2021年中考英語模擬試題（十二）（含答案）

2021年初中畢業(yè)暨升學考試試卷

英語

注意事項：

1.本試卷共八大題，滿分100分（不合聽力口語30分），考試用時100分鐘；

2.答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考點名稱、考場號、座位號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填

寫在答題卡相對應的位置上，并認真核對條形碼上的準考號、姓名是否與本人相符合；

3.答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈

后，再選涂其他答案；答非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡指定的位置上，

不在答題區(qū)域內的答案一律無效，不得用其他筆答題；

4.考生答題必須答在答題卡上，答在試卷和草稿紙上一律無效。

第一部分單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上

將該項涂黑。

1.-Hello,areyouMr.Morrison?

-Yes.That*s.

A.himB.meC.youD.us

2.-Pleasestaywithmethisweekend.

-I'msorry,butmyfatherandIplannedBeijingalongtimeago.

A.visitB.visitingC.tovisitD.visited

3.-Keepquiet!IneedcompletewhenI'mworking.

-Sorry,dad.Iwon'tmakeanynoiseagain.

A.trustB.silenceC.controlD.strength

4.-Somepeopledon*tshowtheirtalentsattheverybeginning.

-Iagree.EvenEinsteinreaduntilhewasseven.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.couldn'tD.needn't

5.Theflyingsquirrelmightbeoneofanimalsyoucouldmeetduringthetrip.

A.strangeB.strangerC.strangestD.thestrangest

6.Loveyourparentstheyarealive.Don'twaituntilitistoolate.

A.whileB.thoughC.becauseD.unless

7.Wouldyoupleasethelight?Ican*tsleepwellwithiton.

A.turnonB.turnoffC.turntoD.turnaround

8.Amonhisshipinabigstormwhenagiantfishcameoutofthesea.

A.willsailB.issailingC.wassailingD.hassailed

9.CouldyouspeakinaloudvoicesothatIcanhearyou?

A.quicklyB.happilyC.slowlyD.clearly

10.-Simon,wheredoyouwanttoeat?

-.Ieatanything.

A.Idon'tmindB.MyPleasureC.GoodideaD.Certainlynot

第二部分完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在

答題卡上將該項涂黑。

SometimeschoosingwheretoeatinSuzhouissomethingofachallenge.Nomatterhow

11thefoodtastesatachosenrestaurant,onemayalwayswonder."Isthereanythingbetteron

thenextstreet*?MHowever,I'vefoundthe12tothisquestion.WhenI'maskedtonamemy

favouriteplacetoeatinSuzhou,Iwillreply13."SongHeLouRestaurant'1.WhyisSongHe

Lousospecial14hundredsofrestaurants?Well,fbrmeitcomesdowntoaperfectbalanceof

deliciousfood,pleasantatmosphere（氛圍）andanearperfectlocation.

BeforecomingtoSuzhou,Iwas15bymyfriendsfromothercitiesinChinathatthefood

couldbetoosweet.ForthefirstfewmonthsIchosetoeatinSichuanOrHunanstylerestaurants

insteadofeatingmuch16food.However,afterfallinginlovewiththecity.Icametorealize

thatthefoodissoclosely17withitslocalculture.18Iaskedalocalfriendto

recommendthebestplacetotryreallocalstylefood.Shecameupwiththe19ofSongHeLou.

Forafirst-timevisitor,nSongShuGuiYunand"XieFenTofu"amexcellent20.Suzhou

hasstowbecomemyhomeandIhavealifetimetoenjoyeachandeverydishonthemenu.

11.A.badB.hotC.goodD.cold

12.A.attentionB.excuseC.answerD.distance

13.A.rightawayB.insurpriseC.atmostD.overthere

14.A.betweenB.againstC.amongD.beyond

15.A.changedB.warnedC.encouragedD.supported

16.A.freshB.localC.ChineseD.frozen

17.A.connectedB.coveredC.comparedD.charged

18.A.OrB.ButC.YetD.So

19.A.suggestionB.wayC.moneyD.design

20.A.conditionsB.habitsC.challengesD.choices

第三部分閱讀理解（共12小題；每小題2分，滿分24分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在

答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Schoolholidayactivitiesatthelibrary

ActivityCartooningwithEvaLeung

WhenTuesday7June,9-11a.m.

