Question

【题目】请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

下面是几条与节日有关的报道，首先请阅读这些报道的标题和插图：

（注意：如果选择E，则在答题卡上同时填涂A和B选项；如果选择F，则在答题卡上同时填涂C和D选项）

A.		Father’s Day Shortchanged? Humble History, Fewer Gifts With Father’s Day 2011 here, find out how the holiday started, why Dad doesn’t mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more.
B.		Why Mother’s Day Horrified, Ruined Its Own Mother Born of war, Mother’s Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday “cost her everything, financially and physically.”
C.		Valentine’s Day Facts: Gifts, History, and Love Science Where did Valentine’s Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year?
D.		Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first “real” Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.
E.		4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, More How did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more.
F.		Earth Day at 40: What Good Is It Now? After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activities, and green’s gone mainstream, experts say. So what’s the point?

以下是这些报道的简要内容介绍，请配对它们的标题。

【1】Where did this most popular day for couples come from? And how does it come into beings, year after year? Noel Lenski, professor of the University of Colorado, said the lovers’ holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.

【2】The first Earth Day in 1970 was a raucous, radical teach-in that helped spur clean-air, clean-water, and endangered species legislation in the United States. Now, 40 years later, Earth Day is every day, as the saying goes. The thing is, it’s also everyday- environmentalism that has become a routine with greenness as much a marketing tactic as a moral pursuit.

【3】 Some 242 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2010 for slaughter, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Last year’s birds were worth about U.S. $3.6 billion. Before the big dinner, debunk the myths, we need to know that the first “real” U.S. Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.

【4】Father’s Day traditionally takes a backseat to Mother’s Day, and, for the most part, dads are cool with that, experts say. Nevertheless, as traditional roles around the house gradually change, fathers are gaining more attention on their special day, at least as measured in the monetary value of gifts estimated to be given on June 19, 2011, when the holiday will be celebrated in dozens of countries.

【5】Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” —the day means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Besides the founders of the US, Fireworks, first authorized by Congress in 1777, are another legacy. More than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each year.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】F

【3】D

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了社会上需要特殊帮助的一类人群，其中包括残疾人，文章描述了他们生活中遇到的困难和需要得到的帮助，呼吁社会多给予身体或心灵上的帮助。

【1】C 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力，这段主要介绍了情侣节日的起源及形成过程，而C项Where did Valentine’s Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year?刚好符合，也是讲情人节的历史及礼物，故选C

【2】F 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。这段主要介绍了地球日的活动，以及40年后环境保护者怎样爱护地球，而F项After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activities, and green’s gone mainstream, experts say. So what’s the point?.刚好符合，也是讲述40年后地球日的活动在日常生活都可见，故选F

【3】D 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。这段主要讲述了2010年筹备感恩节活动准备火鸡，并且了解它的起源，而D项 the first “real” Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.讲述了感恩节从1800s开始，真正了解起源在2010年，刚好符合，故选D

【4】 A 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。这段主要讲述父亲节的意及起源而A项With Father’s Day 2011 here, find out how the holiday started, why Dad doesn’t mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more.也是讲了父亲节起源，父亲并不介意父亲节礼物减少。刚好符合，符合语境故选A

【5】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。这段这要讲述每年美国国庆节时，人们可以燃放大量烟花，而E项How did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? 也是在讲述7月4日国庆节烟花燃放，符合语境，故选E