Question

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（伤感的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad．

1.The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．

A．many people celebrate the day                           B．only America celebrates the day

C．America makes it an official day                D．all men are honored in America

2.At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．

A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

C．it was decided by the president at that time

D．her mother died on June 19

3.How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

A．4                                          B．10                                        C．14                               D．24

4.According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．

A．was very kind to anyone

B．was the first father honored in 1924

C．did a lot for his daughter

D．always help others by giving money

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了美国的父亲节的来历，是有一位名叫Sonora她在母亲去世后看到了父亲为了抚养她做出了很大的牺牲，看到了父亲无私的爱，为了感谢父亲她把6月19日也就是父亲的生日作为父亲节，在过去了14年后美国总统把6月的第三个星期天定为法定的父亲节，在这一天孩子们要对自己的父亲有所表示。

1.细节理解题。根据The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．美国把这一天定为法定的假日，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．因为那天是Sonora父亲的生日，她把这一天定为父亲节，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．14年后总统把六月的第三个星期天定为父亲节，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices（牺牲） and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．可以推出她对其他的人也是很友好的，故选B。

考点：文化类短文阅读。

点评：推理判断题需要考生正确的阅读短文对语篇有个整体的把握。会根据语句之间的逻辑关系、段内的语义关系及篇章的语义关系，从段落、篇章的角度理解文章的主旨、作者的观点和态度。做此类试题要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。