第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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 American
36 it was inspired 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
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 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 the 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 run-up(即将到来之际)
to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be ads on the 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 goods 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