England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,      many people worked as household servants for the     , "Mothering Sunday" was _    for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this      stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one     for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．
In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）       holiday until 1915．Its establishment was      due to the perseverance and love of one     , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family     their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania     her father served as a minister．
When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to       her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）     memory of her mother．
On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n)     Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to       a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state       it．
On Mother' s Day morning some American children      the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers      which they have made themselves or bought in     ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers     , they may bring white carnations to their grave（墳?zāi)梗﹕ites．This is the busiest day of the year for American       ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
小題1:
A．beforeB．sinceC．whenD．until
小題2:
A．richB．poorC．livingD．injured
小題3:
A．protectedB．reservedC．changedD．persuaded
小題4:
A．formB．customC．habitD．plan
小題5:
A．MondayB．WednesdayC．SundayD．Friday
小題6:
A．ordinaryB．commonC．regularD．official
小題7:
A．nearlyB．largelyC．deeplyD．highly
小題8:
A．motherB．sisterC．daughterD．waitress
小題9:
A．destroyedB．foundC．madeD．left
小題10:
A．whereB．whenC．whyD．how
小題11:
A．rewardB．honourC．a(chǎn)wardD．inspire
小題12:
A．onB．a(chǎn)tC．inD．for
小題13:
A．specialB．expensiveC．simpleD．easy
小題14:
A．put offB．give upC．take onD．set aside
小題15:
A．understoodB．receivedC．celebratedD．prevented
小題16:
A．followB．refuseC．a(chǎn)cceptD．support
小題17:
A．lettersB．giftsC．callsD．toys
小題18:
A．schoolsB．churchesC．storesD．hospitals
小題19:
A．went aheadB．moved onC．stayed upD．passed away
小題20:
A．restaurantsB．departmentsC．officesD．markets

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B 
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:A

試題分析：文章大意：在十八世紀(jì)，傭人們可以在某一個(gè)星期天回家陪伴母親，這是早期母親節(jié)的雛形。后來美國(guó)的安娜為現(xiàn)代母親節(jié)的確立作出了突出的貢獻(xiàn)。
小題1:C連詞辨析。A在……之前；B自從；C當(dāng)……時(shí)候；D直到。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處意為“當(dāng)許多人做家庭傭人的時(shí)候”，故選when。
小題2:A形容詞辨析。這里考查的the + adj表示一類人。聯(lián)系前面的servants可以推知，此處指富人 (the rich)。這里指為富人家做傭人。
小題3:B 短語(yǔ)辨析。A保護(hù)；B保留；C改變；D勸服。Mothering Sunday是專門留作他們回家和母親在一起的日子。
小題4:B名詞辨析。A形式；B風(fēng)俗；C習(xí)慣；D計(jì)劃。根據(jù)文章的語(yǔ)境可知，此處是指這一風(fēng)俗 (custom)因?yàn)楣I(yè)革命而中斷了。
小題5:C上下文連串。上下文中很多信息可以告訴我們，母親節(jié)是在一個(gè)周日，故用Sunday。
小題6:D 形容詞辨析。A普通的；B通常的；C規(guī)律的；D正式的。本段介紹美國(guó)母親節(jié)的由來。此處的意思是直到1915年母親節(jié)才成為正式的 (official)節(jié)日。
小題7:B副詞辨析。A幾乎；B很大程度上；C深深地；D高度地。根據(jù)下文可知，母親節(jié)的設(shè)立很大程度上 (largely)應(yīng)歸功于安娜所做的工作。
小題8:C。上下文連串。根據(jù)后面的Anna’s mother等可知，此處指一個(gè)“女兒（daughter）”的愛。
小題9:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。make their home意為“安家”，為固定搭配。安娜的母親提供精力，因?yàn)樗麄儼布以谖鞲ゼ醽喼荨?br />小題10:A。連詞辨析。根據(jù)句子的結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處說明父親工作的地點(diǎn)，故選where。他父親在那里當(dāng)部長(zhǎng)。
小題11:B 上下文連串。下文中的a day to honor mothers給出了提示。母親去世后，安娜決定向她的母親表示敬意 (honor)。
小題12:C 介詞辨析。in memory of sb. 意為“紀(jì)念某人”。安娜請(qǐng)牧師布道以表示她對(duì)母親的紀(jì)念。
小題13:A 形容詞辨析。A特殊的；B貴的；C簡(jiǎn)單地；D容易的。這里指用一種“特殊的”母親節(jié)的方式表示對(duì)她的敬意，故用special。
小題14:D 短語(yǔ)辨析。set aside“留出”。第一段第一句中有提示。此處指安娜要求留出一天以表示對(duì)母親們的敬意。
小題15:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A理解；B解釋；C慶祝；D阻止。空后的it指母親節(jié)，所以此處指一年以后每個(gè)州都“慶祝”母親節(jié)。
小題16:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。follow the tradition意為“按照傳統(tǒng)”。此處說的是母親節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)慶祝方式：伺候他們的母親在床上吃早餐。
小題17:B 上下文連串。根據(jù)后面which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句的內(nèi)容可知，這里指送給母親的“禮物”。其他孩子將給他們母親禮物。
小題18:C 名詞辨析。A學(xué)校；B教堂；C商店；D醫(yī)院。這些禮物是孩子們自己做的或是在“商店”里買的。
小題19:D 短語(yǔ)辨析。此處白色的康乃馨和上文中紅色的康乃馨相對(duì)應(yīng)，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)的意思可以推知，此處指若母親去世 (pass away)。pass through“通過”，pass on“傳遞，繼續(xù)”，pass by“（時(shí)間）逝去”，均不符合語(yǔ)義。
小題20:A上下文連串。根據(jù)文章最后一句話可知，這里指“餐館”很忙碌，因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)特殊的日子里家人都不想讓母親做飯。
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns （客棧） instead of hotels.They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years，these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms,others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小題1:68.Americans take a holiday trip _____.
A．a(chǎn)ll the year roundB．for years
C．every yearD．every other year
小題2:69.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns,_______.
A．the travelers needn’t pay anything
B．the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television
C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D．the owners will show the travelers around the area
小題3:70. Which if TRUE according to the passage?
A．European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B．All Ameicans enjoy traveling
C．These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings
D．Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inns is just like at the traveler’s home

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