5、-Will you ______me ____out this problem myself?

-OK.

A. make; work　 B. permit; working　 C. let; work　 D. allow; work

4、-When did the concert_____?

-Oh, two days ago.

A. happened　　 B. take place　 C. hold　　 D. start

3、________arriving in Tibet , the soldiers at once joined them ____their work.

A. At; with　　 B. On; in　 C. For; with　 D. After; to

2、-Did Li Hua’s parents leave her any money?

- No. She has to support _______by selling newspapers.

A. on her own　 B. by herself　 C. alone　　 D. herself

1、- What’s the date today?

-It’s _______.

A. Sunday　　　 B. August the nineth　　 C. the first of May　　 D. October fifth

55．B。主旨大意题。解析：写这篇文章的目的是介绍母亲节和父亲节。

54．D。推理判断题。解析：第一自然段就提到People in the United States honor their

parents with two special days: Mother’s Day’s, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day,

on the third Sunday in June.表明美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月

第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。

53．B。推理判断题。 解析：从第三自然段最后一句话Senator Margaret Chase Smith

helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972. 看出：是参议员史

密斯于1972年帮助把父亲节推广为全国性节日的。

52．B。推理判断题。解析：根据第二自然段及第三自然段关于母亲节及父亲节形成的先后关系来判断。

51．C。细节理解题。解析：这个选项的说法不够准确。　

五月的第二个周日是母亲节，在这一天有些父母逝世的人会去墓地看父母。