According to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months, a child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, “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 planningB．to introduce the joys of a birthday partyC．to sell a serviceD．to announce a business plan【小题2】The most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that ．A．it brings parents and children closer togetherB．guests play a part in the preparation of a partyC．parents are spared the trouble of sending invitationsD．it provides a subject of conversation【小题3】What does the underlined word “hassle” probably mean?A．a party designed by specialists．B．a plan requiring careful thought．C．a demand made by guests．D．a situation causing difficulty or trouble．【小题4】Which of the following is most likely to be a party planner?A．B．C．D．C
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章主要讲了一位两岁小孩的母亲创建了家庭聚会计划。这样聚会的目的是拉进孩子和父母的关系。介绍了这种服务的价格及内容。
【小题1】主旨题：根据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．可知写这篇文章的目的是出售服务，故选C。
【小题2】细节题：根据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．可知这样聚会的目的是拉进孩子和父母的关系，故选A。
【小题3】猜词题：根据it can be a basket of fun, 可猜出“hassle”意思可能是困难的事情，故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题：聚会计划可能会用笔记本作记录，故选A。