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1、Module4课下能力提升(十三)阅读理解AThereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.Theywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeople.Otherdays,however,especiallythosecelebratedinwesterncountries,oftenowetheiroriginstoaparticu
2、larperson.Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother'sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilario,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGods”.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaand
3、calleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shew
4、rotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicians,churchmen,doctors,cityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother'sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobserv
5、edinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis'smotherhaddied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother'sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother'sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanyco
6、untriesoftheworld.AnnaJarvis,asadanddisillusioned(失望的)woman,diedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamultimill
7、iondollarindustry.1.Thestoryisabout________.A.MotheringSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWoodrowWilsonandAnnaJarvisD.howpeoplecelebrateMother'sDay解析:选B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了母亲节的由来,而不是如何庆祝母亲节。2.AnnaJarviswantedto________.A.thankhermotherforher
8、careB.introduceacelebrationformothersC.meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD.makeherpupilscelebrateheronMothe