Question

In the U.S. Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia in 1907,it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.
Although it wasn’t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor. Later,in the 1600’s,in England there was an annual celebration called “Mothering Sunday.” It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday ,the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.  
In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2ed Sunday of May. The next day Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia, Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians asking to establish a national Mother’s Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914,made the official announcement recognizing Mother’s Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.
【小題1】.Mother’s Day in the U.S. was first celebrated         .

A．in 1872

B．in 1907

C．in the 1600’s

D．in 1914

【小題2】The underlined word “observance” in the first paragraph probably means  “      ”.

A．celebration

B．principle

C．holiday

D．campaign

【小題3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．All the mothers were given honor in the days of ancient Greece.

B．Only the servants’ mothers were given honor on Mothering Sunday in England.

C．President Woodrow Wilson announced Mother’s Day as a national celebration.

D．Ana Javis’s mother probably died on the 2nd Sunday of May in 1907.

【小題4】What could be the best title for this passage?

A．Mother’s Day of the U.S	B．Mother’s Day of the world
C．Ana Jarvis and Mother’s Day	D．Styles of Mother’s Day

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A 

解析試題分析：文章大意：在美國(guó)，人們?cè)谖逶碌牡诙�個(gè)星期天慶祝母親節(jié)，本文主要介紹了“母親節(jié)”的由來。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段首句Although it wasn’t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.可知，美國(guó)首次慶祝母親節(jié)是在1907年。故B正確。
【小題2】A詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)前后句尤其是首句In the U.S. Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May.可以推測(cè)出observance為“慶�！敝�意。故A正確。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914,made the official announcement recognizing Mother’s Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.得知正確選項(xiàng)為C。屬于原詞重現(xiàn)。故C正確。
【小題4】A大意歸納題。在美國(guó)，人們?cè)谖逶碌牡诙�個(gè)星期天慶祝母親節(jié)，本文主要介紹了“母親節(jié)”的由來。故A正確。
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