞辨析和語境。根據lost丟失，won贏， heard聽見， dropped掉落；根據The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___10___ every time the song was part of a commercial (商業(yè)的) production.可知是贏了官司；故選B。