Question

【題目】An American woman Anna Jarvis was the first person to decide the mothers should have a holiday in their honor each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen(國會議員), city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years.

In 1914, the Congress declared the second Sunday in May each year as Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greetingcard industry, which Miss Jarvis didn't like.

Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day. Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.

【1】What can be inferred from the text is that ________.

A. the Congress didn't accept Anna's suggestion until the whole country supported her

B. the battle lasted 8 years

C. Jarvis didn't enjoy the usual way Americans spend Mother's Day

D. Mother's Day is an important day for Americans

【2】 Miss Jarvis proposed Mother's Day in order that people could show their love and respect to their mothers ________.

A.span> by spending some time with them

B. by offering them precious gifts

C. by eating in restaurants together

D. by taking children for them

【3】 On Mother's Day ________.

A. all women, young and old, receive gifts

B. families gather together

C. all people stay at home

D. no one goes to work

【4】Miss Jarvis proposed Mother's Day, but she didn't like ________.

A. flower shops selling flowers

B. department stores earning money from greetingcards

C. greetingcard industry

D. the way people spend Mother's Day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析:本文講訴的是Anna Jarvis在美國呼吁全民定下一個日子為自己的母親過母親節(jié)。經(jīng)過努力，這場呼吁變?yōu)榱爽F(xiàn)實。

【1】A細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)第一段的開頭：Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia.和第二段的開頭：In 1914, the Congress declared the second Sunday in May each year as Mother's Day.可知Anna Jarvis發(fā)起這場運動從開始到結束歷經(jīng)九年而不是八年，排除B；根據(jù)第二段：Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day to be a simple event.可知Anna Jarvis希望母親節(jié)就是一個簡單的事件，排除C；根據(jù)第二段：She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect.可知Anna Jarvis認為母親節(jié)就是一個簡單的節(jié)日，孩子們通過花時間和母親呆在一起或者花時間表達對自己母親的尊重就行，對美國人民來說不是什么大事件，D選項略帶夸張排除D，故選A.

【2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段：She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect.可知在母親節(jié)時通過花時間和自己的母親呆在一起來表達對母親的愛和尊重，故選A.

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段：The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.（母親節(jié)成為了家人團聚一個最重要的日子）故選B.

【4】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話：However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greetingcard industry, which Miss Jarvis didn't like.可知母親節(jié)那天實際上成為了商家們的大日子，因為人們買花和卡片等禮物送給母親，這可能違背了Miss Jarvis當初呼吁成立這個節(jié)日的初衷，所以她不喜歡這些這種為母親節(jié)慶祝的方式，故選D.