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　　In America Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On that day we send our mothers a special Mother's Day card, and perhaps some flowers or candy, to show our love and appreciation for all they have done for us. Although Mother's Day is a relatively new holiday in America, more and more other countries are also setting aside a day to honor their mothers.

　　I want to tell you today how the idea of having a special day for mothers began.

　　It all started over a hundred years ago with a woman named Anna May Jarvis.

　　Anna was born on May 1,1864, just before the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln. She was the daughter of a“minister”, which in American English means a church leader. She was a quiet girl who liked to study in school, but she liked everyone and was liked by everyone as well.

　　After she became an adult, Anna worked for life insurance company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--a city about halfway between New York City and Washington D.C. Then, in 1906, just two weeks after Anna's 42nd birthday, her mother died. It was the second Sunday in May.

　　In the months that followed, Anna began to change. No longer was she so gentle, so relaxed and easy-going. Instead she now had just one goal for her life--to have her mother and all other honored throughout the whole world on the second Sunday of May.

　　After more than a year of careful planning, Anna arranged the first Mother's Daychurch service, on May10, 1908, in Crafton, West Virginia. The next year Anna was able to get the city of Philadelphia, where she lived and worked, to proclaim the second Sunday of May as an official Mother's Day -- the first city to do so. After three more years, the state of West Virginia, where Anna's mother had lived, made Mother's Day a statewide observance--for a holiday in the normal sense, but still a day to remember what mothers have done for their children and society.

(1)Which answer is right about Mother's Day?

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A. In America, Mother's Day is a new holiday.

B. More and more countries are put aside their tradition of celebrating Mother's Day.

C. In America, Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May.

D. Throughout the world, Mother's Day is celebrated on the same day.

(2)Choose the right explanation of the word“observance”in the last paragraph.

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A. remark made by people

B. action in accordance with custom

C. performance of certain tradition

D. notice paid widely

(3)How long in all had Anna spent to establish Mother's Day in West Virginia?

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A. From May 10, 1908 to May 10, 1911.

B. For more than four years.

C. For more than three years.

D. For about three years.

(4)Choose the right understanding of this passage.

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A. Anna was born just before the assassination of President Lincoln which ended the Civil War.

B. Anna was a daughter of a minister which in English means a church worker.

C. Anna's mother's death had done a little damage to her easy life.

D. The mother's day celebrated in West Virginia is not a normal holiday, but a day with special meaning.

(5)According to the passage, what most probably happened in the paragraph following it?

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A. The United States Congress proclaimed the Second Sunday in May as Mother's Day forever in the United States.

B. Mother's Day gradually became a commercial celebration.

C. Anna retired from her job with a fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars.

D. People stopped buying candy to their mothers.

Answer 1

答案：C;C;B;D;A
解析：

(1) C 本道题的重点在于原文的第一自然段，四个选项中所有的内容都源于这个自然段.本题的标准答案为C项，它完整而准确地说出了母亲节的日期.A项，错在丢了原文中的relatively(相对而言)，改变了原意；B项，错在对原文词组set aside的解释错了，原意为建立，设立.B项中put aside意为收回.D项错在把全世界的母亲纪念日都说成同一天，其实并不一样. (2) C 这是一道词汇题.observance这个词来自动词observe，有多个不同的意思，这四个选项就反映了这个词的不同词意，选项A是评论之意；B项：遵循规章；C项是进行纪念，举行庆祝之意； D项意为被广泛关注，这四个意思全都是 observance的意义，但是在本文情况下，只有C项合适. (3) B 这是一道逻辑题.该题涉及本篇文章的中后部分，读者必须注意的是题目的要求in all(全部).可知要从Anna开始为建立母亲节这一纪念旧做准备开始，根据原文中时间记录可知：for more than a year加上three more years，一共是more than four years，故应选B项. (4) D 这是一道理解题，可用排除法.A项，关键在于对林肯总统遇刺这一事件的描述，它并未结束内战，所以是错的；B项把原文中American丢掉了，彻底改变了原意；C项中a little是误用，因Anna母亲的去世对Anna的影响毫无疑问是巨大的，而不是一点(a little).所以应选D. (5) A 这是一道综合理解题.本文最后一段写 Anna设立母亲节的提议在本州获得通过，按正常逻辑，下一步该写它在更大的范围内获得通过，文章开头也提到母亲节已是全美的节日，因此A项答案合适.