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 make us 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 symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues 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, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

1.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up 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.

2.What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers.

B．They make and sell bread.

C．They offer enough room for having family parties.

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

3.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It has only two kinds of colors.

B．It refers to the special 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.

4.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.

5.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day,     .

A．people usually have family parties

B．everyone goes to visit the cemetery

C．children always go to parents’ home .

D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gift

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了母親節和父親節的相關情況介紹，以及在這一天人們所采取的多種慶祝方式和活動。

1.D 細節題。根據第一段3,4行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.說明ABC三項都是尊敬父母的理由，只有D項文章沒有提及，故D符合題目要求。

2.A 推理題。根據文章最后一句Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.說明這些都是一些出售父親節或者母親節的禮物的商店，根據上下文的推測說明這里是出售花的生意，故A正確。

3.C 推理題。根據本句On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.說明這里的carnations.是人們在母親節這一天所佩戴的花，故C正確。

4.B 推理題。根據第一段最后一句More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.說明現在很多母親都出去工作，而在以前很少有母親出去上班。故B正確。

5.A 細節題。根據第二段最后2句On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.說明在這一天很多家庭都舉行家庭聚會，故A正確。

考點：考查社會知識類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了母親節和父親節的相關情況介紹，推理判斷題屬于主觀題，是層次較高的題目。它包括判斷和推理題。這兩類題常常相互依存，推理是為了做出正確的判斷，正確的判斷又依賴于合乎邏輯的推理。該題要求在理解表面文字的基礎上做出判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意思和深層意思，也就是通過文章中的文字信息，上下邏輯關系及事物的發展變化等已知信息，推斷出作者沒有直接表達的態度和觀點。