任务型阅读，（10分）

More and more young people from China begin to celebrate（庆祝）Father’s Day. They send fathers presents, or invite them for a nice dinner. But do you know how Father’s Day started?

While Mrs Dodd, from America, was listening to a talk about Mother’s Day in a church in 1909, she had an ides of having Father’s Day to honor（纪念）her father, William Smart. Mr Smart used to be a soldier. His wife died when she gave birth to her sixth child. Mr Smart had to raise his six children alone. They lived a hard life. After Mrs Dodd grew up, she wanted to thank her father for what he had done for them. She wrote a letter to a church and asked for the third Sunday in June to be Father’s Day. The church agreed with her.

The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19th, 1910 in Washing ton. Children made special desserts and did other things to make their fathers happy. In 1924, President（总统）Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. People all over the country began to celebrate Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June Father’s Day.

This year, Father’s Day was on June 17th. What did you do for your father?

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（10分）

1.What do the young people usually do to celebrate Father’s Day in China?

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2.Was Mrs. Dodd’s life hard when she was young?

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3.Why did Mrs. Dodd want to have Father’s Day?

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4. Did Mrs. Dodd write a letter to a church or to the president?

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5. When was Father’s Day celebrated for the first time in America?

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More and more young people from China begin to celebrate（庆祝）Father’s Day. They send fathers presents, or invite them for a nice dinner. But do you know how Father’s Day started?

While Mrs Dodd, from America, was listening to a talk about Mother’s Day in a church in 1909, she had an ides of having Father’s Day to honor（纪念）her father, William Smart. Mr Smart used to be a soldier. His wife died when she gave birth to her sixth child. Mr Smart had to raise his six children alone. They lived a hard life. After Mrs Dodd grew up, she wanted to thank her father for what he had done for them. She wrote a letter to a church and asked for the third Sunday in June to be Father’s Day. The church agreed with her.

The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19th, 1910 in Washing ton. Children made special desserts and did other things to make their fathers happy. In 1924, President（总统）Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. People all over the country began to celebrate Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June Father’s Day.

This year, Father’s Day was on June 17th. What did you do for your father?

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（10分）

73. What do the young people usually do to celebrate Father’s Day in China?

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74. Was Mrs. Dodd’s life hard when she was young?

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75. Why did Mrs. Dodd want to have Father’s Day?

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76. Did Mrs. Dodd write a letter to a church or to the president?

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77. When was Father’s Day celebrated for the first time in America?

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Mrs Brown lived in a small town near a big farm. One Friday afternoon, after she finished doing housework, she went to her small shop. She opened the window of the shop and looked outside. She liked to see the green farm. There were many cows, horses, and small animals on the farm. Suddenly she saw a kangaroo under her window. It was interesting to see that the kangaroo was wearing an old jacket. It stood there and looked hungry. Mrs Brown gave some bread and water to it. The kangaroo ate them all. Then it became happy and jump away. Suddenly something dropped on the ground, there was $300 and a photo in it. That was a man’s photo with his name “John” on it. John? She looked more carefully and remembered she had a brother many years ago. His name was also John. “Is this man my lost brother?” She thought. She took the wallet（皮夹）with her and began to look for the man. She asked many people in the town, and then she came to the farm and asked the farmer. To her great surprise, it was John, her lost brother. They were very excited and happy to see each other.

46. Which is NOT mentioned(提到，涉及) in the story?

   A. kangaroo    B. cow    C. cook    D. horse

47. Choose the right order according to(根据) the story.

   a) They were happy to see each other.

   b) Mrs Brown gave bread and water to the kangaroo.

   c) She went to her small shop.

   d) She went to look for the man.

   e) She looked carefully at the photo.

   A. a, c, d, b, e    B. c, b, e, d, a    C. c, e, b, d, a    D. b, c, e, d, a

48. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. Mrs Brown lived in a big farm.

   B. Mrs Brown found her brother at last.

   C. The kangaroo was near the window of the shop.

   D. There was a photo and 300 dollars in the wallet.

49. Mrs Brown took __________to look for her brother.

   A. the kangaroo   B. the cow    C. the wallet    D. the jacket

50. Why did Mrs Brown lose her brother many years ago?

   A. His parents didn’t want him.

   B. We don’t know.

   C. He went out to work and didn’t know the way home.

   D. His parents didn’t have money. So he didn’t want them.