17．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 1872and 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 1907Ana 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，F(xiàn)inland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May，as in the U．S．

56．Mother's Day in the U．S．was first celebratedB．
A．in 1872   B．in 1907   C．in the 1600's   D．in 1914
57．The underlined word"observance"in the first paragraph probably means
"A"．
A．celebration   B．principle   C．holiday   D．campaign
58．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？C
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．
59．What could be the best title for this passage？A
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．

分析 在美國，人們在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節(jié)，本文主要介紹了"母親節(jié)"的由來．

解答 BACA
56．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，美國首次慶祝母親節(jié)是在1907年．故B正確．
57．A  詞義推測題．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．可以推測出observance為"慶祝"之意．故A正確．
58．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．得知正確選項為C．屬于原詞重現(xiàn)．故C正確．
59．A 大意歸納題．在美國，人們在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節(jié)，本文主要介紹了"母親節(jié)"的由來．故A正確．

點評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是，僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案，這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱．所謂閱讀理解，對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文，因此，每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查，再得出答案．也就是說，閱讀理解的每一道題目，在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處，我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句，（1）排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項（2）排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項  （3）排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項（4）注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除．

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64..The Dragon Boat Race isB．
A．only for 30people to join in           B．a(chǎn) kind of team competition
C．held after chung-tze has been eaten    D．held only among the family member
65．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．The Dragon Boat Festival has special meaning for Chinese people
B．The Dragon Boat Race is a significant sports competition
C．People must eat chung-tze on the Dragon Boat Festival．
D．People like to watch the Dragon Boat Race．

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7．Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre．
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race，which occurs every year during the last Monday in May．This festival's characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival-goers go chasing after it．The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese．
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces （鬼臉）．It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September．The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win．
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland．The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor's wife．According to the rules，any woman above 17 is considered as a wife，so if you are within this age，take care while visiting this country during the month of July．
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates．The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate．Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity （宣傳） on the Internet．
First staged in 1998，the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City．As you all know，the town is said to be rich in minerals，so there is no shortage of mud．Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best．
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism．It's an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys．The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3，000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves．
65．What does the underlined word"bizarre"in Paragraph1 probably mean？B
A．Dangerous B．Strange      C．terrible     D．Familiar
66．If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race，he/she shouldD．
A．roll as much cheese down the hill as possible
B．find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill
C．perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese
D．be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill
67．According to the writer，a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoyingA．
A．the worldwide championship of wife lifting
B．the world championship of grimaces
C．the Boryeong Mud Festival
D．the Monkey Buffet Festival．

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