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(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us 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 symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).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 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, telephone 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 up children.

B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents pass away before children grow up.

D. Parents educate children to be good persons.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

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

B. Both festivals are in May.

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 only has two kinds of color.

B. It refers to the special clothes people wear 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.everyone goes to the cemetery

B. people usually have family parties

C. children always go to parents' home

D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

5.What do you think “florists” do? _________.

A. They sell flowers.

B. They make 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.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇历史文化类文章。本文讲述了母亲节和父亲节的相关情况介绍，以及在这一天人们所采取的多种庆祝方式和活动。

1.C 事实细节题。根据第一段3,4行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.说明ABD三项都是尊敬父母的理由，只有C项文章没有提及。

2.A判断推理题。根据第一段最后一句More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.说明现在很多母亲都出去工作，而在以前很少有母亲出去上班，故选A。

3.C判断推理题。根据本句On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.说明这里的carnations.是人们在母亲节这一天所佩戴的花，故选C。

4.B事实细节题 。根据第二段最后2句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.说明在这一天很多家庭都举行家庭聚会，故选B。

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考点：考查历史文化类短文阅读