You may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mother's Day? Cards,flowers，sales，TV specials，and a day off for someone who really deserves it―those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mother's Day. But there's more to the story.

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece. The cele?brations honored Rhea,the Mother of the gods. During the 1600's,England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants(仆人) were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.

In the US,Mother's Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe,who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didn't really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isn't alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark,Finland, Italy,Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.

Learning more about Mother's Day and celebrating Mother's Day are important,but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother，or grandmother，or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year. 

(   ) 5. What is the passage mainly about?

    A. The reason why people celebrate Mother's Day.

    B. The ways people honor mothers.

    C. The history of Mother's Day.

    D. The great contribution of mothers.

(   ) 6. Where was the earliest Mother's Day celebrated?

    A.  In ancient Greece.

    B.  In the US.

    C. In England.

    D. In Italy.

(   ) 7. We can learn from the passage that        ,

    A. Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece

    B. not all the countries celebrate Mother's Day in May

    C.  only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday

    D. it was in 1872 that Mother's Day really came into being 

(   ) 8. The last paragraph tells us that        .

    A. all the people should celebrate Mother's Day

    B. only mothers are honored on Mother's Day

    C.  understanding mothers' work is more important than just celebrating Mother's Day

    D. people should celebrate Mother's Day every day

5 ~8 CABC

B篇圍繞母親節(jié)的設(shè)立歷史號召人們要正確地了解母親節(jié)和正確對待已為人母的女性。

5. C主旨大意題。全篇講述的是母親節(jié)的由來及母親節(jié)的慶�；顒�。

6. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段首句可知。

7. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段最后一句可知。A項(xiàng)中的a king in ancient Greece應(yīng)改為the gods。 C項(xiàng)太絕對了。D項(xiàng)與B項(xiàng)矛盾。見第三段開始和結(jié)束處。

8. C深層理解題。從but后的分句可以推斷出此結(jié)論。

題目來源：2015高中英語丟分題每周一練高一下 > Unit 1 Festivals around the world

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