题目内容
1.Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October.This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit,Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities).It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy.It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick,aged,and orphaned,but also friends,relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60years ago,a Cleveland man,believing that the city's orphans and shut-ins too often felt forgotten and neglected,formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered.He did this through the distribution of small gifts.With the help of his friends and neighbors,he distributed these remembrances on a Saturday in October.During the years that followed,other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony,which came to be called"Sweetest Day".In time,the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor was broadened to include everyone,and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift.And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious belief or on a family relationship.It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving,Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care,in a practical way.
28.Sweetest Day is celebrated toB.
A.spread religious belief
B.make someone cheer up
C.strengthen family relationship
D.help the poor get out of trouble
29.Sweetest Day originated inB.
A.Detroit
B.Cleveland
C.Buffalo
D.New York
30.The underlined word"remembrances"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to"C".
A.tasks
B.ideas
C.gifts
D.pills
31.What can we know from the text?D
A.Sweetest Day is celebrated in the form of a family party.
B.Over 60years ago,men too often felt forgotten and neglected.
C.Only a few religions have the tradition to celebrate the holiday.
D.The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from a man who cared for orphans.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国甜蜜日的起源和这一天人们的风俗习惯.
解答 28.B.细节理解题.根据第二段Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy可知美国甜蜜日是为了让人高兴起来;故选B.
29.B.细节理解题.根据第三段During the years that followed,other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony,which came to be called"Sweetest Day".可知甜蜜日起源于克利夫兰;故选B.+
30.C.词义猜测题.根据文章With the help of his friends and neighbors,he distributed these remembrances on a Saturday in October可知与他的朋友和邻居的帮助下,他贡献这些回忆在十月的一个星期六;意为礼物,回忆,;故选C.
31.D.细节理解题.根据第三段Over 60years ago,a Cleveland man,believing that the city's orphans and shut-ins too often felt forgotten and neglected,formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered可知创造甜蜜的一天的想法来自于一个关心孤儿的;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.