Question

Father's Day in the United States is on the third Sunday of June. It celebrates the great contribution that fathers make to their children's lives. Many peo?ple send cards or give gifts to their fathers.

There are a lot of activities that have inspired the idea of Father's Day. One of these was the start of the Mother's Day tradition in the first ten years of the 20th century. Another was a memorial service held in 1908 for a large group of men. They were killed in a mining accident in Monongah,West Virginia in De?cember 1907 and many of them were fathers.

A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was an im?portant person in the establishment of Father's Day. Her father had to take care of six children by himself after the death of their mother. It was very hard for him at that time. Sonora was inspired by the work of Anna Jarvis ， who had successfully brought about Mother's Day celebrations. Sonora felt that her father should be remembered for what he had done. The first time Father's Day was held in June was in 1910. Father's Day was officially recognized as a holiday in 1972 by President Nixon.

(   ) 16. Many people give        to their fathers on Father's Day.

A. paper            B. help

C. cards or gifts    D. money
(   ) 17. What does the underlined word  inspire" mean in Chinese?
A.打動       B.啟發(fā)

C堅持       D.設(shè)置

(   ) 18. Why did Sonora Smart Dodd want a day for her father?

A.   She wanted more people to know her fa?ther.

B.   She did it in the memory of her father who had died.

C.   She thought her father was an important person.

D.   She thought what her father had done should be remembered.

(   ) 19. Which of the following is NOT true accord?ing to the passage?

A.  Many fathers died in a mining accident in 1907.

B.  Sonora Smart Dodd's mother died when she was young.

C.  Anna Jarvis helped to establish Father's Day.

D. Father's Day became a holiday in 1972.
(   ) 20. What is the passage mainly about?

A.  What people do on Father's Day.

B.  The history of Father's Day in the Unit?ed States.

C.  Who Father's Day is for.

D.  What Sonora Smart Dodd did for the es?tablishment of Father's Day.

Answer 1

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