You may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mothers’ Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it — those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mothers’ Day. But there’s more to the story.
The earliest Mothers’ Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the mother of the gods. During the 1600’s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants(仆人) were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.
In the US, Mothers’ Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didn’t really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isn’t alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.
Learning more about Mothers’ Day and celebrating Mothers’ Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or grandmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in year.
1. Where was the earliest Mothers’ Day celebrated?
A. In ancient Greece. B. In the US.
C. In England. D. In Italy.
2. According to Paragraph 3, we know that ____________.
A. Julia Ward Howe composed a song about Mothers’ Day
B. American people started to celebrate Mothers’ Day in 1907
C. Anna Jarvis attached great importance to mothers
D. Mothers’ Day celebrations are held at different times in the US
3.We can learn from the passage that ______________.
A. Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece
B. not all the countries celebrate Mothers’ Day in May
C. only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday
D. it was in 1872 that Mothers’ Day really came into being
4.The last paragraph tells us that ____________.
A. all the people should celebrate Mothers’ Day
B. only mothers are honored on Mothers’ Day
C. understanding mothers’ work is more important than just celebrating Mothers’ Day
D. people should celebrate Mothers’ Day every day
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The reason why people celebrate Mothers’ Day.
B. The ways people honor mothers.
C. The history of Mothers’ Day.
D. The great contribution of mothers.
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1.The topic doesn’t seem boring to me; on the ________, I think it’s very interesting.
2.You can’t leave the school without your teacher’s ________(permit).
3.He is very tall and can be easily _______ (spot) in the crowd.
4.Cindy’s parents died when she was a baby and was _______ (抚养) by her aunt.
5.He was_______ (lie) on the bed reading when his mother came in.
6._______ (look) out of the window, I saw groups of pupils passing by the house.
7.His three kids are all looking forward to_____ (go) fishing with him.
8.Please tell me _____ Mo Yan won the Nobel Literature Prize.
9.This is the city _______ I grew up.
10.Tom wants to know _______ or not I will come.
11.Kate asked _____ peach it was.
12.They came out of the classroom, _______ (talk) with each other loudly.
13.If she is completely well, she_______ to be back at school today.
14.I was frightened at ________ I saw just now.
15.The performer was on the spot when the accident _____ _____ (发生). （By Lewis）
A smart dog in Oklahoma City came home on Saturday __ a dead newborn baby in its mouth.
A house keeper, ___ name has not been reported, was at the home at the time, KOCO said.
The house keeper told KFOR that the dog, __ Luke, turned up at the door with the body of a three to five-pound baby in his ___ .
"He was carrying it just ___ a momma puppy," she told the station, "and laid it at my feet."
The house keeper stressed that the body had no markings or signs of trauma(伤口), and that Luke __ never have hurt anyone. She believes the dog was trying to help the poor baby.
“I believe Luke found it, picked it __ _ and brought it. There was no trauma you could tell he injured the baby," she said.
Experts have determined that the newborn was a girl.
"We don’t know__ _ the baby came from," Police Captain Dexter Nelson told KFOR. "If it was born in the area outside or if someone brought the baby out there to throw it away.”
Medical experts are trying to determine if the baby was born alive or ___ _.
According to KOCO, Luke typically wandered over a large area, which officials are now seeking ___ original place about the dead baby.
All 50 states have some form of "safe shelter" law ___ that allow parents -- or someone with a parent's ___ _ -- to leave a newborn without a name at special __ places but can get away with the action.
The details of such __ are different from state to state. State-by-state laws can__ at ChildWelfare.gov.
1.A. carry B. carrying C. carried D. to carry
2.A. that B. which C. how D. whose
3.A. named B. shouted C. viewed D. reminded
4.A. belief B. mouth C. trick D. award
5.A. as B. for C. like D. just
6.A. would B. must C. should D. need
7.A. down B. out C. in D. up
8.A. why B. where C. when D. how
9.A. obvious B. religious C. dead D. raw
10.A. for B. of C. from D. away
11.A. strengths B. papers C. books D. items
12.A. benefits B. permission C. steak D. cheatings
13.A. dangerous B. tall C. safe D. frustrated
14.A. laws B. people C. diets D. manners
15.A. find B. found C. founded D. be found
请将每题正确的单词写在答题卡相应的位置上，并注意题号顺序和书写清晰，错写、漏写、模糊不清者均不得分。
（By Lewis）
假如你叫李平，是一位成绩优秀的学生，你班班主任在安排座位时，让成绩好的学生和成绩差的学生作同桌，这在你们班成绩优秀的学生中引起了反响，班会上大家就此进行了讨论。现在请你根据下表把讨论结果向班主任写一封信反映一下，并说出自己的观点。
赞同你的观点
1．人人有长处和不足，成绩差的学生也有可取之处；
2．相互学习，建立友谊；
3．通过帮助学习差的学生的学习从而使他们建立自信。
反对你的观点
1．部分学习差的学生常常违反校规校纪，担心自己会受影响，养成坏习惯。
2．老是问问题，使自己不能专心学习。
注意：1．词数：120左右，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。
3．参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student
Dear Mr. Zhang,
We have held a discussion about whether it is good or not for a top student to share a desk with a slower student
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
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Today is Sunday .I’ve been in Canada for two months. This is the first time that I’ve been away my family for such a long time. With the help of Katia, a roommate of me, I’ve soon got used to live without my parents around. Katia, like many other Russian girls, are nice and lively. We became friends shortly after we meet each other. Although her English is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our own family. We’re both surprised that Chinese culture or Russian culture are so different.Now we are planning a small party for the next Sunday. There, Katia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to China several times. I just can’t wait.
