阅读理解

Meeting the English Family

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day, her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand.  “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac” “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost! said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view (视野) of the football stadium (露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water, we can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled (困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology (心理学) book.

(1) It was Rosa' s big day. She and her classmates were in

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(2) Rosa's hostess (女主人) was called

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(3) What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

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(4) In this passage the underlined (下划线的) word “it” means

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(5) After reading the passage, we know that

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A. Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B. the two children didn't like Rosa

C. Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D. Rosa was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs(习俗)

　　阅读理解

I am sure you know the song“ Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written?

　　Let me tell you the story.

　　One hundred and three years ago, there were two sisters in the U. S. A They loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the well-known “Good morning” to you! It was very popular at the that time among kindergarten children, but not many grown- up (大人) knew it.

　　A few years later on their nephew Archibald's birthday party, the two sisters sang the song Happy Birthday to the melody (曲调) of “Good morning to you ”to their nephew.

　　The two sisters had never thought this song would become (成为) so popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because its words simple and friendly.

　　判断正误：

　　(1)Happy Birthday is a song from England.

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　　(2)The song was written 130 years ago.

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　　(3)the song came from the song“ Good morning to you”!

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　　(4)The two sisters first sang the song for little Archibald.

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　　(5)The two sisters knew the song would become famous.

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