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【題目】People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May and Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.

【1】Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.

B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents educate children to be good persons.

D. Parents pass away before children grow up.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Both festivals are in May.

B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C. Not all the children respect their parents.

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

【3】What do you know about “carnation” in the paragraph 2? _________.

A. It has three kinds of color.

B. It refers to the special people on Mother’s Day.

C. It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D. People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.

【4】On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ________.

A. people usually have family parties

B. everyone goes to the cemetery

C. children always go to parents’ home

D. hand-made cards are not the most valuable gifts

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章介紹母親節(jié)和父親節(jié)。美國人民以兩個特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,這便是每年五月第二個星期日的母親節(jié)和六月第三個星期日父親節(jié)。

【1】D細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第一段中They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.可知提到了A和C，They give love and care.提到了B，可知父母在孩子成長前過世是沒有提到的，故選D。

【2】B細節(jié)理解題。根據More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.可知以前較少的女性是出門工作的，故選B。

【3】C詞義猜測題。 根據文章中On Mother’s Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. 可知，有白色和紅色兩種，是一種花，故選C。

【4】A細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中“On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day.”可知通常這兩個節(jié)日有聚會，故選A。