题目内容
3.Father's Day was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting cards manufacturers sell more cards.In fact,when a"Father's Day"was first proposed (提议),there(61)were (be) no Father's Day cards!Mrs.Dodd first proposed that a"Father's Day"be celebrated in 1909.Mrs.Dodd wanted a special day (62)to honor(honor) her father,William Smart.William Smart,a Civil War veteran (老兵) was widowed when his wife died in childbirth with their sixth child.Mr.Smart was left to raise the newborn and his (63)otherfive children all by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State.It was after Mrs.Dodd became an adult(64)thatshe realized the(65)strength (strong) and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day (66)was observed(observe) on June 19,1910in Spokane Washington.At about (67)thesame time in various towns and cities across America,people began to celebrate the"Father's Day".In 1924President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a (68)national (nation) Father's Day.Finally in 1966President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation (公告) declaring the 3rd Sunday of June(69)asFather's Day.
Father's Day has become a day not only to honor your father,(70)butall men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
分析 将父亲节设定为一个节日并不是为了帮助贺卡商卖出更多的卡片,事实上,Mrs.Dodd在1909年提议父亲节时根本就没有父亲节卡片.Mrs.Dodd的父亲是一名老兵,妻子死于难产,是他一人独自抚养六个孩子长大成人,Mrs.Dodd长大成人后觉得父亲不容易,就决定提议一个特殊的日子来纪念父亲.第一个父亲节出现在1910年6月19日的 Spokane Washington,1966年总统 Lyndon Johnson 签署公告将6月份的第三个星期天设为父亲节.现在父亲节已经成为每一个充当父亲角色的男性的节日.
解答 61.were;考查动词时态,父亲节的发起是过去的事情,故用一般过去时,根据主谓一致原则,主语Father's Day cards是复数形式,故答案为were.
62.to honor;考查动词的不定式,这里用不定式表目的,意为"她想找一个特殊的日子来纪念父亲".
63.other;考查形容词,这里用other指"其他的"五个孩子.
64.that;考查强调句,这是一个"It is/was+被强调部分+thatthat+其他成分"结构的强调句型,故此处要用that.
65.strength;考查名词,定冠词the后面要用名词形式 strength与后面的名词 selflessness 构成并列成分
66.was observed;考查被动语态,分析句子结构可知,主语 The first Father's Day与动词 observe是被动关系,动作又发生在过去,故用一般过去时的被动态.
67.the;考查冠词,same意为"相同的",前面要加定冠词,the这是固定用法.
68.national;考查形容词,这里用形容词形式national修饰作名词短语 Father's Day的定语.
69.as;考查介词,这里as是介词,意为"作为",句意为"1966年总统 Lyndon Johnson 签署公告将6月份的第三个星期天设为父亲节".
70.but;考查连词,这里是"not only…but(also)"结构,句中省略了also,意为"现在父亲节不仅仅纪念父亲,还纪念每一个充当父亲角色的男性".
点评 首先要通读全文,了解大意,抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,仔细分析带空格的句子,明确空格所要填的词义,词型和短语搭配,给出所要填的正确形式,然后整体阅读短文,核对答案.

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