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2.Who give us life,raise us and are our constant support and wellwishers?Our mothers.That's why millions of people across the world take Mother's Day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.However,the celebration of Mother's Day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be.It was the ancient Greeks who started the trO8adition by celebrating their annual spring festival in honor of Rhea,the mother of many gods and goddesses.
Later,in the 1600s,Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated in England.On the fourth Sunday of Lent (大斋期),children brought flowers and special fruitcakes to show their respect for their mothers.It may be the root of the modern Mother's Day.
Thanks to the great efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis,Mother's Day became an official festival in the US.It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.Later,many countries began to celebrate this day as Mother's Day.
Today,Mother's Day is an international festival honoring mothers.It is celebrated all over the world in different ways.In Western countries,the most common way is to treat mothers with breakfast in bed.Kids often allow their mothers to sleep till late in the morning while they prepare her favorite breakfast with their fathers.Some also make handmade gifts or buy beautiful carnations (康乃馨).It is the day when you acknowledge your mothers contribution in your life and pay a tribute (礼品) to her,often with flowers and gifts.It complements Father's Day,the celebration honoring fathers.
Today,Mother's Day is a day celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
32.Why do people across the world celebrate Mother's Day?A
A.Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to their mothers.
B.Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to Rhea.
C.Because Mother's Day is an official festival in the US.
D.Because Mother's Day is an international festival.
33.The modern Mother's Day came fromD.
A.Greece
B.China
C.America
D.England
34.From the passage we can learn thatB.
A.Rhea is the mother of many gods and goddesses of England
B.many people wrongly believe Mother's Day has a short history
C.in America Mother's day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent
D.on Mother's day fathers have to get up early to prepare breakfast
35.The passage mainly wants to tell usC.
A.how to celebrate Mother's day
B.what to do on Mother's day
C.the historical change of Mother's day
D.the meaning of Mother's day.
分析 这篇文章主要讲了母亲节发展的历史,以及世界各地人们庆祝母亲节的不同方式.
解答 32.A细节题:根据That's why millions of people across the world take Mother's Day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.那就是为什么全世界数百万人选择在母亲节那天向妈妈表达感谢和祝福,故选A.
33.D细节题:根据Later,in the 1600s,Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated in England.可知现代的母亲节来自于英格兰,故选D.
34.B细节题:根据However,the celebration of Mother's Day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be.可知许多人错误的认为母亲节的历史很短,故选B.
35.C主旨题:通过阅读全文,可知这篇文章主要讲了母亲节的发展历史,故选C.
点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据
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