Question

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside 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 a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. 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 stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services(宗教仪式) to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs 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 valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

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

A．Parents bring 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 do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both 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.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It only has two kinds of color.

B．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

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

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

4.What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers

B．They made bread or pastry

C．They offer enough room for having family parties.

D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】这篇文章介绍母亲节和父亲节。美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。

1.细节理解题。从第一段第三、四句知, A、B、C三项是正确的。

2.细节理解题。从第一段倒数第二句：More mothers now work outside the home. 可知选B。

3.推理判断题。由下文“A red one stands. . . . A white one shows. . . ”可知carnation康乃馨, 是一种花。

4.词义理解题。由最后一句话中Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies各词间是并列关系，互不包含，可排除BCD项。再者也可通过词语的构词形式很容易想到flower这个词语。而且，文章之前已经提到了母亲节需要戴花，而这个节日里能够做很多生意的当然也是少不了花店。由此可以见，本题的正确答案应为A。

【参考译文】参考译文

人们以两个特殊的日子向父母表示感谢：每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日的父亲节．这两天是儿女向父母表达爱心的日子。父母把孩子们抚养长大，教育他们，关心和爱护他们。

人们用各种形式来庆祝这两个日子。在母亲节的时候，人们佩戴康乃馨。红色康乃馨表示母亲还健在，白色的表示母亲已经去世。这一天．很多人也会去公墓怀念逝世的父母。在这两天，家家都会聚在家中或是餐馆。人们也常常在父亲节的时候举行户外烧烤聚会。这是充满欢乐和美好情感的日子。

另一个传统是赠送卡片和礼物。孩子们在学校制作，很多大人也会自制礼物。这些亲手做的礼物比在商店买的更有价值，因为时父母的爱使得这些礼物变得贵重。卡片店、花店、糖果店、电话公司还有很多其他的商店都会在这些节日大做生意。