Cost$3.00to.coverthecostofartpaperandpencils

Who5to8-year-olds

ActivityCartooningwithEvaLeung

WhenWednesday8June,9-11a.m.

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofartpaperandpencils

Who9to10-year-olds

EvaLeungisfamousforhercartoonspublishedregularlyinKIDStime

magazine

ActivityKite-making

WhenWednesday8June,2-4p.m.

4ggsCost$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,stringandothermaterials

Who5to10-year-olds

ActivityKite-making

WhenThursday9June,2-4p.m.

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,stringandothermaterials

MP—為

iWho5to10-year-olds

21.Whoisthisposterfor?

A.Cartoonists.B.Librarians.C.Writers.D.Children.

22.Onwhichdayaretheretwodifferentactivities?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.

23.Whyaretheretwocartooningclassesontheprogram?

A.Becausetheclassesarefordifferentagegroups.

B.Becausemoretimeisneededtolearncartooning

C.Becausethereisastrictlimitonnumbersforeachclass.

D.Becausesomechildrenmightwanttodoboththeclasses.

B

Peopleallovertheworldeateggs.Mostoftheeggsweeatcomefromhens.Eggsareeasyto

cook.Theycanbecookedinlotsofwayssuchasfriedorhard-boiled.Eggscanbeusedwithother

thingstomakecakesandice-cream.

與hcH______Whit?(aiBamen)

ThesMIprotectsTheeggwhiteismostlywater,

theegg.Shellscanproteinandsomeminerals.

bebrownorwhite.Beforeitiscocked,thewhite

isnotwhite；itisclear.

Yolk

Theydkhasrr?ostof

theegg'svitaminsandminerals.

Theyolkcanbepaleyellowtodarkorange.

Thecolourdefends。八whattheheneats.

Thefreshtest

Putyouregginapanofwaterandusetheguidebelowtofindouthowoldyoureggis.

Sinks（下沉）tothebottomofthepanandstaysthere3-6daysold

Sinks,butfloatsatanangle（角度）Justover1weekold

Sinks,andthenstandsonendAbout2weeksold

FloatsontoporjustunderthesurfaceOver2weeksold

Eggslastalongtime.Youcankeepthemforaboutfourweeksinyourfridge.

24.AccordingtoParagraphI,cakesandice-creamarementionedtodescribe

A.thebirthofchickensB.thedifferencebetweenthem

C.theuseofeggsD.thewayofkeepingthem

25.Whatmakesayolkdarkorange?

A.Thehen'sfood.B.Thecolouroftheshell.

C.Theageoftheegg.D.Thevitaminsintheegg.

26.Whatdoesthetableaboveshow?

A.Howheavyaneggcanbe.B.Howlongtocookanegginapan.

C.Howtomakeaneggsink.D.Howtochecktheageofanegg.

C

EverydaythereislessandlessspaceonEarthforrubbish.Yeteverydaywemakemoreand

morerubbish.Whatcanwedo?Wecanrecyclesomeofourrubbish.Recyclingmeansthatthe

rubbishwillbemadeintosomethingthatcanbeusedagain.

RecyclinghelpsEarth.Anditsavesspaceinrubbishdumps.Halfofeverythingthatweputinto

landfillscouldberecycledinstead.Infact,mostthingsmadeofpaper,metal,glassandplasticcanbe

recycled.

Papercanbebrokenintosmallpiecesandmadeintonewpaper.Steelandaluminumcans（金屬

雄）canbemelteddown（熔化）andmadeintonewcans.Thesameistrueofglassbottles.Thiscan

bedoneaverandoveragain.Recyclingdoesn'ttakeasmuchenergyasmakingthesethingsthefirst

time.SowecanuselessofEarth'sfuelresources.

Plasticcanbemelteddown,too.Thenitcanbeformedintoparkbenches,playgroundsandso

on.Somepeoplecallplasticthe"wood"ofthefuture.Thingsmadeofplasticwilllastabout400

years-eveniftheystayoutsideintheweather.Nowoodcandothat!

