C
What's the most popular song in the world? Some people say the Happy Birthday Song without thinking. For many of us, it is probably the easiest English song. We learn it at a young age. But do you know the history of this song? ★
The melody(旋律) of the song goes back to 1893. Two sisters—Patty Hill and Mildred Hill from America—write the song together. Patty is a school headteacher, and her older sister Mildred is a pianist. At first, the song is called Good Morning to All. Teachers at the school use it as a happy morning greeting to kids. The melody is easy to remember. And the lyrics(歌词) go like this:
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Good morning, dear children
Good morning to all
On a student's birthday, the teachers change the lyrics of “Good morning to you” to “Happy birthday to you”. The song soon becomes popular. Children love the song so much and sing it back to their teachers on their birthdays.
In 1924, Robert H. Coleman uses the Hill sisters' lyrics as the first verse(节) and “Happy birthday to you” as the second, making the song even more popular. Over time, this song replaces the one written by the two sisters. That is the song we sing and love today.
()61. Which of the following can be put in ★?
A. Here's the story behind the Happy Birthday Song.
B. Everyone likes to sing songs on their birthday.
C. Many people have birthday parties every year.
D. English is an important language for us to learn.
()62. The song Good Morning to All is first used for at school.
A. birthday parties B. teachers' meetings
C. music lessons D. morning greetings
()63. What do we know about Robert H. Coleman?
A. He is a student in Patty's school.
B. He helps make the song more popular.
C. He is the first one to write the song.
D. He is Mildred Hill's good friend.
()64. The underlined word “replaces” means “”.
A. takes the place of B. comes back to
C. changes into D. sounds like
()65. Which picture matches the passage best?
A. B. C. D.

61.A 62.D 63.B 64.A 65.A

【分析】
先通读全文，明确文章核心是介绍生日歌的起源与发展。61题需承上启下，前文提及生日歌的历史，后文讲其起源，A选项符合；62题定位原文找最初用途；63题定位Robert H. Coleman的相关描述；64题结合上下文猜测词义；65题匹配文章核心场景（生日相关）与图片。
【解析】
61题：前文询问是否知道生日歌的历史，后文讲述其起源与演变，A选项“这就是生日歌背后的故事”承上启下，符合语境，故选A。
62题：根据原文“Teachers at the school use it as a happy morning greeting to kids”，可知《Good Morning to All》最初用于学校的早晨问候，故选D。
63题：根据原文“In 1924, Robert H. Coleman uses... making the song even more popular”，可知他让这首歌曲更受欢迎，故选B。
64题：“replaces”所在句意为“这首歌取代了两姐妹写的版本”，“takes the place of”意为“代替”，与replace含义一致，故选A。
65题：文章围绕生日歌展开，A图是生日蛋糕，对应生日歌的使用场景，匹配度最高，故选A。
【答案】
61.A 62.D 63.B 64.A 65.A
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，词义猜测
【点评】
本题是关于生日歌历史的阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章细节的查找、主旨的理解及词义猜测能力，难度适中，需学生仔细定位原文关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.6