Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
A little boy in South Carolina got to celebrate his birthday twice: After only one fiend showed up to his birthday party, the local fire department decided to tlirow him another on.
The City of Beaufort Fire Department shared the story of a party the fire department held fbr a local boy named Cooper, who was disappointed when only one of his classmates showed up to his 6th birthday party. But after a community member gave the local fire department a call, (76)the members were quick to come to his rescue.
"We jumped on board and said we'll do whatever we can to make sure he has a great birthday and that more than one child shows up," Beaufort firefighter Ross Vezin says. "We made arrangements to pick him up from school along with his mom and brother, and we brought him to a bowling alley (保龄球场)along with a biker group.
The fire department was also able to bring nearly 75 other kids from school to celebrate alongside Cooper, whose mother, Nicoala Shiflet, said he has difficulty making friends because be suffers from autism (自 |田 症)."They had cake and presents and got to do some bowing," Vezin continues, adding that the party cane o be known as "Coopers Birthday 2.0”
From riding in a fire truck to seeing the motorcycles from the biker group and evening welcomed by so many new friends, Cooper loved his celebration. And it won't be the last time that the little boy gets to hang out with the fire department responsible fbr it. "We're also going to have him up next week." Vezin says, "We're going to give him a fire department T-shirt and a tour of our fire station.
1.Wlio did the most make Cooper5 s second birthday party a great success?
Firefighters from Beaufort Fire Department.
Men from the biker group.
Community members.
Cooper's parents.
【答案】B，细节题。根据第二段 But the Grimms needed money. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. nT知Grimm家是因为缺钱而*为儿童写书的，因此选择B。
2.Wliich of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
About 75 kids showed up at Cooper's second birthday party.
Cooper5s mother and brother were at his second birthday party.
Those joining the second birthday party did some bowling.
Cooper got a T-shirt from the fire department at his second birthday party.
【答案】C。细节题。根据第三段 Wlien he revised the tales for children, Wilhelm Grimm retained(保留)the violence,可知选择C。
3.The plirase have him up in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
invite him as a guest
meet him by chance
take care of him
make friends with him
1. 【答案】A
【定位】最后一段最后一句 "We're also going to have him up next week,"Venin says, "We're going to give him a fire department T-shirt and a tour of our fire station.
【详解】词汇题，have him up所在的句子及下文中的句子的意义为：我们下周……也将他。我们将给他 一件消防部门的T恤衫，还会带他参观我们的消防站。由此判断应该是邀请他去做客,故选A。
4.Only one kid went to Cooper5s first birthday party because .
Cooper was not good at making friends.
other kids were busy with their classes then.
Cooper liked to play with grown-ups.
Cooper didn't invite his classmate.
1. 【答案】A
【定位】第四段第一句后半部分"...he has difficulty making friends because he suffers from autism （自闭症）”
【详解】细节题。由定位句可知，库珀的妈妈解释了库珀交朋友有困难的原因是因为患有自闭症。B“其 他小孩忙于功课”，C“库珀喜欢与大人玩耍”，D“库珀没有邀请同学”，都不正确。故选A。
5.We learn from the passage that Cooper was the second birthday party,
disappointed with
satisfied with
frightened by
angry about
1. 【答案】B
【定位】 最后一段第一句"From riding in a fire truck to seeing the motorcycles from the biker group and evening welcomed by so many new friends, Cooper loved his celebration.
【详解】主旨大意题。由定位句可知，库珀很喜欢这个庆祝活动，表明他对自己的第二次生日派对非常满 意°A“失望”，C“恐惧”，D“生气”，都不合适。故选B。