Question

    Here is a step-by-step process of planning your child’s birthday party. If you follow these steps, the party will be a success.

First, set the time and the place of the party. When you pick the time and the place, remember to consider the weather and the schedule of the children being invited. Also keep you budget (预算) in mind. If your child wants to go to a theme park, that may not be realistic. However, a party in a park might be in the budget.

Then make a guest list with your child. Find out how many people he or she wants to invite. Also, depending on how simple or elaborate (复杂的) in the party will be, the guest list may be small or rather large.

Third, make a reservation if necessary. It is important to make a reservation a bit earlier to make sure that the place of the party can be kept. But if you are going to a park or having it in your house, it’s clear that a reservation will be unnecessary.

Fourth, it is time to pick a theme for the party. Discuss with your child and try to pick something that your child loves. Allow him or her to be a part of planning the party.

Now plan and make a food list. If the party is going to be a one-day event, the list will be more extensive (广泛的). If it only lasts a couple of hours, some snacks along with cake and ice-cream will do.

Party games and prizes are the last. Once again discuss with your child and see if he or she has ideas. Plan some games that will work well with the place of the party. Pick prizes that are suitable for the age group of your child.

1.How many steps of planning a child’s birthday party are mentioned in the passage?

A.Five. B.Six. C.Seven. D.Eight.

2.What might the underlined word “reservation” mean in Chinese?

A.计划 B.内容 C.预约 D.行程

3.How should parents do to plan their Child’s birthday party successfully?

A.By finding an expensive restaurant for him or her.

B.By making a rather large guest list for him or her.

C.By planning an extensive food list for the party.

D.By preparing suitable party games and prizes for the party.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The party held in a theme park costs less than a party held in a park.

B.In fact, a simple birthday party is popular with more children.

C.To make the party better, it’s important for parents to work with their kids.

D.When planning a birthday party for a child, the parents should finish it alone.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.How to plan a child’s birthday party. B.What to do at a child’s birthday party.

C.When to have a birthday party for a child. D.Where to have a birthday party for a child.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文介绍了举办一个生日派对的步骤。

1.推理判断题。本文从二到七段，第二段定时间、地点；第三段宾客名单；第四段预约；第五段派对主题；第六段菜单；第七段派对游戏和奖励，一共介绍了六步。故选B。

2.词义推断题。本段开头句是本段中心句，根据“It is important to make a reservation a bit earlier to make sure that the place of the party can be kept.”可知提前定地点，确保派对地点被保留，可推断本段主要介绍的预约，因此reservation是“预约”的意思。还可以根据词根分析，-tion是名词后缀，本次是reserve的名词形式，reserve的含义是“预约”。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段可知，并未提到贵的酒店，因此A选项是错误的；根据第三段“…the guest list may be small or rather large.”可知名单可以是小的，也可以是大的，因此B选项是错误的；根据“If the party is going to be a one-day event, the list will be more extensive (广泛的).”可知如果派对要持续一整天，就要准备大量食物，是有限定条件的，因此C选项是错误的；根据“Plan some games that will work well with the place of the party. Pick prizes that are suitable for the age group of your child.”可知派对应该准备适合的游戏和奖品，因此D选项是正确的。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据“If your child wants to go to a theme park, that may not be realistic. However, a party in a park might be in the budget.”可知公园派对更划算些，因此A选项是错误的；文中并未提到简单的派对在孩子们中更受欢迎，因此B选项是错误的；C选项“为了使派对更好，对父母来说，和孩子一起准备很重要”；D选项“当为孩子策划生日派对的时候，父母应该单独完成”，根据“Allow him or her to be a part of planning the party.”可知让孩子来参与到派对来，可以根据孩子的喜好办派对，因此C选项是正确的；D选项是错误的。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。本文开头总领全文，是文中的中心，根据“Here is a step-by-step process of planning your child’s birthday party.”可知本文主要介绍策划一个孩子的生日派对的过程，因此A选项“怎样策划一个孩子的派对”与主旨大意相符合。故选A。