2.Who give us life,raise us and are our constant support and wellwishers?Our mothers.That's why millions of people across the world take Mother's Day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.
However,the celebration of Mother's Day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be.It was the ancient Greeks who started the trO8adition by celebrating their annual spring festival in honor of Rhea,the mother of many gods and goddesses.
Later,in the 1600s,Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated in England.On the fourth Sunday of Lent (大齋期),children brought flowers and special fruitcakes to show their respect for their mothers.It may be the root of the modern Mother's Day.
Thanks to the great efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis,Mother's Day became an official festival in the US.It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.Later,many countries began to celebrate this day as Mother's Day.
Today,Mother's Day is an international festival honoring mothers.It is celebrated all over the world in different ways.In Western countries,the most common way is to treat mothers with breakfast in bed.Kids often allow their mothers to sleep till late in the morning while they prepare her favorite breakfast with their fathers.Some also make handmade gifts or buy beautiful carnations (康乃馨).It is the day when you acknowledge your mothers contribution in your life and pay a tribute (禮品) to her,often with flowers and gifts.It complements Father's Day,the celebration honoring fathers.
Today,Mother's Day is a day celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
32.Why do people across the world celebrate Mother's Day?A
A.Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to their mothers.
B.Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to Rhea.
C.Because Mother's Day is an official festival in the US.
D.Because Mother's Day is an international festival.
33.The modern Mother's Day came fromD.
A.Greece
B.China
C.America
D.England
34.From the passage we can learn thatB.
A.Rhea is the mother of many gods and goddesses of England
B.many people wrongly believe Mother's Day has a short history
C.in America Mother's day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent
D.on Mother's day fathers have to get up early to prepare breakfast
35.The passage mainly wants to tell usC.
A.how to celebrate Mother's day
B.what to do on Mother's day
C.the historical change of Mother's day
D.the meaning of Mother's day.
分析 這篇文章主要講了母親節(jié)發(fā)展的歷史,以及世界各地人們慶祝母親節(jié)的不同方式.
解答 32.A細節(jié)題:根據(jù)That's why millions of people across the world take Mother's Day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.那就是為什么全世界數(shù)百萬人選擇在母親節(jié)那天向媽媽表達感謝和祝福,故選A.
33.D細節(jié)題:根據(jù)Later,in the 1600s,Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated in England.可知現(xiàn)代的母親節(jié)來自于英格蘭,故選D.
34.B細節(jié)題:根據(jù)However,the celebration of Mother's Day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be.可知許多人錯誤的認為母親節(jié)的歷史很短,故選B.
35.C主旨題:通過閱讀全文,可知這篇文章主要講了母親節(jié)的發(fā)展歷史,故選C.
點評 本文是歷史文化類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)