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【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

Mother's Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors mothers in the United States. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It became an official holiday in the country at the start of the 20th century as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.

The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways. People give mothers gifts like flowers，cards，and jewelry to thank them for all their hard work.A popular symbol of the holiday is the carnation. This is because when the holiday first began in the U. S. people were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation if their mother was dead. Many people take their mothers out for a special meal. In fact，Mother's Day is the most popular date in the U. S. for people to go out and eat and it is said that people spend billions on meals and gifts. Mother's Day is also the most popular day to make long distance calls in the U. S.It is the second most popular gift-giving day after Christmas.

Since its establishment，Mother's Day has been criticized for becoming highly commercialized（商業(yè)化的）．In fact，the founder of the U. S. holiday，Anna Jarvis，began protesting the holiday and was even arrested for disturbing the peace for demonstrating. Jarvis's own mother started the campaign to establish（創(chuàng)建）a mother's holiday during the American Civil War.

Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers，great-grandmothers，stepmothers，and foster mothers are honored on the holiday. In schools many students make special gifts，including handmade cards. While widely recognized，Mother's Day is not only celebrated in the U. S but in many other countries around the world，where they have their own version.

【1】Are mothers the only people celebrated on this day?

【2】When is Mother's Day celebrated in the U. S?

【3】Why did the U. S establish Mother's Day at the start of the 20th century?

【4】Who established a mother's holiday during the American Civil War?

【5】What's the second paragraph mainly about？

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No.

【2】On the second Sunday in May.

【3】As a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.

【4】Jarvis’s own mother.

【5】How Mother’s Day is celebrated. / Ways of celebrating Mother’s Day. / The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways.

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介紹母親節(jié)的來歷以及慶祝母親節(jié)的各種方式。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一、二行Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers，great-grandmothers，stepmothers，and foster mothers are honored on the holiday“母親不是這一天唯一慶祝的人。包括祖母、曾祖母、繼母和養(yǎng)母在內(nèi)的所有母親形象都在節(jié)日受到尊重�！笨芍�答案是否定的，故答案填No。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二行It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.可知“五月的第二個星期天慶祝�！�，故答案填On the second Sunday in May。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二、三行It became an official holiday in the country at the start of the 20th century as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.“它在20世紀初成為美國的一個法定節(jié)日，以此來紀念那些兒子死于戰(zhàn)爭的母親”，故答案填As a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war。

【4】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章第三段第三、四行Jarvis's own mother started the campaign to establish（創(chuàng)建）a mother's holiday during the American Civil War.“賈維斯的親生母親在美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間發(fā)起了建立母親假日的運動�！�，故答案填Jarvis’s own mother。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways可知，母親節(jié)有多種慶祝方式或者母親節(jié)是怎樣慶祝的，故答案填How Mother’s Day is celebrated. / Ways of celebrating Mother’s Day. / The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways。