Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once

A. raised B. supported C. express D. created E. deserve

He is the man who has probably been your role model since you were born. And soon your biggest hero will get a special day, on which you can【1】your thanks and let him know how important he is to you.

Father’s Day was originally the idea of a US woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd’s father【2】six children after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor courageous, selfless and loving father. Her father was born on June 19, so she chose the first Father’s Day celebration his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge 【3】the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.

Our fathers certainly【4】our love and attention, so do something special for your dad this Father’s Day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】E

【解析】

這篇短文主要是介紹了父親節(jié)的來歷。

【1】句意：很快你最大的英雄就會有一個特別的日子，在這一天你可以表達你的謝意，讓他知道他對你有多重要。

根據下文“your thanks and let him know how important he is to you”可知，這里是表達，express動詞，表達。根據題意，故選C。

【2】句意：多德的父親在妻子死后撫養(yǎng)了六個孩子。

根據下文“Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor courageous, selfless and loving father.”可知，這里是說Dodd的父親養(yǎng)育了6個孩子。raise動詞，撫養(yǎng)。根據題意，故選A。

【3】句意：1924年，美國總統卡爾文·柯立芝支持設立全國父親節(jié)的想法。

根據下文“Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.”可知，上文是說支持父親節(jié)的想法。support動詞，支持，這里用過去式。根據題意，故選B。

【4】句意：我們的父親當然值得我們的愛和關注，所以在這個父親節(jié)為你的父親做些特別的事情。

根據下文“so do something special for your dad this Father’s Day.”可知，這里是我們父親值得我們愛和關注。deserv動詞，值得；應得；這里是一般現在時態(tài)，主語復數，動詞用原形。根據題意，故選E。