Question

【题目】阅读短文并选择。
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work. It's on the second Sunday in May. It's celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries.
On that day many people sends presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one. The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.
（1）Mother's Day is on .
A.the first Sunday in May
B.the second Sunday in May
C.the third Sunday in May
（2）Mothers go to work on Mother's Day.
A.Should
B.must
C.don't
（3）The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in .
A.Philadelphia
B.England
C.India
（4）The first celebration was on .
A.May 10, 1980
B.May 20, 1908
C.May 10, 1908
（5）We send for Mother's Day.
A.carnation
B.clothes
C.shoes

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）C
（5）A
【解析】⑴由短文中的句子“Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work. It's on the second Sunday in May.”可知母亲节在五月的第二个星期天.所以答案是B.

⑵由短文中的句子“Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. On this day, mothers don't work.”可知母亲节那天是不用上班的.所以答案是C.

⑶由短文中的句子“The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908.”可知第一个母亲节是在Philadelphia成立的.所以答案是A.

⑷由短文中的句子“The celebration of the first Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908."所以答案是C.

⑸由短文中的句子“Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation，while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one.”可知母亲节人们送康乃馨给母亲.所以答案是A.