Question

【题目】Mother's Day is a time of memory and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed and family gatherings.

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations came from the spring celebrations of old Greece. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”．

During this time many of the poor in England worked as servants for the rich. As they worked far away from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers(雇主). On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.

In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day offered to peace. Ms. Howe would hold Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass every year.

In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a movement to set a national Mother's Day, Ms. Jarvis asked her mother's church(教堂)in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary(周年纪念) of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.

While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year，there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

【1】What does mother do on Mother’s Day from the first Paragraph?

A. Mother needn't make breakfast.

B. Mother should make breakfast.

C. Family members may stay out.

D. Mother usually gets ready for dinner.

【2】When did the earliest Mother’s Day begin?

A. The United States. B. Denmark.

C. Finland. D. Old Greece.

【3】When did Jarvis’s mother die?

A. 1872. B. 1871. C. 1907. D. 1905.

【4】Where would they live as the servants worked far away their home?

A. At their own houses.

B. At their employers' houses.

C. In their friends' houses.

D. In the hotel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

文章主要讲述了母亲节的由来，成立时间，庆祝方式等等。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“Mother's Day is a time of memory and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed and family gatherings.”母亲节是一个纪念母亲的节日。母亲可以在床上用餐，由此可知母亲在此刻不必做早饭，故答案为A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段开头的句子“The earliest Mother's Day celebrations came from the spring celebrations of old Greece.” 最早的母亲节庆祝活动起源于古希腊的春季庆典。故答案为D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中句子“In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a movement to set a national Mother's Day, Ms. Jarvis asked her mother's church(教堂)in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary(周年纪念) of her mother's death,”1907年，安娜·贾维斯设立了一个全国性的母亲节。这一年是她母亲去世的两周年纪念日，故Jarvis的母亲死于1905年，故答案为D。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中句子“During this time many of the poor in England worked as servants for the rich. As they worked far away from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers(雇主).”可知，当仆人远离自己的家园时，他们会住在雇主的房子里。故答案为B。