题目内容
【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
An American woman Anna Jarvis was the first person to decide the mothers should have a holiday in their honor each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen(国会议员), city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years.
In 1914, the Congress declared the second Sunday in May each year as Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greetingcard industry, which Miss Jarvis didn't like.
Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day. Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.
【1】What can be inferred from the text is that ________.
A. the Congress didn't accept Anna's suggestion until the whole country supported her
B. the battle lasted 8 years
C. Jarvis didn't enjoy the usual way Americans spend Mother's Day
D. Mother's Day is an important day for Americans
【2】Miss Jarvis proposed Mother's Day in order
A. by spending some time with them
B. by offering them precious gifts
C. by eating in restaurants together
D. by taking children for them
【3】On Mother's Day ________.
A. all women, young and old, receive gifts
B. families gather together
C. all people stay at home
D. no one goes to work
【4】Miss Jarvis proposed Mother's Day, but she didn't like ________.
A. flower shops selling flowers
B. department stores earning money from greetingcards
C. greetingcard industry
D. the way people spend Mother's Day
【答案】
【1】A
【2】A
【3】B
【4】D
【解析】
试题分析: 本文讲述的母亲节的由来；
【1】A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years.”可知直到获得国家的支持，国会才把五月的第二个星期天列为母亲节。故答案为A
【2】A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect.”可知安娜·贾维斯想让孩子们在这一天花一些时间和妈妈在一起来展示他们的爱和尊敬。故答案为A
【3】B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.”可知母亲节是家庭聚会的好时间。故答案为B
【4】D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greeting card industry, which Miss Jarvis didn't like.”可知安娜·贾维斯不喜欢美国人过母亲节的方式。故答案为D
考点 ：文化类阅读。
【题目】
A. |
| Father’s Day Shortchanged? Humble History, Fewer Gifts With Father’s Day 2011 here, find out how the holiday started, why Dad doesn’t mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more. |
B. |
| Why Mother’s Day Horrified, Ruined Its Own Mother Born of war, Mother’s Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday “cost her everything, financially and physically.” |
C. |
| Valentine’s Day Facts: Gifts, History, and Love Science Where did Valentine’s Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year? |
D. |
| Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first “real” Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010. |
E. |
| 4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, More How did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more. |
F. |
| Earth Day at 40: What Good Is It Now? After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activities, and green’s gone mainstream, experts say. So what’s the point? |
以下是这些报道的简要内容介绍，请配对它们的标题。
【1】 Where did this most popular day for couples come from? And how does it come into beings, year after year? Noel Lenski, professor of the University of Colorado, said the lovers’ holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.
【2】The first Earth Day in 1970 was a raucous, radical teach-in that helped spur clean-air, clean-water, and endangered species legislation in the United States. Now, 40 years later, Earth Day is every day, as the saying goes. The thing is, it’s also everyday- environmentalism that has become a routine with greenness as much a marketing tactic as a moral pursuit.
【3】 Some 242 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2010 for slaughter, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
【4】 Father’s Day traditionally takes a backseat to Mother’s Day, and, for the most part, dads are cool with that, experts say. Nevertheless, as traditional roles around the house gradually change, fathers are gaining more attention on their special day, at least as measured in the monetary value of gifts estimated to be given on June 19, 2011, when the holiday will be celebrated in dozens of countries.
【5】Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” —the day means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Besides the founders of the US, Fireworks, first authorized by Congress in 1777, are another legacy. More than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each year.
