Question

Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _      _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _      _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.

In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _      _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _      __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_      _nna__      __ ， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __      __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __      __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__      __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_      __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.

Soon ， more and more countries began to _      __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.

1.A. sisters       B. mothers        C. fathers         D. Teachers

2.A. thank         B. allow           C. discover         D. treat

3.A. days          B. weeks            C. months           D. years

4.A. change        B. suppose         C. support        D. advise

5.A. died         B. woke            C.ran               D. started

6.A. cheered      B. reminded        C. forgot           D. remembered

7.A. flowers      B. men             C. stars            D. animals

8.A. white        B. red              C. yellow           D.pink

9.A. became       B. named            C. planned          D. imagined

10.A.  invite     B. express          C. celebrate       D. develop

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：现在在母亲节很多人送贺卡、礼物和鲜花来表达他们对母亲的爱，但很少有人知道母亲节的来历。最早的关于母亲的节日来自希腊。在英国，人们庆祝这个节日来感谢所有的母亲并称之为“母亲星期日”。 在美国，母亲节开始于近150年前。现在越来越多的国家开始庆祝母亲节。它已经成为一个全世界受欢迎的节日。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：最早的关于母亲的节日来自希腊。Sisters姐妹；mothers 母亲；fathers父亲；Teachers老师。联系上句but few people know how Mother’s Day started可知该选B。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：在英国，人们庆祝这个节日来感谢所有的母亲并称之为“母亲星期日”。 Thank感谢；allow允许；discover发现；treat对待。根据句意可知该选A。

3.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：在美国，母亲节开始于近150年前。Days日；weeks 周；months月；years年根据下文的描述可知在美国，母亲节开始于近150年前。所以选D。

4.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：她相信母亲们会支持她。Change改变；suppose假设；support支持；advise建议，劝。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

5.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：1905年当安娜死后，她的女儿也叫安娜，开始了在她记忆中的母亲的工作。Died死；woke醒； ran跑；started开始。根据句意可知该选A。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：她记得她母亲说的话。 cheered欢呼，喝彩；reminded 提醒；forgot忘记；remembered记得，记住。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：有许多男人的日子，但没有妈妈的。Flowers花；men 男人；stars星星；animals动物。联系下句but none for mothers可知该选B。

8.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：1913年政府决定官员在母亲节戴白色的康乃馨。white 白的； red红的；yellow黄的；pink粉的。根据上句white carnations可知该选A。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：第二年，母亲节成了美国国定假日。Became成为；named取名；planned计划；imagined想象。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

10.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：很快，越来越多的国家开始庆祝母亲节。invite邀请；express表达；celebrate庆祝；develop发展。联系前文中In England， people celebrated the holiday to _36_ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday等句子可知该选C。

考点：社会历史类短文。