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The idea for Father's Day started in 1909. A woman named Dodd   about starting a Father's Day holiday   listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. Miss Dodd wanted a   day to honor her   , William Smart, who had fought in the American Civil War. His wife died when   birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart raised the baby and his other   children on a farm in Washington State. When Dodd became an adult, she   how kind and loving her father had been while raising his six children alone. She believed her father had worked very hard to make sure his children   healthy and strong. As Dodd's father was born in   , she chose to hold the   Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910. In 1924, President Coolidge gave his   to the idea of a national Father's Day. Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a presidential statement（总统令）   the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.

In early times, wearing   was a traditional way to celebrate Father's Day. People wore red roses to   fathers who were still living. White flowers were worn to remember fathers who had   . Today, Americans celebrate Father's Day in many different ways.   families take their fathers out to a restaurant for a meal. Others give their fathers   with special messages of thanks. Children living far call their fathers on the telephone to   them a happy Father's Day.   the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father know that he is valued and loved.   one historian in America has said, "Lucky is the man who hears many small voices call him father."

1.A. talkedB. caredC. thoughtD. brought

2.A. whileB. beforeC. ifD. but

3.A. normalB. strangeC. commonD. special

4.A. motherB. fatherC. sisterD. brother

5.A. havingB. doingC. givingD. taking

6.A. sixB. fiveC. fourD. three

7.A. forgotB. rememberedC. organizedD. recognized

8.A. grew upB. put upC. stayed upD. looked up

9.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter

10.A. lastB. firstC. shortestD. longest

11.A. supportB. doubtC. chanceD. time

12. A. tellingB. speakingC. demandingD. declaring

13. A. flowersB. glassesC. hatsD. watches

14.A. praiseB. sendC. blameD. honor

15.A.disappearedB. passedC. diedD. killed

16.A. FewB. NoneC. SomeD. All

17.A. tiesB. giftsC. walletsD. shirts

18.A. wantB. expectC. hopeD. wish

19.A. HoweverB. WheneverC. WhateverD. Whichever

20.A. WhichB. AsC. ThatD. What

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，向我们介绍了父亲节的由来和其发展的大致过程，以及人们在这一天如何庆祝父亲节的故事。

1.1】C动词辨析. A. talked谈论; B. cared关心; C. thought考虑; D. brought带来.据文意Dodd考虑设立一个节日像母亲节一样来表达对父亲的爱,故选C。

2.2】A连接词辨析 A. while 当……时；B. before在……之前； C. if如果； D. but但是。据文意是当她在母亲节这天在教堂里听演讲的时候有了要给父亲一个类似节日的想法，故选A。

3.3】D 形容词辨析A. normal正常的；B. strange奇怪的；C. common普通的 D. special特别的。据上下文应该是Miss Dodd想要有一个特别的日子，故选D。

4.4】B名词辨析 A. mother母亲；B. father父亲；C. sister姐妹；D. brother兄弟。据文意很明显是要表达对父亲的爱，故选B。

5.5】C固定短语考查. 据文意她的妈妈在生第六个孩子的时候去世，giving birth to生孩子，其他三选项无此结构，故选C。

6.6】B 数字逻辑考察 据下文句子……her father had been while raising his six children alone可知，除了第六个婴儿还有五个孩子，故选B。

7.7】D动词辨析 A. forgot忘记；B. remembered记得；C. organized组织；D. recognized意识到。据文意当Miss Dodd长大成人，意识到父亲当年独自一人抚养6个孩子的艰辛，故选D。

8.8】A动词短语辨析A. grew up长大；B. put up举起；C. stayed up熬夜；D. looked up查找，向上看。据文意她的父亲努力工作以保证孩子们健康强壮地长大成人，故选A。

9.9】B名词辨析 A. spring春天； B. summer 夏天；C. autumn秋天； D. winter 冬天。据下一句she chose to hold the Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910.提示可知，她的父亲应该是出生在6月份，故选B。

10.10】B 形容词辨析A. last最后的；B. first首先；C. shortest最短的 D. longest最长的。据文意1910年6月19号这一天是世界上的第一个父亲节，故选B。

11.11】A名词辨析 A. support支持；B. doubt怀疑；C. chance机会；D. time时间。据文意应该是President Coolidge支持把父亲节作为全国性节日的想法，故选A。

12.12】D 现在分词辨析A. telling告诉；B. speaking说；C. demanding 要求；D. declaring宣布。据文意President Johnson签署总统令宣布每年6月的第三个星期天为父亲节，故选D。

13.13】A 名词辨析A. flowers鲜花； B. glasses眼镜； C. hats帽子； D. watches手表。据下文人们在父亲节佩戴红玫瑰或白玫瑰可知，故选A。

14.14】D动词辨析 A. praise表扬； B. send 送；C. blame 责备；D. honor致敬。据文意人们带着红玫瑰向活着的父亲表达敬爱之意，故选D。

15.15】C 动词辨析A. disappeared 失望；B. passed 经过；C. died去世；D. killed被杀。据上文人们带着红玫瑰向活着的父亲表达敬爱之意，而戴着白玫瑰则是向去世的父亲表达哀思，故选C。

16.16】C代词辨析 A. Few很少； B. None没有； C. Some一些； D. All全部。据文意在这一天一些家庭会带着父亲出去到餐馆就餐，故选C。

17.17】B名词辨析A. ties领带； B. gifts礼物； C. wallets钱包； D. shirts衬衣。据文意父亲节这一天还有人送给父亲一些特殊含义的礼物以示祝贺，故选B。

18.18】D动词辨析 A. want打算； B. expect期望； C. hope希望 D. wish祝愿。据文意离家远的孩子会在这一天打电话给父亲祝他节日快乐，故选D。

19.19】A 副词辨析A. However然而，不管怎样； B. Whenever无论何时； C. Whatever无论什么 D. Whichever无论哪个。据上文不管孩子在不在家，都会在这一天向父亲表达敬爱，故选A。

20.20】B非限定性定语从句考查 此处是由As引导的非限定性定语从句，意为正如美国一个历史学家所说，其他三选项无此用法，故选B。

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