Twin boys born within minutes of each other at Virtua Voorhees Hospital don’t only have different birthdays — they have different birth years.

Eve Humphrey was due (预产期) at the end of January. But her water broke on New Year’s Eve. That day was her husband Billy’s birthday. “What a great birthday gift! I get two kids on my birthday,” he said.

Baby A is Ezra. He was born at 11:48 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. He weighs (重) at 6 lbs. Baby B is Ezekiel. He was born at 12:28 a.m. on New Year’s Day. He weighs 4 lbs. They were born on different days, and even in different years.

1.When was Billy’s birthday?

A On December 29.

B On December 30.

C On December 31.

D On January 1.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But her water broke on New Year’s Eve. That day was her husband Billy’s birthday.”可知，她的羊水在新年前夕破了，而新年前夕（12月31日）恰好也是她丈夫比利的生日。故选C。

2.What did Billy think of his birthday gift?

A Good.

B Bad.

C Cheap.

D Boring.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段的“what a great birthday gift!”可知，他的丈夫比利觉得这份生日礼物很棒。故选A。

3.When was Ezra born?

A In the morning.

B At noon.

C In the afternoon.

D At night.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段的“He was born at 11:48 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.”可知，Ezra生于除夕夜晚上11点48分。故选D。

4.Ezekiel weighs about ________.

A 7 lbs

B 6 lbs

C 5 lbs

D 4 lbs

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段的“He weighs 4 lbs.”可知，Ezekiel约重4磅。故选D。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a map.

B In a newspaper.

C In a geography book.

D In a dictionary.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。本文主要讲了一医院出生的一对双胞胎男孩，不仅生日不同，而且出生年份也不同，是一则新闻报道，我们可以在报纸上读到本文。故选B。