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阅读理解 　　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．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, and other stores do a lot of 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 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) 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;
解析：

(1)	细节理解题。第一段提到，父母抚养孩子、教育孩子成为有责任的公民；父母给予孩子爱和关心，所以A、B、C都对，而D项没这样叙述，故选D。本题易。
(2)	细节理解题。从第一段最后一句“现在更多的母亲外出工作”，可以得知以前的母亲们很少外出工作，故选B。本题易。
(3)	细节理解题。文章第二段提到，人们带着康乃馨，一种白色的，一种红色的，但是从常识得知，康乃馨不只这两种颜色，A项错误；D项绝对化，错误；文章没有提到母亲节和父亲节要穿特殊的衣服，B项错误；母亲节是表达爱和关心的，而且母亲节要带康乃馨，可以得知康乃馨就表达这两层含义，故选C。本题易。
(4)	[解析]词义猜测题。文章最后一句提到，一些生意人在这两天赚了很多钱，文中提到送礼物，这些礼物包括贺卡、糖果等，文中还提到母亲节用康乃馨，所以猜测到florist是卖花的，故选A。本题稍难。 　　[文章大意]美国人有两个特殊的日子尊敬父母：一个是母亲节，另一个是父亲节。