(2009·山东)

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 __1__ it was inspired(受启发) by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran(退伍军人) of the US Civil War and his wife __2__ away giving birth to their sixth child. He __3__ six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly __4__ back in those days.

His daughter, Sonora Dodd, __5__ when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his __6__. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually __7__ one day, listening to a sermon(传教) on __8__. She thought there should __9__ be a Father’s Day celebration.

And so the __10__ 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 __11__ since the 1970s.

Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event __12__ Mother’s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in __13__ 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 __14__ what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.

__15__ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can __16__ use even if they don’t want them. In the run-up(即将到来之际) to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be adverts(广告) on TV giving __17__ 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” __18__ on them.

Some families __19__ 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, __20__ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn(除草) to make him feel really appreciated.

1. A. so           B. or

C. and          D. but

2. A. passed        B. ran

C. went          D. died

3. A. brought           B. raised

C. fed              D. educated

4. A. unnatural             B. unfair

C. untrue            D. unusual

5. A. realized           B. noticed

C. found            D. heard

6. A. wife                 B. son

C. daughter          D. children

7. A. at school          B. at church

C. at home           D. at work

8. A. Father’s Day          B. Christmas Day

C. Mother’s Day      D. New Year’s Day

9. A. still              B. also

C. too              D. as well

10.A. attraction             B. position

C. tradition          D. congratulation

11.A. specially          B. especially

C. greatly            D. officially

12.A. as               B. like

C. that              D. which

13.A. use              B. existence

C. effect            D. power

14.A. writing           B. speaking

C. telling            D. saying

15.A. Popular           B. Regular

C. Normal           D. Moral

16.A. some  times        B. seldom

C. never             D. always

17.A. you              B. us

C. them             D. people

18.A. placed            B. put

C. written           D. laid

19.A. must             B. might

C. can              D. should

20.A. make             B. cook

C. boil              D. steam

[答案]

这是一篇介绍西方传统节日--父亲节的文章。父亲节起源于美国。一位女子在母亲节那天听传教时,突然产生了应该有一个父亲节的想法。在母亲去世后,她的父亲一直没有再婚,独自一人把六个孩子抚养成人。这在她父亲那个时代是一件罕见的事情,所以她认为父亲也是伟大的,应该创建一个父亲节。这个传统节日就这样诞生了。

1.C。因为两个句子间是并列关系,介绍的是此庆祝活动的发源地和引发原因,所以应该用并列连词and。

2.A。本题最容易误选D。表示人死了可用die或pass away,而die away表示“渐弱(以至于察觉不到),消失”。

3.B。句意:他没有再婚,独自一人养育六个孩子……“抚养/养育(子女)”常用raise或bring up。A项缺副词up;feed表示给人或动物喂食;educate表示“教育”。

4.D。which引导的非限制性定语从句意为:这在那个时代毫无疑问是件罕见的事情。unnatural“不自然的”;unfair“不公平的”;untrue“不真实的”;unusual“罕见的,不寻常的”。

5.A。句子的大意为:Sonora Dodd长大成人后,意识到了父亲为他的孩子们作出的牺牲。realize有“意识到”的意思。notice表示无意中注意到;find表示发现;hear指亲耳听见。

6.D。从第二段可知这位父亲独自一人抚养大了六个孩子,所以此处应该是父亲为他的孩子们作出的牺牲。

7.B。从后边的sermon(传教)一词可知,她当时是在教堂里,不可能是在学校、家里或上班。

8.C。从后边的“她认为也应该有个父亲节”可知,她产生此想法是在母亲节那天听传教的时候。

9.B。在这个女儿看来,有母亲节,理所当然也应该有父亲节。在肯定句中表示“也”时,若放在行为动词前,助动词、系动词、情态动词后,常用also。too和as well常放在句末,too前可加上逗号,as well前一般不加标点。still“仍然”。

10.C。节日是一种文化传统,所以宜用tradition来代替父亲节。attraction“吸引人的人或事物”;position“职位,位置”;congratulation“祝贺”。

11.D。and后句子的大意为:二十世纪七十年代以来,父亲节一直被正式地庆祝。officially“正式地”;specially“专程地,特地”;especially“尤其是,特别是”;greatly“大大地”。

12.A。such后的从句可由as或that引导。后边句子中不缺成分时,用that引导结果状语从句;后边句子缺成分时,用as引导限制性定语从句,此句中Mother’s Day is缺表语,所以选A。

13.B。句意:父亲节不像母亲节那样是一个大的商业活动,很可能是因为它存在的时间没有那么长。be in existence“存在着”;be in use“在使用着”;be in effect“(法律等)有效”;be in power“(政党等)当权/执政”。

14.D。表示信息、电报、信件、布告牌等上边写着的内容时,常用saying或reading作后置定语。若带双宾语时,也可用telling sb. sth.结构作后置定语;若用write时,常用on which were written...这一结构。

15.A。句意:对父亲们来说受欢迎的礼物是领带、巧克力、袜子等,因为这些东西他们即使不想要也总是能够用得上。popular“受欢迎的,流行的”;regular“规则的,定时的”;normal“正常的,常规的”;moral“道德的,道义的”。

16.D。从后边的“即使他们不想要这样的东西”这一信息可判断出,前边用“总是可以用得上”最为合理。若为其他三个选项,那么这些东西就不会是“受欢迎的”礼物了。

17.B。根据后边的定语从句we can buy中的人称we可判断出,giving的宾语应该为us。

18.C。此with加复合宾语结构的意思为:上边写着“世界上最伟大的父亲”的字样。write表示“写”;place, put和lay都表示“放”。

19.B。下一句中“British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest”暗示此处用might最为恰当。might“有可能”;must“必定”;can“有可能”;should“应该”。

20.A。make tea为固定表达法,意为“沏茶”。cook常用于做饭;boil常用于用水煮食物;steam多用于用蒸汽弄熟食物。

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