题目内容
Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother’s Day,which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time.
Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans 36 it was inspired by (受启发) the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran (退伍军人) of the US Civil War and his wife 37 away giving birth to their sixth child.He 38 six children alone without remarrying,which was undoubtedly 39 back in those days.
His daughter,Sonora Dodd, 40 when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his
41 .It was in the early 1900s and she was actually 42 one day,listening to a sermon (传教) on
43 .She thought there should 44 be a Father’s Day celebration.
And so the 45 was born,on the third Sunday every June,close to the anniversary (周年) of Sonora’s father’s death.Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated 46 since the 1970s.
Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event 47 Mother’s Day is,probably because it hasn’t been in 48 for so long.But what do British people do for Father’s Day?
Well,most people would buy their fathers a card.The card would probably have a nice message in it 49 what a great Dad their father is.Some people do buy presents as well.
50 gifts for Dads are probably ties,chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can 51 use even if they don’t want them.In the runup (即将来到之际) to Father’s Day,or indeed Mother’s Day,there will be adverts (广告) on TV giving 52 ideas of CDs or gadgets (小玩具,小玩意) we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar merchandise (商品) with “World’s Greatest Dad” 53 on them.
Some families 54 do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal.As a special treat,British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, 55 him a cup of tea,or even wash his car and mow the lawn (除草) to make him feel really appreciated.
36．A.so B．or C．and D．but
37．A.passed B．ran C．went D．died
38．A.brought B．raised C．fed D．educated
39．A.unnatural B．unfair C．untrue D．unusual
40．A.realized B．noticed C．found D．heard
41．A.wife B．son C. daughter D．children
42．A.at school B．at church C．at home D．at work
43．A.Father’s Day B．Christmas Day C．Mother’s Day D．New Year’s Day
44．A.still B．also C．too D．as well
45．A.attraction B．position C．tradition D．congratulation
46．A.specially B．especially C．greatly D．officially
47．A.as B．like C．that D．which
48．A.use B．existence C．effect D．power
49．A.writing B．speaking C．telling D．saying
50．A.Popular B．Regular C．Normal D．Moral
51．A.sometimes B．seldom C．never D．always
52．A.you B．us C．them D．people
53．A.placed B．put C．written D．laid
54．A.must B．might C．can D．should
55．A.make B．cook C．boil D．steam
36-40：CABDA 41-45:DBCBC 46-50:DABDA 51-55:DBCBA
The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his 21 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 22 .
One incident is 23 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 24 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor 25 , the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness 26 Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and he’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, “I do not bend my back with 27 . ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 28 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesn’t 29 the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n) 30 came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to 31 his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I am 32 the loss of your father. I know he 33 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 34 . And then, because he’d 35
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”
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| When you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who played football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you 1 your first difficult maths problem? Who taught you the 2 between right and wrong? Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This Sunday is 3 Day. So why not do something 4 to thank your dad? The idea of Father's Day came from an American lady called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special 5 to honour her father. He raised (抚养) six children by himself 6 his wife died during the birth of their 7 child. Dodd thought it was necessary to choose a day to honour great and loving dads. 8 her father was born on June 19, she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge liked the idea of a national Father's Day. 9 , in 1966, the third Sunday in June was named Father's Day. There are many ways for you to 10 your love and thanks. Send 11 a greeting card. Usually fathers receive common cards. So perhaps choose a funny card that will make him 12 . A small present, such as a photo of your family, 13 make him feel happy. Send him 14 : the red rose is the official Father's Day flower. If he has a computer, cover his desktop (桌面) with 15 like "I love you, Dad." | ||||
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