Question

7．Almost every child likes sweet things，such as candies，chocolate，ice cream and desserts．But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA？Does it mean people can eat lots of sweets on that day？
   Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans．People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October．On that day，people show their love to the elderly，children，their good frinends or anyone else they want to help．Orphans （孤儿） and patients can also enjoy people's greetmgs．In fact，anyone may get a gift on that day．It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others．
  How did the holiday originate （起源）？Here is a story．In 1922，a very kind man in Cleveland，a city in Ohio of America，thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others．He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remembered them and cared about them．So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love．He also asked his friends and neighbours to help him do these things．Many people thought it was a great idea．After that，more and more people in Cleveland began to do things like  him every year．Gradually（逐渐地） it become a popuular holiday for 1ots of Americans．

46．The underlined（划线的） word"desserts"in Paragraph 1（第1段） probably meansD．
A．eggs   
B．salty food
C．beef            
D．sweet food
47．Oct.4 is the first Saturday in October this year，so Sweetest Day will be celebrated onC．
A．Oct.4  
B．Oct.11  
C．Oct.18  
D．Oct.25
48．Paragraph 2 mainly talks aboutB．
A．what the Americans do to make friends
B．how Americans celebrate Sweetest Day
C．why the elderly and children are helped
D．where orphans and patients are greeted
49．Sweetest Day has a history of aboutByears．
A.82   
B.92  
C.102  
D.112
50．More and more people did things like the kind man becauseA．
A．they agreed with the kind man and followed his example
B．they thought they would also be cared about if they did so
C．they thought they could be remembered by the poor people
D．they were asked by the kind man to try their best to help others．

Answer 1

分析 短文讲了美国Sweetest Day 节日的由来，及其庆祝节日的时间和节日起源的时间，最后成为美国最受欢迎的节日．

解答 答案：46．D  词义猜测题．根据上句Almost every child likes sweet things，such as candies，chocolate，ice cream and desserts．几乎每个孩子都喜欢甜食，比如糖果、巧克力、冰激凌和…，可知主要说的是甜食，所以应说几乎每个孩子都喜欢甜食，比如糖果、巧克力、冰激凌和甜点，即desserts意为甜食．故选D．
47．C   细节推理题．根据第二段第一行句子People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October．人们庆祝它在十月的第三个星期六．可知今年10月4日是第一个星期六，所以第三个星期六是十月十八日．故选C．
48．B   细节归纳题．根据第二段第一行句子On that day，people show their love to the elderly，children，their good frinends or anyone else they want to help．Orphans （孤儿） and patients can also enjoy people's greetmgs．那一天，人们表现出对老人，孩子，好朋友或者一些其它他们想帮助的人的爱．孤儿和病人也可以享受到人们的问候．可知第二段主要说的是美国人如何庆祝这个节日，故选B．
49．B    细节理解题．根据最后一段内容及其第一行句子In 1922，a very kind man in Cleveland，a city in Ohio of America，thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others．1922年，在克利夫兰的一个很好的人，在俄亥俄美国的一个城市，认为城市中许多贫穷的人需要别人的照料．可知节日最开始在1922年，故选B．
50．A   细节理解题．根据最后一段最后一行句子Many people thought it was a great idea．After that，more and more people in Cleveland began to do things like him every year．Gradually（逐渐地） it become a popuular holiday for 1ots of Americans．许多人们认为这是一个好主意，从那以后，在克利夫兰，越来越多的人开始每年做一样的事情，它逐渐成为美国人最受欢迎的节日．可知人们赞同这个善良男人的做法，并且以他为榜样．故选A．

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