It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday. She came home, and saw a card on the table. It said,

It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday. She came home, and saw a card on the table. It said, “There’s a present for you, Mary. Go and look for it in your room.” Mary ran to her room. Her parents were watching her. They were smiling. On her bed she saw a new red box. She thought, “What’s in the box?” She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. Mary took it out and read.
“Dear Mary, I’m your present. My first letter is in the word ‘book’, but not in ‘look’. My second letter is in ‘ink’, but not in ‘thank’. You can find my third letter in both ‘ink’ and ‘book’. And my last letter is in ‘she’, but not in ‘ship’. What am I?”
Mary thought hard. B-I-K-E! She smiled and said, “Aha, I know, Mom. But where is it?” Her mother said, “Look at the back of the card.” Mary turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the garden.”
Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!
“Happy birthday, Mary!” her parents said.
“Thank you, Mom and Dad.”
【小题1】Mary’s birthday was on .A．March the fifteenthB．May the fifthC．March the fifthD．May the fifteenth【小题2】Mary’s birthday present was . A．a beautiful cardB．a beautiful boxC．a beautiful bikeD．a comfortable bed【小题3】 The first card was on the table. The second card was .A．on the bedB．on the deskC．in the boxD．in a book【小题4】 Mary’s present was . A．on the back of the cardB．on her bedC．in her roomD．in the garden【小题5】 Mary’s parents were .A．very kind and funnyB．very poorC．very richD．very youngB

(答案→)B 解析：短文大意：五月五日是玛丽的生日。善良而有趣的父母送给她礼物，但没有告诉她是什么，而是通过巧妙的办法让她去猜去寻找。【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章开头句It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday.可知五月五日是玛丽的生日，所以选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据文中Mary thought hard. B-I-K-E! She smiled可知选C。【小题3】细节理解题。根据On her bed she saw a new red box. She thought, “What’s in the box?” She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it.可知第二张卡片在盒子里。故选C。【小题4】细节理解题。根据Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!可知选D。【小题5】推理判断题。根据短文可知玛丽的父母非常善良有趣，所以选A。

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