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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容的理解，選擇正確答案。 On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers.
England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official(正式的) holiday in 1910.An American girl, Anna, asked their governor(州長(zhǎng)) to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.
On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations(康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地). This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
（1）Which country set Mother's Day first?
A.China
B.England
C.America
D.France
（2）All the states began to celebrate Mother's Day in _______.
A.1901
B.1910
C.1911
D.1921
（3）On Mother's Day, an American mother may receive _______ carnations at home.
A.yellow
B.orange
C.red
D.white
（4）American restaurants' busiest day of the year is on _______.
A.New Year's Day
B.Christmas Day
C.Thanksgiving Day
D.Mother's Day
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Only young children buy presents for their mothers.
B.Anna wanted to set the festival only for her mother.
C.Not all the states want to celebrate Mother's Day in America.
D.Some mothers can eat breakfast in bed on Mother's Day.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）C
（4）D
（5）D
【解析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。五月的第二個(gè)星期天是母親節(jié)，在這個(gè)特殊的節(jié)日里，孩子們用各種方式表達(dá)著對(duì)母親的愛(ài)， 服侍媽媽在床上吃早餐，送給媽媽盡心挑選的禮物，請(qǐng)媽媽 出去吃飯，這些都是兒女盡孝心的好方式。
（1） 細(xì)節(jié)理解。題意：哪個(gè)國(guó)家先過(guò)母親節(jié)？A.中國(guó)；B.英國(guó)；C. 美國(guó)；D.法國(guó)。根據(jù)第二段第一句"England was the first country to set a day for mothers. " 可知，英國(guó)是最先慶祝母親節(jié)的國(guó)家。所以答案是：B .
（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解。題意：所有的州在……年都開(kāi)始慶祝母親節(jié)。 A.1901；B.1910；C. 1911；D.1921。根據(jù)第二段第二句"In the United States, Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. "可知， 美國(guó)第一個(gè)州慶祝母親節(jié)是在1910年，再根據(jù)a year later all the other states celebrated it. " 一年之后其他的州也慶祝母親節(jié)，可推測(cè)整個(gè)美國(guó)慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日 是在1911年。所以答案是：C .
（3）細(xì)節(jié)理解。題意：在母親節(jié)，美國(guó)母親可以在家里收到……康乃馨。A.黃色的；B.橙色的；C. 紅色的；D.白色的。根據(jù)第三段中的句子 Adults give their mothers red carnations可知，健在的母親會(huì)收到紅色的康乃馨。所以答案是：C .
（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解。題意：美國(guó)餐館一年中最繁忙的一天是在……。 A.元旦；B.圣誕節(jié)；C. 感恩節(jié)；D.母親節(jié)。根據(jù)第三段中的句子" This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants."這一天就是短文介紹的母親節(jié)這一天，所以答案是：D .
（5）細(xì)節(jié)判斷。題意：根據(jù)文章，下列哪一項(xiàng)是正確的？A.只有小孩子給他們的母親買禮物。B.安娜只想為母親舉辦節(jié)日。C. 并非所有的州都想在美國(guó)慶祝母親節(jié)。 D.有些母親在母親節(jié)可以在床上吃早餐。根據(jù)第三段"On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. "可知，在母親節(jié)這天兒女服侍媽媽在床上吃早餐，所以答案是：D .