Question

On the second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special .It is the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers.

England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother’s Day became an official(正式的) holiday in 1910.An American girl, Anna, asked their governor(州长) to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

On Mother’s Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations(康乃馨) ,the official Mother’s Day flower. If their mothers left the world they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地).This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

1.Which country set Mother’s Day first?

A. China    B. England    C. America   D. France

2.A11 the states began to celebrate Mother’s Day in_______.

A. 1901 B. 1910 C. 1911 D. 1921

3.On Mother’s Day, an American mother may receive_______ carnations at home.

A. yellow   B. orange  C. red  D. white

4.American restaurants’ busiest day of the year is on_______.

A. New Year’s Day   B. Christmas Day

C. Thanksgiving Day   D. Mother’s Day

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only young children buy presents for their mothers.

B. Anna wanted to set the festival only for her mother.

C. Not all the states want to celebrate Mother’s Day in America.

D. Some mothers can eat breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。五月的第二个星期天是母亲节，在这个特殊的节日里，孩子们用各种方式表达着对母亲的爱， 服侍妈妈在床上吃早餐，送给妈妈尽心挑选的礼物，请妈妈 出去吃饭，这些都是儿女尽孝心的好方式。

1.B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“England was the first country to set a day for mothers. ” 可知，英国是最先庆祝母亲节的国家。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“In the United States,Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. ”可知， 美国第一个州庆祝母亲节是在1910年，再根据a year later all the other states celebrated it. ” 一年之后其他的州也庆祝母亲节，可推测整个美国庆祝这个节日 是在1911年。

3.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子 Adults give their mothers red carnations可知，健在的母亲会收到红色的康乃馨。答案为C。

4.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子“ This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants.”这一天就是短文介绍的母亲节这一天，故答案为D。

5.D细节判断题。根据第三段“On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. ”可知，在母亲节这天儿女服侍妈妈在床上吃早餐，故选项D正确。

考点：传统节日类短文阅读。