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　　England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers. In the eighteenth century __1__ many people worked as household servants for the __2__，“Mothering Sunday” was __3__ for them to return home to be with their mothers. Though this __4__ stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one __5__ for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century.

　　In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a(n) __6__ holiday until 1915. Its establishment was due __7__ to the perseverance and love of one __8__，Anna Jarvis. Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family __9__ their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania __10__ her father served as a minister. As a girl, Anna had helped her mother take care of her garden.

　　When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905，Anna was determined to __11__ her. She asked a minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon (布道) __12__ memory of her mother. On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honored Mrs Jarvis and all mothers with a(n) __13__ Mother's Day service. Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to __14__ a day to honor mothers. In 1910，the governor of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state __15__ it.

　　On Mother's Day morning, some American children __16__ the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers __17__ which they have made themselves or bought in __18__. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers __19__ they may bring white carnations to their grave sites. This is the busiest day of the year for American __20__. On the special day, family members do not want Mum to cook dinner!

　　文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。在早期，傭人們可以在某一個星期天回家陪伴母親，這是早期母親節(jié)的雛形，這說明英國是最早推行母親節(jié)的國家之一�？墒敲绹�的安娜為現(xiàn)代母親節(jié)的確立作出了突出的貢獻。文章還介紹了現(xiàn)代母親節(jié)的一些傳統(tǒng)的習(xí)俗。

　　1.A.before　　　　　　 B.since

　　C.until D.when

　　答案：D　根據(jù)語境可知，此處是指“當許多人做家庭傭人的時候……”。before在……之前;since自從……;until直到……，均不符合語境。

　　2.A.poor B.rich

　　C.living D.injured

　　答案：B　聯(lián)系前面的“servants”可以推知，此處指富人。很明顯，這里的語境中不是指the poor窮人;the living活著的人或the injured受傷的人。

　　3.A.protected B.changed

　　C.reserved D.persuaded

　　答案：C　reserve意為“保留”，Mothering Sunday是專門留作他們回家和母親在一起的日子。protect保護;change改變;persuade說服，均不符合語境。

　　4.A.custom B.form

　　C.habit D.plan

　　答案：A　根據(jù)文章的語境可知，此處是母親節(jié)的風俗(custom)，其中干擾性最強的habit通常表示“習(xí)慣”之意。

　　5.A.Monday B.Wednesday

　　C.Friday D.Sunday

　　答案：D　根據(jù)上下文語境可知，此處指星期日。

　　6.A.ordinary B.official

　　C.regular D.common

　　答案：B　根據(jù)文章介紹的關(guān)于母親節(jié)的歷史可知，此處的意思是：到1915年母親節(jié)才成為官方的(official)節(jié)日。ordinary普通的;regular規(guī)律的;common普遍的，常見的，均不符合語境。

　　7.A.nearly B.deeply

　　C.largely D.highly

　　答案：C　母親節(jié)的設(shè)立在很大程度上(largely)是由于安娜所做的工作。nearly意為“幾乎”;deeply意為“深刻地”;highly意為“高級地”，均和語境不符合。

　　8.A.daughter B.sister

　　C.mother D.waitress

　　答案：A　根據(jù)下文中的“Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family...”可知，此處指女兒。根據(jù)文意可以排除sister, mother和waitress。

　　9.A.destroyed B.found

　　C.left D.made

　　答案：D　根據(jù)下文中的“As a girl, Anna had helped her mother take care of her garden.”可知，他們在這里安家落戶。

　　10.A.when B.where

　　C.why D.how

　　答案：B　根據(jù)句子的結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處說明父親工作的地點，故B項為正確答案。when指時間，why指原因，how指方式，所以A、C、D三項不對。

　　11.A.reward B.award

　　C.honor D.inspire

　　答案：C　母親去世后，安娜決定向她的母親表示尊敬(honor)。reward給以報酬;award獎勵;inspire鼓舞。所以A、B、D三項與文意不符。

　　12.A.in B.at

　　C.on D.for

　　答案：A　根據(jù)上文中的“She asked a minister at her church”可知，她請牧師布道，以表示對她母親的紀念。in memory of sb.意為“作為對某人的紀念”。

　　13.A.difficult B.expensive

　　C.simple D.special

　　答案：D　本文講的是母親節(jié)的來源。此處指牧師給母親們特別的母親節(jié)待遇。

　　14.A.put off B.give up

　　C.set aside D.get rid of

　　答案：C　安娜要求留出(set aside)一天以表示對母親們的敬意。根據(jù)語境可知，此處沒有“推遲(put off)，放棄(give up)或擺脫(get rid of)”之意。

　　15.A.understood B.celebrated

　　C.received D.prevented

　　答案：B　句中的it指母親節(jié)，所以此處指慶祝(celebrate)母親節(jié)。understand理解;receive收到;prevent阻止，均不符合文意。

　　16.A.support B.refuse

　　C.accept D.follow

　　答案：D　follow意為“追隨”。根據(jù)文章的意思可知，這里不是指“支持(support)，拒絕(refuse)或接受(accept)”，故選D項。

　　17.A.gifts B.letters

　　C.calls D.toys

　　答案：A　根據(jù)上下文的意思可知，這里指送給母親禮物。其他選項letters, calls和toys不符合語境。

　　18.A.schools B.churches

　　C.hospitals D.stores

　　答案：D　此處是指在商店里買的東西，不是指學(xué)校(schools)，教堂(churches)或醫(yī)院(hospitals)。

　　19.A.went ahead B.moved on

　　C.passed away D.stayed up

　　答案：C　此處白色的康乃馨和上文中紅色的康乃馨相對應(yīng)，再結(jié)合語境可知，此處是指去世的母親。

　　20.A.departments B.restaurants

　　C.offices D.markets

　　答案：B　根據(jù)文章最后一句話中的“family members do not want Mum to cook dinner”可知，這里指餐館很忙碌。department部門，office辦公室，market市場，這些意思均和語境不符合。