In the U.S. Mothers Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia in 1907,it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.

Although it wasnt celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor. Later,in the 1600s,in England there was an annual celebration called Mothering Sunday. It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday ,the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.

In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mothers Day. Jarvis persuaded her mothers church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mothers Day on the second anniversary of her mothers death, the 2ed Sunday of May. The next day Mothers Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia, Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians asking to establish a national Mothers Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914,made the official announcement recognizing Mothers Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.

1..Mothers Day in the U.S. was first celebrated .

A. in 1872 B. in 1907 C. in the 1600s D. in 1914

2.The underlined word observance in the first paragraph probably means .

A. celebration B. principle C. holiday D. campaign

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. All the mothers were given honor in the days of ancient Greece.

B. Only the servants mothers were given honor on Mothering Sunday in England.

C. President Woodrow Wilson announced Mothers Day as a national celebration.

D. Ana Javiss mother probably died on the 2nd Sunday of May in 1907.

4.What could be the best title for this passage?

A. Mothers Day of the U.S B. Mothers Day of the world

C. Ana Jarvis and Mothers Day D. Styles of Mothers Day

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析:文章大意:在美國,人們在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節(jié),本文主要介紹了“母親節(jié)”的由來。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第Although it wasnt celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.可知,美國首次慶祝母親節(jié)是在1907。B正確。

2.2A詞義推測。根據(jù)前后句尤其是首句In the U.S. Mothers Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May.可以推測出observance為“慶祝”之意。故A正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914,made the official announcement recognizing Mothers Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.得知正確選項(xiàng)為C。屬于原詞重現(xiàn)。C正確。

4.大意歸納在美國,人們在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節(jié),本文主要介紹了“母親節(jié)”的由來。A正確。

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