20．People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother's Day，on the second Sunday in May，and Father's Day，on the third Sunday in June．These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible（有責(zé)任感的） citizens．They give love and care．These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers．More mothers now work outside the home．More fathers must help with child care．
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother's Day people wear carnations．A red one symbolizes a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery（墓地）．On these days families get together at home，as well as in restaurants．They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important，but it is"the thought that counts"．Greeting card stores，florists，candy makers，bakeries，telephone companies，and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．
31．Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents？C
A．Parents bring up children．
B．Parents give love and care to children．
C．Parents pass away before children grow up．
D．Parents educate children to be good persons．
32．What can we learn from the passage？A
A．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past．
B．Both festivals are in May．
C．Not all the children respect their parents．
D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home．
33．What do you know about"carnation"in the paragraph 2？C．
A．It only has two kinds of color．
B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother's Day．
C．It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．
D．People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May．
34．On Mother's Day and Father's DayB．
A．everyone goes to the cemetery
B．people usually have family parties
C．children always go to parents'home
D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts
35．What do you think"florists"do？A．
A．They sell flowers．
B．They make bread or pastry．
C．They offer enough room for having family parties．
D．They sell special clothes for Mother's Day and Father's Day．
分析 這篇文章介紹母親節(jié)和父親節(jié)．人們以兩個特殊的日子向父母表示感謝：每年五月第二個星期日的母親節(jié)和六月第三個星期日的父親節(jié)．這兩天是兒女向父母表達(dá)愛心的日子．父母把孩子們撫養(yǎng)長大，教育他們，關(guān)心和愛護(hù)他們．美國人民以兩個特殊的日子向父母表示敬意，這便是每年五月第二個星期日的母親節(jié)和六月第三個星期日父親節(jié)．
解答 31．答案：C．．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第一段第三、四句"These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible（有責(zé)任感的） citizens．They give love and care．These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers．"知，A、B、D三項是正確的．不包含C．故選C．
32．答案：A．．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第一段倒數(shù)第二句：More mothers now work outside the home．可知，過去更少的婦女外出工作．故選B．
33．答案：C．推理判斷題．由下文"A red one stands…A white one shows…"可知carnation康乃馨，是一種花．故選C．
34．答案：B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"On these days families get together at home，as well as in restaurants．They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．"可知，母親節(jié)和父親節(jié)時常舉行家庭聚會．故選B．
35．答案：A．詞義理解題．由最后一句話中Greeting card stores，florists，candy makers，bakeries，telephonescompanies各詞間是并列關(guān)系，互不包含，可排除BCD項．再者也可通過詞語的構(gòu)詞形式很容易想到flower這個詞語．而且，文章之前已經(jīng)提到了母親節(jié)需要戴花，而這個節(jié)日里能夠做很多生意的當(dāng)然也是少不了花店．由此可以見，故選A．
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題．推理判斷題，詞義理解題．做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測
