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（有责任感的） 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．
小题1:Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? A．ParentsbringchildrenB．ParentsgiveloveandcaretochildrenC．Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D．Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup小题2:What do you know from the passage? A．Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B．FewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastC．NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsD．Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome小题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．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May．D．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．小题4:On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, _______．A．everyone goes to visit the cemeteryB．people usually have family partiesC．children always go to parents’ homeD．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
文章大意：文章介绍了美国人表达对父母的爱的两个节日：母亲节和父亲节。
小题1:D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段3,4行They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.说明BC都是。而A项是常识。D项不是原因。故D符合上下文。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.说明以前出去上班的母亲很少，故B正确。
小题3:D推理题。 根据本句people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.说明这种应该是一种花，用来表示对父母的爱的尊敬的花。故D正确。
小题4:B 细节题。根据文章第二段On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants．可知家人通常在家或餐馆团聚。故B正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“People in the United.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
