人教版高中英语选修七Unit5TravellingabroadLearningaboutlanguage(7).docx

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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯Unit5TravellingabroadLearningaboutlanguage课时作业阅读理解AThereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.Theywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeople.Otherdays,however,especiallythosecel

2、ebratedinWesterncountries,oftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother'sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilario,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGodsCh

3、ristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbya

4、friend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicians,churchmen,doctors,cityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother'sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmeri

5、catoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis'smotherdied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother'sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMothersDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.AnnaJarvis,asad

6、anddisillusioned(失望的)woman,diedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.1.Thestoryisabout_______.A.Motheri

7、ngSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWoodrowWilsonandAnnaJarvis1⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯D.howpeoplecelebrateMother’sDay2.AnnaJarviswantedto__________.A.thankhermotherforhercareB.introduceacelebrationform