Question

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June．These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers．More mothers now work outside the home．More fathers must help with child-care． 　　These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother's Day people wear carnations．A red one symbolizes a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(公墓)．On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants．They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories． 　　Another tradition is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”．Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, another stores do lot off business during these holidays． (1) Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? [　　] A． Parents bring up children． B． Parents give love and care to children． C． Parents educate children to be good persons． D． Parents pass away before children grow up． (2) What do you know from the passage? [　　] A． Mother's Day and Father's Day are both in May． B． Fewer women worked outside the home in the past． C． Not all the children respect their parents． D． Fathers are not as important as mothers at home． (3) Which do you think is right about“carnation”? [　　] A． It only has two kinds of color． B． It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother's Day or Father's Day． C． It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes． D． People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May． (4) On Mother's Day and Father's Day, ________． [　　] A． people usually have family parties B． everyone goes to visit the cemetery C． children always go to parents' home D． hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts (5) What do you think“florists”do? [　　] A． They sell flowers． B． They make bread or pastry． C． They offer enough room for having family parties． D． They sell special clothes for Mother's Day and Father's Day．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．A;5．A;
解析：

(1)	该题是个推断题。A、B和C三项均是对父母敬重的原因，而只有D项是不正确的。可以从第一段中“They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．”得出答案。
(2)	从第一段第一句“Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June．”可知这两个节日不在同一个月；从第一段最后一句“More mothers now work outside the home．More fathers must help with child-care．”现在有更多的母亲在外工作，可以推出“以前有较少的妇女在外工作”，所以B为正确答案；C项和D项中的说法文中并没有提到或有所暗示。
(3)	该题是词义猜测题。通读文章便知carnation是康乃馨。
(4)	该题是细节题。认真阅读文章的第二段，尤其是“On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants．”这句话，可知答案是A。B项陈述不正确是因为“It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (公墓)”。
(5)	该题为词义猜测题。根据构词法，名词后缀-ist，表示“……主义者”及专业人员，可知此处的flowers为花商。因此花商要趁此节日销售鲜花。