Question

    Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.

Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution(分发) of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱势群体)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious belief or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.More and more people are now celebrating Sweetest Day in the whole country.

B.Sweetest Day is a holiday which always falls on the Saturday in October.

C.Sweetest Day is much more important in big cities than in small cities.

D.Only a few religious have the tradition to celebrate the holiday.

2.The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from _____.

A.the city’s orphans and shut-ins B.a city named Cleveland 60 years ago

C.a man who cared orphans and shut-ins D.a man’ s friends, relatives and associates

3.Sweetest Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT _____.

A.a kind act B.a family party C.gift-giving D.a small remembrance

4.From the third paragraph we can learn that _____.

A.it is the people in Cleveland who spread Sweetest Day to other cities

B.only with the help of the man’s friends and neighbors, he got a small remembrance

C.over 60 years ago, a man too often felt forgotten and neglected

D.all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国的甜蜜日。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.”可知，甜蜜日是一个在全国每年都越来越受欢迎的节日。结合选项，故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中“Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered.” 60多年前，一个克利夫兰人认为，这个城市的孤儿和被关在家里的人常常感到被遗忘和忽视，于是产生了这样一个想法：让他们知道，他们被人记挂着。由此可以推断出，创造甜蜜日的想法来自一个关心孤儿和自闭的人。结合选项，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“He did this through the distribution(分发) of small gift”以及“In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱势群体)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance.”可知，庆祝甜蜜日可以通过送小礼物，小小的纪念品或者善意的行为。文章中并没有提可以通过家庭聚会的方式来庆祝。结合选项，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱势群体)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.”随着时间的推移，向弱势群体传播欢乐的最甜蜜的一天的想法被扩大到包括所有人，并成为用善意的行为或小小的纪念来纪念他人的一个场合。很快这个想法就传遍了全国其他城市。由此可以推断出，是克利夫兰的人民把最甜蜜日传播到其他城市。结合选项，故选A。