Question

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services(宗教儀式) to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
【小題1】 Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring children

B．Parents give love and care to children

C．Parents educate children to be good persons.

D．Parents pass away before children grow up

【小題2】 What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past

C．Not all the children respect their parents

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home

【小題3】Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It only has two kinds of color.

B．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

【小題4】What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers

B．They made bread or pastry

C．They offer enough room for having family parties.

D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：
【小題1】D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段3,4行They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.說明BC都是。而A項是常識。D項不是原因。故D符合上下文。
【小題2】B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一行More mothers now work outside the home.說明以前出去上班的母親很少，故B正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據(jù)本句people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.說明這種應(yīng)該是一種花，用來表示對父母的愛的尊敬的話。故C正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.這些人都在這樣的節(jié)日里做了生意。聯(lián)系到上一段中的在父親節(jié)，母親節(jié)中人們都要佩戴花，說明該詞應(yīng)該是指買花的那些人，故A正確。
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