My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently，however，I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why？” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention，”  I quickly explained.
Later，I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand，Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions，he added，“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon，my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads，cookies，and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant，Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday，”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me，blew out the candles on the cake，and ate three pieces of it.
Today，after reliving this experience in my mind，I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about：It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.
小題1:Why did the author go to the bakery?
A．To get some bread for her journey.
B．To experience the local taste in Samarkand.
C．To buy a birthday cake for her friend.
D．To eat some iced cakes to cool herself down.
小題2:The underlined words “my olfaction” in Paragraph 7 most probably refer to________.
A．the waiter at the hotel
B．the author’s sense of smell
C．the author’s friend
D．the author’s map
小題3:The party held at the Karim Bek Restaurant was________.
A．very successfulB．a(chǎn) little simple
C．quite boring D．too noisy
小題4:From the last paragraph we learn that now the author________.
A．becomes less interested in surprise parties
B．thinks surprise parties are embarrassing
C．enjoys giving others surprises
D．realizes the true meaning of surprise parties
小題5:From the passage，we can NOT infer that________.
A．the author’s birthday is coming
B．the author’s husband loves her very much
C．the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks
D．the author has already spent her 60th birthday

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D
 作者回憶了在旅途中為同行的朋友舉辦的一個(gè)驚喜生日派對(duì)，并從中認(rèn)識(shí)到驚喜派對(duì)的真正意義。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段的I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar及倒數(shù)第三段的When I began...joined in可知，作者去面包房是為了給她的朋友買生日蛋糕。
小題2:B　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第六段末句Your nose will let you know when you arrive there和第七段的Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me可推斷，olfaction可能指嗅覺。作者借助嗅覺找到了面包房。
小題3:A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段以及最后一段作者對(duì)驚喜派對(duì)態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變可以推斷，那天的生日派對(duì)非常成功。
小題4:D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句I now understand what a surprise party is about可知，作者最后悟出了驚喜派對(duì)的真正意義。
小題5:D　細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。由第一段“I told him I didn’t want...my upoming birthday.”推知“我”的生日就要到了�！罢煞颉笨倳�(huì)在生日時(shí)給“我”驚喜，可見“丈夫”很愛“我”，A、B均可推知；由第五段首句可知，C正確；D在原文中無法推斷。
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小題6:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．curiousC．jealousD．terrible
小題7:
A．surprisedB．worriedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．upset
小題8:
A．roomB．carC．a(chǎn)reaD．park
小題9:
A．quietB．noisyC．dangerousD．safe
小題10:
A．devotionB．honestyC．potentialD．consideration
小題11:
A．stopsB．dangersC．mistakesD．changes
小題12:
A．forgaveB．a(chǎn)skedC．thankedD．blamed
小題13:
A．reachedB．leftC．missedD．passed
小題14:
A．seenB．forgottenC．desertedD．recognized
小題15:
A．kindnessB．safetyC．facesD．wings

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