Question

【题目】Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businessmen found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for the fathers from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should buy Father’s Day presents for their fathers. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present----not for her father but for her husband, even if(即使) he is not a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a present for their grandfathers.

【1】Father’s Day was started just because ____________.

A. there was a Mother’s Day.

B. there was a Children’s Day.

C. businessmen wanted to get a lot of money.

D. people liked their father very much.

【2】 In North America, people have a Father’s Day to _________.

A. buy some presents only for their fathers.

B. help their fathers do something.

C. let their fathers have a good rest

D. show their love for their fathers or husbands.

【3】On Father’s Day, businessmen always want ___________.

A. people to buy as many presents as they can.

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers.

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands.

D. only men with children to have presents.

【4】We know from the passage that ____________.

A. the writer doesn’t like Father’s Day.

B. many countries have a Father’s Day.

C. businessmen can get more money on Father’s Day.

D. Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了父亲节。随着母亲节的流行，美国人也开始过起了父亲节，来向他们的父亲表达爱意。父亲节现在在北美比较流行，其它国家很少过父亲节。

【1】A 细节理解题。根据第一行“It was started because there was a Mother’s Day.”可知，父亲节的开始，是因为有母亲节的存在。故选A。

【2】D细节理解题。根据最后一段“The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.”可知，美国人过父亲节是为了向父亲表达他们的爱意。故选D。

【3】A细节理解题。根据第一段“And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.”可知，商店的经营者认为父亲节是一个很好的促销机会，故选A。

【4】C根据第二段“The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present－not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.”可知，在父亲节，无论是孩子还是妻子，都被建议给自己的父亲或丈夫买礼物，父亲节的生意比平时要好。故选C。