27.TheunderlinedwordMlandfills"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.benchfactoriesB.placesforrubbish

C.greenmountainsD.recyclingcentres

28.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenslasttothecan?

A.Thecanisputintoarecyclingbin.B.Thecanismelteddownandreused.

C.Asteelcangetsfilledwithcorn.D.Apersonusesthecorninthecan.

29.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Cansshouldbemelteddown.

B.Oldnewspaperscanbereused.

C.Wecanbuildbenchesthatlast400years.

D.Weshouldrecycleeverythingthatwecan.

D

Athleticsvs.Gardening

ThestudentsofSouthsideSchoolwereaskedtogivetheiropinionsaboutwhethertheschool

shouldrunanathleticprogramorstartavegetablegarden.

Anathleticprogramishatchbetterthangardening.Howareweevergoing

towinanythingattheInter-SchoolAthleticswithoutpropertraining?At

themoment,weonlydoathleticsforonetamandtheteacherstrainus.We

needexperts（專家）toteachusthingslikethrowingandhighjump.

IknowlotsofkidssaytheyYetotinterestedincompetitions,butthat's

becausethey'veneverwonanything.Iftheygotbettertrainingandstarted

winningthings,they'dsoonchangetheirminds.

Peoplealwayssaykidsdon'tgetenoughexercise.Justbecauseyoudo

gardeningoutdoorsdoesn'tmakeitexercise,soIdon'tsechowitmatters.

Athleticsismuchbetterforfitnessandlotsofkidscanhaveagoat

thesametine.Idon'tthinktherewouldbeenoughjobsforeveryoneina

garden.

Infact,Ithinkagardenisareallybadidea.Idon'tknowwhywe're

evenconsideringit.

Liz,Grade8

Ithinkavegetablegardenisagreatidea.Wealreadydohoursofsport,

includingathletics.Andnoteveryonelikessport.

Gardeningisagreatwaytogetexercisewithoutworryingabout

whetheryou'reanygoodatit,orwhetheryou'regoingtowin.Andyou

reallydogelexercisewhenyougarden.There'sdigging,weedingand

wateringEvenpickingthingscanbehardwork-pumpkinsaren'tlight

youknow!

Therearelotsofkidsaroundherewhodon'thavegardenssotheycan't

growthingseventheywantto.Ifyoureallywanttodomoresport,you

canjoinaclub.

Andthinkaboutit:Whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?Youneed

toeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Ifwelearntocookallthethingswe

grow,thegardenwillkeepusallfitandhealthyandthenwe'Hbebetter

atsport.

Sam,Grade8

30.WhichofthesepointsdoLizandSambothmake?

A.Kidsshouldtakeexercise.B.Kidsshouldeatvegetables.

C.Kidsshouldtrytowinmore.D.Kidsshouldbeoutsidemore.

31,WhatisonereasonLizgivesforsayingnagardenisareallybadidea"?

A.Somestudentsdon'tlikegettingdirty.

B.Somestudentsdon'tenjoybeingoutside.

C.Somestudentsalreadyknowhowtogarden.

D.Somestudentsmayhavenochancetogarden.

32.WhydoesSamsay,"Andthinkaboutit.:whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?n

A.Tochangethesubject.B.Tointroducehisnextreason.

C.TosupportLiz'sidea.D.Tofindananswertothequestion.

第四部分信息還原（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

A:Look!Thisisapictureofmydog.Here

B:33______________

A:Iknow.Heweighsfifty-onekilos.

B:Really?That'samazing.34

A:He'scalledMax.

B:35_______________

A:Fiveyears.Igothimwhenwemovedoutofthecity.36

B:Wow!ThenMaxhasmorespace.

A:He'sveryfriendly.Healwaysjumpsonyouwhenyoucomehome.

B:Woah!Scary!

A:37Imean,heplaysverywellwithourcat,Kira.Herunsafterheraround.

A.He'shuge!

B.Andhe'sveryfunnytoo.

C.Wehaveabighousenow.

D.Helikeslyingunderthetree.

E.What'shisname?

