Question

    When I was young, every year I looked forward to my birthday. On that day, my friends and family made me feel like the most _______ person in the world.

The night before my birthday each year, my parents walked into my bedroom while I was asleep. They hung balloons on my walls with a big sign that said "Happy Birthday!" When I _______, I was always surprised.

If my birthday was on a school day, I shared with my teachers and classmates. If it was at weekends, I _______ my closest friends to my birthday party.

When I was young, we had parties at my house. My parents made up lots of fun games for us to play. We painted pictures, played outside, and ate a lot of cakes and ice cream. My friends bought _______ for me.

When I got older, I had my birthday parties in different places. My friends and I _______ all night watching films, chatting, and sharing secrets. At night we ate pizza and cakes, _______ the next morning my parents made pancakes for us.

The saddest day of the year for me was the day after my birthday. Then I knew I had to wait another whole year before it would come again.

1.A.interesting B.special C.boring D.simple

2.A.woke up B.put up C.gave up D.took up

3.A.told B.sent C.took D.invited

4.A.boats B.business C.gifts D.water

5.A.calmed down B.looked out C.heard from D.stayed up

6.A.or B.and C.but D.So

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

【解析】

文章主要讲述作者的童年是怎么度过他的生日的，以及描述每次生日他都很快乐。

1.句意：那天，我的朋友和家人让我觉得自己是世界上最特别的人。

interesting有趣的；special特殊的；boring厌烦的；simple简单的；根据句意理解及前句every year I looked forward to my birthday.每年都盼望着我的生日。可知这里应该是指“特殊的”，故选B。

2.句意：当我醒来时，我总是很惊讶。

woke up醒来；put up粘贴；gave up放弃；took up开始从事；根据句意理解及前句while I was asleep.可知，这里指的是“醒来”，故选A。

3.句意：如果是周末，我会邀请我最亲密的朋友参加我的生日聚会。

told告诉；sent发送；took拿；invited邀请；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“邀请朋友参加生日聚会”，故选D。

4.句意：我的朋友给我买了礼物。

boats小船；business生意；gifts礼物；water水根据句意理解及前句When I was young, we had parties at my house.可知，朋友参加我的生日聚会会给我买礼物，所以这里应该指的是礼物，故选C。

5.句意：我和我的朋友通宵看电影。

calmed down冷静；look out向外看；heard from收到某人的来信；stayed up熬夜；根据后面的all night及句意理解可知。这里表达的是“熬夜”，故选D。

6.句意：晚上我们吃披萨和蛋糕，第二天早上我父母给我们做了薄煎饼。

or或者；and和；but但是；so所以；根据句意理解可知，前后两句意思是递进的关系，英语中并列关系用and连接，故选B。