Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once

A. raised B. supported C. express D. created E. deserve

He is the man who has probably been your role model since you were born. And soon your biggest hero will get a special day, on which you can【1】your thanks and let him know how important he is to you.

Father’s Day was originally the idea of a US woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd’s father【2】six children after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor courageous, selfless and loving father. Her father was born on June 19, so she chose the first Father’s Day celebration his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge 【3】the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.

Our fathers certainly【4】our love and attention, so do something special for your dad this Father’s Day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】E

【解析】

這篇短文主要是介紹了父親節(jié)的來(lái)歷。

【1】句意：很快你最大的英雄就會(huì)有一個(gè)特別的日子，在這一天你可以表達(dá)你的謝意，讓他知道他對(duì)你有多重要。

根據(jù)下文“your thanks and let him know how important he is to you”可知，這里是表達(dá)，express動(dòng)詞，表達(dá)。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【2】句意：多德的父親在妻子死后撫養(yǎng)了六個(gè)孩子。

根據(jù)下文“Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor courageous, selfless and loving father.”可知，這里是說(shuō)Dodd的父親養(yǎng)育了6個(gè)孩子。raise動(dòng)詞，撫養(yǎng)。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【3】句意：1924年，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)卡爾文·柯立芝支持設(shè)立全國(guó)父親節(jié)的想法。

根據(jù)下文“Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.”可知，上文是說(shuō)支持父親節(jié)的想法。support動(dòng)詞，支持，這里用過(guò)去式。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【4】句意：我們的父親當(dāng)然值得我們的愛(ài)和關(guān)注，所以在這個(gè)父親節(jié)為你的父親做些特別的事情。

根據(jù)下文“so do something special for your dad this Father’s Day.”可知，這里是我們父親值得我們愛(ài)和關(guān)注。deserv動(dòng)詞，值得；應(yīng)得；這里是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)，主語(yǔ)復(fù)數(shù)，動(dòng)詞用原形。根據(jù)題意，故選E。