Question

Many families in the United States observe National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday of September after America’s Labor Day. People often 1   their parents on this day.
Many people 2 the day through a lot of activities such as gift-giving and card giving. Some children 3 their grandparents to school for a day where they take special lessons. Some students 4 storytelling activities that relate to their grandparents, as well as picture or music competitions where children use a story about their grandparents in their 5.
About four million greeting cards are 6 within the United States each year on National Grandparents Day. This day is also a 7 for people to appreciate and express their 8 to their grandparents through 9 actions such as making a phone call and inviting their grandparents for dinner. People living in nursing homes may 10 visit from their grandchildren.
National Grandparents Day has more than one 11. Some people consider it to have been first proposed by Michael Goldgar in the 1970s after he visited his aunt in an Atlanta nursing home. Others 12 Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade to have been the main 13 of National Grandparents Day. Throughout the 1970s McQuade worked hard to 14 people about the important contributions senior citizens made and the contributions that they would be willing to make 15 asked. She also urged(强烈要求) people to take good care of a grandparent, not for one day a year and not for material giving, 16 for a lifetime of experience.
National Grandparents Day was 17 signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Marian McQuade received a phone call from the White House to 18 her of this event. Many people believe that National Grandparents Day was inspired by her 19. A presidential proclamation(声明) on September 6, 1979 made this day 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      support
   2. B.
      praise
   3. C.
      reward
   4. D.
      honor
2. 2.
   1. A.
      begin
   2. B.
      hold
   3. C.
      celebrate
   4. D.
      remember
3. 3.
   1. A.
      invite
   2. B.
      expose
   3. C.
      force
   4. D.
      remind
4. 4.
   1. A.
      make the use of
   2. B.
      take part in
   3. C.
      take up
   4. D.
      build up
5. 5.
   1. A.
      diaries
   2. B.
      plans
   3. C.
      reports
   4. D.
      artworks
6. 6.
   1. A.
      signed
   2. B.
      sent
   3. C.
      carried
   4. D.
      brought
7. 7.
   1. A.
      chance
   2. B.
      luck
   3. C.
      condition
   4. D.
      possibility
8. 8.
   1. A.
      satisfaction
   2. B.
      interest
   3. C.
      love
   4. D.
      agreement
9. 9.
   1. A.
      quick
   2. B.
      careful
   3. C.
      difficult
   4. D.
      kind
10. 10.
    1. A.
       create
    2. B.
       receive
    3. C.
       present
    4. D.
       realize
11. 11.
    1. A.
       cause
    2. B.
       origin
    3. C.
       background
    4. D.
       beginning
12. 12.
    1. A.
       make
    2. B.
       expect
    3. C.
       consider
    4. D.
       allow
13. 13.
    1. A.
       driver
    2. B.
       owner
    3. C.
       researcher
    4. D.
       inventor
14. 14.
    1. A.
       warn
    2. B.
       educate
    3. C.
       interview
    4. D.
       ask
15. 15.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       though
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       until
16. 16.
    1. A.
       since
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       unless
17. 17.
    1. A.
       finally
    2. B.
       recently
    3. C.
       nearly
    4. D.
       generally
18. 18.
    1. A.
       rid
    2. B.
       persuade
    3. C.
       clear
    4. D.
       inform
19. 19.
    1. A.
       energy
    2. B.
       goals
    3. C.
       bravery
    4. D.
       efforts
20. 20.
    1. A.
       reliable
    2. B.
       changeable
    3. C.
       official
    4. D.
       beautiful

Answer 1

DCABD BACDB BCABA BADDC
本文介绍了美国的祖父母节。
1.D 在祖父母节这天，人们都会非常“尊重”他们的父母。Support“支持”；praise“表扬”；reward“奖赏”
2.C 此处讲了人们是以何种方式“庆祝”祖父母节。
3.A invite sb to do sth意为邀请某人做某事。
4.B make the use of“充分利用”；take part in“参加”；take up“占据”；    build up“建立”；此处指孩子们参加一些和爷爷奶奶相关的讲故事活动。
5.D artworks“艺术品”；孩子们会在自己的参赛作品中会使用一个和爷爷奶奶有关的故事，以此表示对爷爷奶奶的尊敬和爱戴。
6.B此题考查被动语态。在节日这天，有四百万张问候卡被送出去。
7.A 这一天也同样是一个人们可以通过各种友善的举动对父母表达爱和感激的机会。
8.C见上题分析
9.D
10.B receive a visit from sb“接受某人的访问”为固定搭配。
11.B origin“起源”，祖父母节的起源不止一个。
12.C 由上句的Some people consider可知。
13.A此处的driver并非指司机，而是指“促成者，驱动者”
14.B educate sb about sth教育某人某事。Warn “警告”；
15.A if 引导的条件状语从句，此处省略了主语和be 动词。
16.B not…but 为固定搭配，不是…而是。
17.A 本题考查副词的用法。“最终”祖父母节被卡特总统纳入法律。recently “近来”； nearly “几乎”；Generally“通常地”；
18.D本题考查动词的固定搭配。inform sb of sth 意为“通知某人某事”；白宫的人打电话通知Marian McQuade。
19.D本题考查名词的辨析。efforts“努力”； energy“精力”goals“目标”     bravery“勇敢”。许多人认为是Marian McQuade。的不懈努力才让祖父母节变得如此重要。
20.C总统的声明让祖父母节变成了官方节日