F.Whendidyoubuyhim?

GHowlonghaveyouhadhim?

第五部分詞匯檢測（共10小題；每小題I分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或通過上下文，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞

的正確形式。每空只寫一詞。

38.Everyoneshould（行動）nowtoseparaterubbishintodifferentgroups.

39.Mr.Wusaidhehad（很少）seenachildwithsomuchtalent.

40.Hewent（野營）withusandtaughtushowtoputupatent.

41.Heseemstohavea（第六）senseforknowingthathisbrotherwillwin.

42.MissZhang（訂購）adressonlinetwoweeksago,butithasn*tarrivedyet.

43.AmyandAnniewillgoonanaturalhistorywalknext（星期日）.

44.Beforeyoustartwritingastory,thinkaboutthe（人物）andwhattheydo.

45.-Ticketsfortoday?

-Sorry,we'vegotleft,butwehaveafewfortomorrow.

46.-HaveyoueverbeentotheSummerPalace?

-Yes.Ihavevisiteditmanytimes2009.

47.-1hearyourgrandpahasgotaneyeproblem.Isitserious?

-Yes.Hecan'tseeanythingnow.Hehasgone.

第六部分句子翻譯（共5小題：每小題3分，滿分15分）

將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯句子寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。

48.多么精彩的一部4D電影?。?/p>

49.你能告訴我你在門后面找什么嗎？

50.對中國人而言，在春節(jié)團聚是常見的.

51.那只兔子如此胖以至于無法穿過那個洞.

52.如果你每天練習.你的聽力技能將得到提高.

第七部分閱讀表達（共3小題：53題1分，54題2分，55題3分，滿分6分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，用英語回答短文后的問題，并將答案與在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。

A.InterviewwithAndyGriffiths

AndyGriffithsiswellknownasawriterofchildren'sbooks.Herearesomeinterestingthings,

youmightnotknowabouthim!

Whatdoyouliketodoafteralongdayofwriting?

Igoforlongrunsandbikeridesbesidethebeach.Anhourofexerciseafteralongdayof

writinggivesmeenergy.ThenPmreadytowritesomemore.

Doyouwriteusingacomputerorbyhand?

AtfirstIwritethestoriesbyhand,andthenItransfer（轉錄）themontoacomputer.Iliketo

writebyhandwhenTtravel.TfinditveryeasytolosemyselfinmydiarywhenIamawayfrommy

usualactivities.

Whatsuperpowerwouldyouliketohave?

X-rayvision（影像）ifIcancontrolit.

Whatisyourfavouritefood?

FroneverhappierthanwhenI'mdrinkingbananamilkshakes.AndIlovefish.ButIdon*tlike

drinkingfishmilkshakes-theyarejustterrible!

Whatisyourfavouritebook?

AliceinWonderland.Ithassomanysurprisesandsuchsillinessinit.

Doyouwriteforadultstoo?

OnlyifIreallyhaveto.Tmuchpreferthefreedomandfunofwritingforchildren.

Whatdoyousaytokidswhosay,"WhyshouldIread?',

AsDr.Seusssays.nThemoreyouread,themorethingsyouwillknow.Themoreyoulearn,the

moreplacesyou'llgo."

53.WhatisAndy'sjob?

54.WhatdoyouthinkofAndy?

55.DoyouwanttobeapersonlikeAndy?Whyorwhynot?

第七部分書面表達（共1題；滿分20分）’

假定你是蘇華，最近你的澳大利亞筆友Nathan犯了一些錯誤，倍感懊惱，寫了一封郵件向你

訴說，為幫助他排解困感，請你根據(jù)他的郵件內容并結合自身經(jīng)歷.用英語回信開導他。

To:subua@________________________________________________________________

From:____________________________________________________________

Subjects：Learningfrommistakes_____________________________________________________

DearSuHue,

I'munhappythatFvemadesomemistakesrecently.They'retroublingmealotthesedays.I

reallyneedyourhelp.Wouldyoupleaseshareyourexperiencewithme?

?Doyouagreethateveryonemakesmistakes?

?Canyoutellmeoneofyourmistakes?

?Howdidyoudealwithyourproblem?

