Question

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 citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to 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 while 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. 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 more valuable 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 cards stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
小題1: Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up the children.

B．Parents give love and care to children.

C．Parents educate children to be good persons.

D．Parents pass away before children grow up.

小題2:. What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C．Not all the children respect their parents.

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

小題3: Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It only has two kinds of colors.

B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

小題4: On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, ________.

A．people usually have family parties.	B．everyone goes to visit the cemetery.
C．children always go to parent’s home.	D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.

小題5: What do you think florists do?

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.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:A 

試題分析：
小題1:.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.說明ABC三項(xiàng)都是孩子表示對(duì)父母的尊敬的原因。故D正確。
小題2:.B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一行More mothers now work outside the home.說明現(xiàn)在更多的母親在外面工作，那么以前較少的母親在外面工作，故B正確。
小題3:.C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A while one shows that the mother is dead.說明carnation是一種花，不同的顏色表示母親在于不在了。故C正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四行On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.說明在這些日子中家人舉行聚會(huì)來慶祝母親節(jié)或者父親節(jié)。
小題5:.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Greeting cards stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.說明在這樣的日子里商店，賣花的人，電話公司和其它的商店都可以做很多的生意。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知該詞應(yīng)該是指A。
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