Question

Mother's Day is an important holiday all over the world.The idea for Mother's Day     an American woman named Anna Jarvis.Anna hoped there would be a day for people to show     to their mothers,so she worte many letters to important people of her time.In 1914,the second Sunday in May was celebrated as Mother's Day.People in Denmark,Ital,Turkey,Australia and Belgium all celebrate Moteher's Day on the same day as Americans. The day gives people a good     to thank mothers.People of all ages do many things to make the day special for their mothers.A typical way is to make Moms stay     in bed.That means a mother doesn't need to     early to make breakfast for her family.     , the rest of the family make breakfast for her.Kids do secret things to     their moms.They write love letters to their moms.Some even make gifts themselves for their moms.Anna Jarvis's mother     carnations, so people chose carnations as a present for their mother on Monther's Day.Carnations of different     have different meanings.People buy red carnations if their mothers are     .However,white ones are used to express love to dead mothers

1.A.came out    B.came from     C.concentrated on   D.depended on

2.A.love        B.pity          C.panic            D.hunger

3.A.result     B.example      C.opportunity       D.cause

4.A.earlier    B.shorter       C.later            D.longer

5.A.give up    B.get up        C.cheer up        D.clean up

6.A.Unless      B.Although      C.However           D. Instead

7.A.hurt        B.surprise      C.describe         D.terrify

8.A.liked       B.drew          C.hated             D.threw

9.A.ages        B.sizes        C.colors           D.shapes

10.A.sick       B.alive        C.happy            D.alone

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了母亲节是世界上一个重要的节日，它是由一位美国妇女Anna Jarvis发起的，目的是为了表达对母亲的爱。文章介绍了母亲节的具体时间以及世界各地庆祝母亲节的方式。

1.B考查动词短语及语境理解。came out：出版、发表，came from：来自于，concentrated on：倾注于，depended on：取决于。根据语境可知，这里指的是母亲节的主意来自于美国妇女Anna Jarvis。故选B。

2.A考查名词及语境理解。love：爱 ，pity：遗憾，panic：野炊，hunger：饥饿。根据语境可知，这里指的是Anna希望有这么一天人们能够表达对母亲的爱。故选A。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。result：结果，example：例子，opportunity：机会，cause：理由。根据语境可知，这里指的是母亲节这一天给人们一个感谢母亲的好机会。故应选C。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。ealier：早一些，shorter：短一些，later：迟一些、晚一些， longer：长一些。根据下文“That means a mother doesn't need to---early to make breakfast for her family”可知，这里指的是让母亲能够在床上待更长一些时间。故应选D。

5.B考查动词短语及语境理解。give up：放弃，get up：起床，cheer up：使振作，clean up：打扫。根据语境可知，这里指的是母亲不必早起为家人做早饭。故应选B。

6.D考查连词及语境理解。Unless ：除非、如果不，Although：虽然，However：然而，Instead：相反。根据语境可知，这里指的是相反的，家庭其他成员为母亲做早饭。故选D。

7.B考查动词及语境理解。hurt：伤害，surprise：惊讶，describe：描述，terrify：恐吓。根据语境可知，这里指的是孩子们做一些神秘的事情让母亲感到惊喜。故应选B。

8.A考查动词及语境理解。liked：喜欢，drew：画，hated：讨厌，threw：扔。根据语境可知，这里指的是Anna的母亲喜欢康乃馨。故应选A。

9.C考查名词及语境理解。ages：年龄，sizes：尺寸，colors：颜色，shapes：形状。根据下文“People buy red carnations if their mothers are ---.However,white ones are used to express love to dead mothers”可知，这里指的是不同颜色的康乃馨有不同的意义。故应选C。

10.

考点：科普类短文。