?Whathaveyoulearnedfromthemistake?

I'mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.

Allthebest,

Nathan

注意：1.詞數(shù)90左右。開頭和結尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞量；

2.回復須包括所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順；

3.文中不得提及真實的人名、校名等相關信息。

DearNathan,

I'msorrytoknowthatyouarenothappythesedays.

Ihopemyexperiencecanhelpyouout.

Bestwishes

SuHua

2021年初中畢業(yè)暨升學考試

英語試題參考答案

策一部分單項填空

l.B2.C3.B4.C5.D

5.A7.B8.C9.D10.A

策二部分完形填空

ll.C12.C13.A14.C15.B

16.B17.A18.D19.A20.D

第三部分閱讀理解

21.D22.C23.A24.C25.A

26.D27.B28.B29.D30.A

31.D32.B

第四部分信息還原

33.A34.E35.G36.C37.B

第五部分詞匯檢測

38.act39.seldom40.camping41.sixth42.ordered

43.Sunday44.characters45.none46.since47.blind

第六部分句子翻譯

Possibleanswers：

48.Whatawonderful4-Dfilmitis!

49.Canyoutellmewhatyouarelookingforbehindthedoor?

50,ItiscommonfortheChinesetogettogetherattheSpringFestival.

51.Therabbitwassofatthatitcouldn'tgothroughthehole.

52.Ifyoupractiseeveryday,yourlisteningskillwillbeimproved.

第七部分閱讀表達.

Possibleanswers.

53.Awriterofchildren'sbooks.

54.Heisaninterestingmanwithalotofhobbies.

55.Yes.BecauseIalsowanttowriteforchildrenandbringthemfunofreading.

No.BecauseIdon*tlikewriting.

第八部分書面表達

Onepossibleversion:

DearNathan,

Pmsorrytoknowthatyouarenothappythesedays.Youneedn'tworrytoomuch.It'struethat

everyonemakesmistakes.

Takeme,forexample.Oneday,IspentsomuchtimeplayingfootballwithmyfriendsthatI

forgottodomyhomework.Isaidsorrytomyteacherandfinisheditthenextday.Ifoundit

importanttoachieveabalancebetweenschoolworkandhobbies.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherornotyoumakemistakes.Whatmattersmostistoconectandlearn

fromthem.Inthisway,otherswillunderstandyou.Thenyouwillfeelmuchbetter.

Ihopemyexperiencecanhelpyouout.

Bestwishes.

SuHua

2021年初中學業(yè)水平考試

英語

注意事項：

1.本試卷共8頁。全卷滿分90分。考試時間為90分鐘。試題包含選擇題和非選擇題?？忌?/p>

答題全部答在答題卡上，答在本試卷上無效。

2.請認真核對監(jiān)考教師在答題卡上所粘貼條形碼的姓名、考試證號是否與本人相符合，再將

自己的姓名、考試證號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡及本試卷上。

3.答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，

再選涂其他答案。答非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡的指定位置，在

其他位置答題一律無效。

選擇題（共40分）

一、單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下列各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡

上將該項涂黑。

Ithinkmdoverywellintheexam!

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethegirlinthepicture?

A.Crazy.urious.

C.Scared.Confident.

2.—Wendy,howlonghaveyouhadtheHuaweiP30Pro11

一Acoupleofdays.I.itlastweek.

A.boughtB.buyC.willbuyD.

havebought

3.XinhuaZidian,ortheNewChineseDictionary,wasfirstpublished1953.

A.onB.inC.at

D.for

4.LastmonththestudentsinChangjiangRoadPrimarySchoolheldthe"TenYearsofGrowth

Ceremony“tocelebrate10thbirthdaytogether.

A.theyB.theirC.themD.

theirs

5.Seeingthenewchangesinherhometown,Nanjing,Sandycouldbelieveher

eyes.

A.properlyB.highlyC.nearlyD.hardly

6.“Putonyourcoat,youwillcatchacold!^^Thisiswhatmymumoftensaysto

me.

A.andB.butC.or

D.so

7.一willtheJinniuLakeAnimalKingdombeopen?

