Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States, England, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts of love to their mothers, those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a Day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10th, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and all over the world.
In China, people do the same or the day for mothers, and in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcasted for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them. But it is said “Love is invaluable.”O(jiān)n May 8, 1999, just the day before the Mother’s Day, this year, just a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombling. Her name is Shao Yunhuan, a heroic mother. All the Chinese will remember her forever.
【小題1】Mother’s Day ________________________.
A. is a holiday for mothers.
B. is celebrated in the United States only.
C. falls on May 10th every year.
【小題2】What was the date of the Mother’s Day this year in the passage?
A. May 7, 1999
B. May 8, 1999
C. May 9, 1999
【小題3】On Mother’s Day, people ______________.
A. wear a pink or red rose or carnation
B. wear a white flower
C. send gifts of love to their mothers.
【小題4】“Love is invaluable ” Here the word “invaluable” means _________.
A.美好的
B.無價的
C.永恒的
【小題5】Maybe you have known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to ?                
A. Shao Yunhuan is a great mother.
B. A Chinese mother is the same as an American mother.
C. Both A and B


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要講述了母親節(jié)的來歷,以及在母親節(jié)這天的一些活動,并在文后介紹了一位偉大的中國母親。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers.描述,可知母親節(jié)是一個給母親們的節(jié)日。故選A。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. 描述結合日歷表,可以推斷1999年五月份的第二個星期日是9日,故選C。
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段On that day, many people send gifts of love to their mothers, 描述,可知在母親節(jié)那天,人們給母親們贈送禮物。故選C。
【小題4】詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系上下文描述,可知此處指的是母愛是無價的。故選B。
【小題5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段及前文描述,可知邵云環(huán)是一位偉大的母親,她和美國的母親們一樣都應該受到人們的尊重。故選C。
考點:文化類短文閱讀。

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