Once a year we show our love for our fathers by celebrating(庆祝) Father’s Day. This is the time when you have the chance to show your dad how much you love him. On Father’s Day, children usually give gifts to their fathers and take them out for a nice meal. But when and how did Father’s Day get started?
Father’s Day was introduced in the early part of the 20th century. It was to show love for our fathers in the same way that people did to mothers on Mother’s Day. This tradition began in Spokane, Washington, from an idea of a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd.
Mrs Dodd was raised by her father after her mother died. Looking back on all the things that he did for the family made Mrs Dodd realize just how special her father was. She realized that her father was a very loving man who should be honored and praised for all the things that he did for his family. Since her father was born in the month of June, Mrs Dodd decided to celebrate Father’s Day on June 19th, so the first Father’s Day was held in June, 1910.
By the year 1926, a committee (委员会) was formed in New York City to honor Father’s Day, and in 1956, it was recognized as a day of celebration. President Nixon made Father’s Day a national holiday in the year 1972.This is when it was decided that it would always be celebrated on the third Sunday of every June.
1. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The history of Father’s Day. B. The story of Sonora Smart Dodd.
C. Something about Mother’s Day. D. How to show your love for your father.
2. According to Paragraph 1, what do children usually do on Father’s Day?
A. Spend the whole day with their fathers.
B. Say aloud that they love their fathers.
C. Cook something nice for their fathers.
D. Prepare gifts for their fathers.
3. We learn that Father’s Day _______.
A. started from a story made up by a woman
B. is celebrated on the first Sunday of every June
C. is surely only celebrated by children in America
D. started from a woman’s wish to honor and praise her father
4. Americans have been celebrating Father’s Day as a national holiday since_____.
A. 1910 B. 1926 C. 1956 D. 1972
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the days when an ice cream sundae(圣代冰淇淋)cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress came to his table and put a glass of water in front of him. “Miss, how much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked. “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and counted(数) the coins in it.
“Okay then, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he asked. By now, more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she replied rudely. The little boy again counted his coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream sundae, put the bill on the table, and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier, and left.
When the waitress came back to that table, she began to cry as she wiped(擦) it with the wash cloth. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish were fifteen cents.
You see, the little boy couldn’t have the sundae because he wanted to have enough coins to leave her a tip. The waitress regretted having treated the little boy like that. And from that, she learned that she should treat all her customers well.
1. Why didn’t the little boy have an ice cream sundae?
A. Because he didn’t have enough money for one.
B. Because he liked a plain dish of ice cream better.
C. Because he wanted to have enough coins to leave a tip.
D. Because he was told not to have such an expensive ice cream.
2. When the little boy ordered a plain dish of ice cream, the waitress looked ______.
A. happy B. surprised C. impatient D. ashamed
3. We infer that the waitress cried most probably because_____.
A. she had never received a tip before
B. she was touched by the little boy’s deed
C. she knew the little boy wouldn’t come back again
D. the boy was too generous
4. According to the last paragraph, what did the waitress regret?
A. Not having offered the little boy an ice cream sundae.
B. Not having asked the little boy for more money.
C. Not having treated everybody the same.
D. Not having treated the little boy well.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on my school’s playground the other day. Suddenly, an ice cream truck 36 right in front of one of the main common areas of the school. I never 37 an ice cream man would come 38 us — overgrown kids. So I was quite 39 when the sweet man in the truck 40 , “ Free ice cream!” I 41 him to confirm(证实) what he said. I asked, “ I’m sorry, but what did you say?”
“Free ice cream. You have your 42 of these four frozen treats: the rocket pop, the chocolate e clair, the strawberry shortcake, or the drumstick.”
After I make sure that this guy was really 43 free ice cream, I talked with him for a while. He told me that his 44 had always been to travel around giving people free ice cream, and that was 45 what he now does. He maxed out all his credit cards, slept in his 46 , and lived with his parents 47 he could continue to follow his dream during hard times. Now, he has 48 from large companies such as Levi’s to support him to do what he 49 .
The ice cream man told me that he was 50 inspiring people to do exactly what their 51 tell them to do in life: I 52 asking him with respect, “So your dream was just to 53 around and give people free ice cream” It seemed like such a 54 goal.
“Yes, just meeting people and making them 55 ,” he replied.
36. A. followed B. passed C. broke D. stopped
37. A. explained B. doubted C. thought D. proved
38. A. with B. before C. for D. after
39. A. surprised B. angry C. worried D. sad
40. A. broke in B. stopped by C. showed off D. called out
41. A. went up to B. knocked into C. laughed at D. looked into
42. A. attention B. choice C. way D. answer
43. A. picking out B. giving away C. going through D. talking about
44. A. dream B. job C. fear D. experiment
45. A. commonly B. possibly C. unluckily D. exactly
46. A. building B. bag C. truck D. hotel
47. A. in case B. now that C. as if D. so that
48. A. desire B. invitation C. help D. experience
49. A. promises B. suggests C. loves D. remembers
50. A. sorry for B. worried about C. careful with D. interested in
51. A. companies B. teachers C. parents D. hearts
52. A. forgot B. regretted C. kept D. stopped
53. A. fly B. cycle C. drive D. look
54. A. normal B. dangerous C. difficult D. special
55. A. request B. smile C. prepare D. understand
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. Tom as well as his classmates __________ a song when the teacher came into the classroom.
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. She would rather ________ the difficult situation in the new neighbourhood than move back.
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