American English | CEFR A1 | 120 Words
Contents 目录
Reading 阅读
Questions 题目
Vocabulary 词汇
Useful Structures 常用结构
Chinese Translation 中文翻译
Reading 阅读
The Birthday Gift
Today is Ben’s birthday. He is eleven years old. His mom makes a cake for him, and his dad gives him a new schoolbag.
At school, Ben’s friends sing “Happy Birthday” to him. Everyone is happy, but Ben sees his friend Tom sitting alone. Tom looks sad.
Ben walks over and asks, “What’s wrong?”
Tom says, “I don’t have any money to buy you a gift.”
Ben smiles and says, “That’s okay. You’re my friend. I don’t need a gift.”
At lunchtime, Ben shares his cake with Tom. They eat together and talk about their favorite games.
After school, Tom gives Ben a small card. Inside, it says, “Thank you for being my friend.”
Ben smiles. It is his favorite birthday gift.
Questions 题目
Reading Comprehension
Part A: Multiple Choice
1. How old is Ben today?
A. Nine years old
B. Ten years old
C. Eleven years old
D. Twelve years old
Answer
C. Eleven years old
2. What does Ben’s dad give him?
A. A new schoolbag
B. A new bike
C. A new phone
D. A new book
Answer
A. A new schoolbag
3. Why does Tom look sad?
A. He doesn’t like school.
B. He doesn’t have money for a gift.
C. He loses his schoolbag.
D. He doesn’t like birthday parties.
Answer
B. He doesn’t have money for a gift.
4. What does Tom give Ben after school?
A. A cake
B. A toy
C. A book
D. A card
Answer
D. A card
Part B: True or False
5. Ben’s mom makes a birthday cake for him.
Answer
True.
6. Ben gets angry because Tom doesn’t buy him a gift.
Answer
False. Ben smiles and tells Tom that he doesn’t need a gift.
7. Ben and Tom eat cake together at lunchtime.
Answer
True.
Part C: Short Answer Questions
8. What do Ben’s friends sing at school?
Answer
They sing “Happy Birthday” to him.
9. What does Ben say when Tom tells him he doesn’t have a gift?
Answer
He says, “That’s okay. You’re my friend. I don’t need a gift.”
10. What is Ben’s favorite birthday gift?
Answer
The card from Tom is his favorite birthday gift.
Vocabulary 词汇
| birthday | /ˈbərθdeɪ/ | 生日 |
| schoolbag | /ˈskulbæɡ/ | 书包 |
| alone | /əˈloʊn/ | 独自一人 |
| sad | /sæd/ | 难过的 |
| walks over | /wɔks ˈoʊvər/ | 走过去 |
| wrong | /rɔŋ/ | 怎么了；出什么问题了 |
| gift | /ɡɪft/ | 礼物 |
| shares | /ʃɛrz/ | 分享 |
| favorite | /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ | 最喜欢的 |
| together | /təˈɡɛðər/ | 一起 |
Useful Structures 常用结构
make something for someone 为某人制作某物
My mom makes breakfast for me every morning.
我妈妈每天早上为我做早餐。
give someone something 给某人某物
My dad gives me a new book for my birthday.
爸爸送给我一本新书作为生日礼物。
look + adjective 看起来……
Tom looks sad because he can’t find his dog.
汤姆看起来很难过，因为他找不到他的狗。
have money to do something 有钱做某事
I have enough money to buy a new schoolbag.
我有足够的钱买一个新书包。
share something with someone 和某人分享某物
I often share my snacks with my friends at school.
我经常在学校和朋友们分享零食。
thank someone for doing something 感谢某人做了某事
Thank you for helping me with my homework.
谢谢你帮我做作业。
Chinese Translation 中文翻译
The Birthday Gift
生日礼物
Today is Ben’s birthday.
今天是小本的生日。
He is eleven years old.
他十一岁了。
His mom makes a cake for him, and his dad gives him a new schoolbag.
妈妈给他做了一个蛋糕，爸爸送了他一个新书包。
At school, Ben’s friends sing “Happy Birthday” to him.
在学校里，小本的朋友们给他唱《生日快乐》歌。
Everyone is happy, but Ben sees his friend Tom sitting alone.
大家都很开心，但小本看见他的朋友汤姆一个人坐在那儿。
Tom looks sad.
汤姆看起来很难过。
Ben walks over and asks, “What’s wrong?”
小本走过去问：“怎么了？”
Tom says, “I don’t have any money to buy you a gift.”
汤姆说：“我没钱给你买礼物。”
Ben smiles and says, “That’s okay. You’re my friend. I don’t need a gift.”
小本笑了笑说：“没关系。你是我的朋友，我不需要礼物。”
At lunchtime, Ben shares his cake with Tom.
午饭时，小本和汤姆一起分享蛋糕。
They eat together and talk about their favorite games.
他们一起吃，聊着各自最喜欢的游戏。
After school, Tom gives Ben a small card.
放学后，汤姆送给小本一张小卡片。
Inside, it says, “Thank you for being my friend.”
上面写着：“谢谢你做我的朋友。”
Ben smiles.
小本笑了。
It is his favorite birthday gift.
这是他最喜欢的生日礼物。