题文
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 an opportunity 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 symbolizes a living mother. A while 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. 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 more valuable 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 cards stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
小题1: Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A．Parents bring up the 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.小题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.小题3: Which do you think is right about “carnation”?A．It only has 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.小题4: 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 parent’s home.D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.小题5: What do you think florists do?A．They sell flowers.B．They make 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. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
小题1:.D 细节题。. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.说明ABC三项都是孩子表示对父母的尊敬的原因。故D正确。
小题2:.B 推理题。根据第一段最后一行More mothers now work outside the home.说明现在更多的母亲在外面工作，那么以前较少的母亲在外面工作，故B正确。
小题3:.C 推理题。根据第二段1,2行On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A while one shows that the mother is dead.说明carnation是一种花，不同的颜色表示母亲在于不在了。故C正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据第二段第四行On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.说明在这些日子中家人举行聚会来庆祝母亲节或者父亲节。
小题5:.A 推理题。根据文章最后一句Greeting cards stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.说明在这样的日子里商店，卖花的人，电话公司和其它的商店都可以做很多的生意。结合选项可知该词应该是指A。
点评：本文介绍了西方社会中的父亲节和母亲节的相关信息，以及人们在这两个节日的庆祝方式。要求学生有较好的跨文化意识，细节题的考查为主，文章相对来说比较简单，带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
考点
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
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在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
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要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