—Maybeinthesecondhalfofthisyear.

A.WhenB.WhoC.WhatD.

Where

8.TheChinaInternationalSearchandRescueTeamhasbroughthelpandhopetopeopleindisasters

aroundtheworldsinceit18yearsago.

A.setupB.issetupC.wassetupD.will

besetup

9.—Iwonder.

一Someonewhocanmakemeabetterperson.

A.whenyouoftenmeetyourfriendsB.howyoumakeyourfriendshappy

C.whoyouwanttomakefriendswithD.whereyouspendweekendswithfriends

10.Readthesentence.t4Icantellheranythingbecauseshecankeepasecret.^^

Theunderlinedword“because“isusedto.

A.connectideasB.createnewwords

C.showtimeD.giveexamples

11.一Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholiday?

一Yes,I'mplanningtotraveltoJiuzhaigou.Tmlookingforwardtothecolourful

lakes

andamazingwaterfalls.

A.seeB.seeingC.sees

D.saw

12.TinacomestoChinainordertoexperience

Iliketoseethemountains.Therearesome

Chinesecultureandwhichuniversityisthe

smallmountainsandsometallmountains.

bestforhertoattend.

Thesmallmountainsaregreenandhavelots

A.putoutB.stayout

oftrees.

C.findoutD.runout

13.—Tomorrowismum'sbirthday.Let'sbuysomeflowersforher.

一OK,Iknowshelikesbest.

A.dressesB.ringsC.handbags

D.roses

14.Whichsentenceshouldbeputattheendoftheparagraphontheright?

A.Themountainsaretall.

B.Themountainsaretallandnice.

C.Thenicemountainsareinterestingtolookat.

D.Thetallmountainsarccoveredwithwhitesnow.

15.一Shallwegocampingtocelebrateourgraduation?

—.Let'smakeaplanfirst.

A.NowayB.GoodideaC.It'snothing

D.Idon'tthinkso

二、完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在

答

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Doyouknowthatthe“Happybirthdaytoyou“songisthefirstsongsunginouterspace?Apollo

IXastronauts16itonMarch8,1969.ItisoneofthemostpopularEnglishsongsofalltime.

Hereisthestorybehindit.臟呻B減h4財

Thesongwaswrittenbytwosistersfrom

Kentury,MildredandpattySmithHill.Itwasfirst

publishedunderthe17of4tGoodmorningtoAH”虹E但hhi「hr/l擊二^

in1893.Itwasusedasaclassroom18TeachersHap-pybirth-daytoyou!Hap-pybirth-daytoyou!Hap-py

sangiteachdaytowelcometheirsstudentstothe

classroom.

Thecomposer,MildredHill,wasaconcert

pianist.Hersister,PattySmithHillwrotethe

original（最初的）lyrices（歌詞）fbrthesongwhileshewasateacherinakindgarteninLouiville,Kentury,

whereMildredalso19

TheHillsisterscopyrighted（取得版權）theirsongonOctober16,1893.However,itappeared_

20theiragreementinRobertH.Coleman'ssongbookonMarch4,1924.Colemanchangedpartof

thelyricstosay,“HappyBirthdaytoyou“，21thesongstillhadit'soriginaltitle.Thesonewas

thenpublishedseveraltimesoverthenexttenyears,oftenwithsmall22inthelyrics.In1934,

whenthesongwassungeverynightinaBroadwayMusical,anotherHillsister,Jessica,wenttocourt（法

院）overthecopyrightproblemofthesong.Shewas23aboutthetheftofthesongandthefailure

topaytohersister.She24hercase.TheHillfamilyownedtherightstothemelodyandhadtobe25

everytimethesongwaspartofacommercial（商業(yè)的）production.

TheHillsisters,whodevotedtheirlivestoeducatingchildren,couldneverimaginethatthe

simplelittlesongwouldcontinuetoearnabout$2millioneveryyear.

16.A.savedB.wroteC.invented

D.sang

17.A.noticeB.orderC.title

D.law

18.A.partyB.greetingC.discussion

D.test

19.A.taughtB.searchedC.sold

D.prepared

20.A.asB.underC.for

D.without

21.A.althou