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An Arizona mom says none of her son's kindergarten friends showed up to his birthday party after she sent 32 invitations to his classmates.
The boy, Teddy, held a birthday party on Sunday at Peter Piper Pizza in Tucson, where he and his mother, Sil Mazzini, had been expecting dozens of little girls and boys—as well as the children's parents—to join them at the restaurant. Mazzini said a few people told her in advance that they couldn't make it, but she wasn't prepared for everyone to be no-shows.
Mazzini shared a photo of her son sitting alone in front of several pizzas on her Facebook page. That brought dozens and dozens of birthday wishes from around the country, as well as other gifts and offers.
"I live near Tampa, Florida, and heard about you via my local news," one woman wrote on Facebook. "I hope you have a wonderful year and I'm sending you a big hug." The biggest unexpected birthday present for Teddy came from the Phoenix Suns, who invited him to watch Wednesday night's game at the Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. The city's professional soccer club, the Phoenix Rising, also invited Teddy to "join 7,000 of his closest friends" at a playoff game on Friday.
But some on social media questioned Mazzini's decision to broadcast her son's humiliating day. "Quick! Someone call the news. Don't embarrass this kid even more than he already is," one woman wrote on Facebook. "Good lord. This is so wrong. "
21. How may Teddy feel about his birthday party?
A. Relaxed. B. Disturbed. C. Disappointed. D. Bored.
22. What did the Phoenix Suns invite Teddy to do?
A. Play a playoff game on Friday.
B. Watch Wednesday night's game.
C. Join the professional soccer club.
D. Spend a weekend with them
23. What can we infer about Sil Mazzini from the last paragraph?
A. She is not supported by all the people.
B. She cares little about her son's feelings.
C. She regrets having posted her son's images.
D. She has removed the comments on Faceloook.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了Mazzini的儿子邀请了自己的小伙伴来参加自己的生日聚会，但是一个人都没有来。Mazzini在她的Facebook页面上分享了一张她儿子独自坐在几个披萨前的照片。很多人看到这一消息后，纷纷给Mazzini的儿子送上了礼物和祝福。但是，也有人认为把孩子窘迫样子的照片公布于众，非常不好。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第三段Mazzini shared a photo of her son sitting alone in front of several pizzas on her Facebook page.（Mazzini在她的Facebook页面上分享了一张她儿子独自坐在几个披萨前的照片。）以及根据生日聚会没有朋友来参加，内心肯定不好受，可以推断出，Teddy对他的生日聚会，一定感到很失望。A. Relaxed放松；B. Disturbed打扰；C. Disappointed.失望；D. Bored.无聊的，故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第四段The biggest unexpected birthday present for Teddy came from the Phoenix Suns, who invited him to watch Wednesday night's game at the Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.可知，Phoenix Suns邀请Teddy观看周三晚上的比赛，故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段But some on social media questioned Mazzini's decision to broadcast her son's humiliating day. "Quick! Someone call the news. Don't embarrass this kid even more than he already is," one woman wrote on Facebook. "Good lord. This is so wrong. "（但社交媒体上的一些人质疑Mazzini播出儿子受辱一天的决定。“快!有人给报纸打电话了。不要让这个孩子比现在更难堪，”一位女士在脸书上写道。“天哪。这大错特错。”）由此推断出，并不是所有的人都支持Sil Mazzini，故选A。
