A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.
“Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But it really doesn’t have to be that way,” said Anaclerio. Last summer, Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle, a Northbrook mother of a 2-year –old, founded a home party-planning business called “A Party in a Basket.” Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything.
Drawing on their experiences as mothers, they have created 10 ready-to-use, home party packages. Everything a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a large basket.
“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10, ” Anaclerio said, “and they’re very interactive （互动） and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. For example, at the Soda Shoppe party the guests bee waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”
The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like. For more information, call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.
【小题1】The main purpose of writing this text is .A．to share information about party planning B．to introduce the joys of a birthday partyC．to announce a business planD．to sell a service【小题2】The most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that .A．parents are spared the trouble of sending invitationsB．guests play a part in the preparation of a partyC．it brings parents and children closer together D．it provides a subject of conversation【小题3】What does the underlined word “hassle”(paragraph 1) probably mean ?A．a situation causing difficulty or troubleB．a plan requiring careful thoughtC．a party designed by specialistsD．a demand made by guests【小题4】Which of the following is most likely to be a party planner?D
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(答案→)D
解析：本文介绍了一项与孩子过生日有关的广告，只不过表达的方式有点和普通的广告不一样。
【小题1】D 推理题。根据文章最后一段 The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like. For more information, call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.说明本文实际上是一则广告，介绍一种和孩子过生日有关的服务项目。故D正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第二段最后三行Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything.说明这样做的目的是让孩子和父母亲在一起分享快乐，故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据第二段1,2行Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement.可知这里描述的内容就是第一段中a hassle所指的意思，故是指给家人带来很多的麻烦的事情。故A正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据Everything a family needs to plan a party说明我们的事情都需要有计划，选项中只有A项中有计划的日期等内容，故A项应该属于计划书。