B
It may seem as if Mother’s Day was invented by a company named Hallmark, but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals—although their celebrations didn’t involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition was Mothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to return to their mothers’ houses.
Mother’s Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers’ Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve clean conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mother’s Day holiday.
Jarvis’s work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “Mother’s Day Proclamation”, which imagined the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mother’s Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing the bill and the tradition faded away.
It was Jarvis’s daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother’s Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremonies on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate(巨头) and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mother’s Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution(决议) declaring the second Sunday in May a national holiday.
It wasn’t long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy.By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating.“I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit,” she said.
4.The first paragraph suggests that .
A.mothers didn’t get enough appreciation
B.Mother’s Day was invented by Hallmark
C.young people returned to their mothers’ houses
D.Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mother’s Day
5.Who plays the most important role in creating Mother’s Day?
A.Ann Jarvis. B.Julia Ward Howe.
C.Woodrow Wilson. D.Anna Jarvis.
6.Why did Anna Jarvis object to Mother’s Day at last?
A.Because it was an emotional day.
B.Because the festival was not profitable.
C.Because the celebrations went against the original spirit.
D.Because the day was buried under greeting cards and candy.
7.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Objection to Mother’s Day
B.The Argument on Celebrating Mother’s Day
C.The Story Behind the Creation of Mother’s Day
D.Different Forms of Celebrations on Mother’s Day
B
本文为记叙文。文章主要叙述了母亲节的来历。
4.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中...but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time.The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals—although their celebrations didn�t involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner.可知,虽然有母亲节,但母亲们没有得到足够的感激和重视。A项符合题意,故选A。
5.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的Mother�s Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis... in the workplace.和第四段中的After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremonies...in May a national holiday.可知,在19世纪50年代美国开始庆祝母亲工作日,并倡导推动母亲节。1905年5月,安娜的母亲去世后,她开始举行周年纪念仪式,并进行不懈的公关活动,让这一天成为节日。1908年,她成功地获得了费城百货公司巨头和广告先锋约翰·沃纳梅克的支持,到1912年,西弗吉尼亚和其他几个州都采用了母亲节。两年后,伍德罗·威尔逊总统签署了一项决议,宣布5月的第二个星期天为国定假日。由此可知,安娜·贾维斯在母亲节的创立方面起了重要的作用。故选D项。
6.C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中...Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers� Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace.可知,Ann Jarvis举办“母亲工作日”活动是为了促进家庭和工作场所的健康和卫生;根据第三段中In 1870 Howe published her “Mother�s Day Proclamation”... power for peace.可知,Howe发表了她的“母亲节宣言”,该宣言认为母亲节不是孩子对母亲的感恩,而是妇女行使集体力量争取和平的机会;根据最后一段中By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating.“I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit,” she said.可知,到了20世纪20年代,安娜·贾维斯发起了反对这个节日的运动。她说:“我希望这一天充满感情,而不是利益。”综合上面提到的内容可知,现在的母亲节已与最初的母亲节的精神相悖,故选择C项。
7.C 主旨大意题。本文主要按时间顺序叙述了母亲节创立的背景故事。故选择C项“母亲节创立背后的故事”。A:反对母亲节;B:关于庆祝母亲节的争论;D:关于母亲节的不同形式的庆祝活动。
It may seem as if Mother’s Day was invented by a company named Hallmark, but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals—although their celebrations didn’t involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition was Mothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to return to their mothers’ houses.
Mother’s Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers’ Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve clean conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mother’s Day holiday.
Jarvis’s work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “Mother’s Day Proclamation”, which imagined the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mother’s Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing the bill and the tradition faded away.
It was Jarvis’s daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother’s Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremonies on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate(巨头) and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mother’s Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution(决议) declaring the second Sunday in May a national holiday.
It wasn’t long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy.By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating.“I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit,” she said.
4.The first paragraph suggests that .
A.mothers didn’t get enough appreciation
B.Mother’s Day was invented by Hallmark
C.young people returned to their mothers’ houses
D.Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mother’s Day
5.Who plays the most important role in creating Mother’s Day?
A.Ann Jarvis. B.Julia Ward Howe.
C.Woodrow Wilson. D.Anna Jarvis.
6.Why did Anna Jarvis object to Mother’s Day at last?
A.Because it was an emotional day.
B.Because the festival was not profitable.
C.Because the celebrations went against the original spirit.
D.Because the day was buried under greeting cards and candy.
7.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Objection to Mother’s Day
B.The Argument on Celebrating Mother’s Day
C.The Story Behind the Creation of Mother’s Day
D.Different Forms of Celebrations on Mother’s Day
B
本文为记叙文。文章主要叙述了母亲节的来历。
4.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中...but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time.The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals—although their celebrations didn�t involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner.可知,虽然有母亲节,但母亲们没有得到足够的感激和重视。A项符合题意,故选A。
5.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的Mother�s Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis... in the workplace.和第四段中的After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremonies...in May a national holiday.可知,在19世纪50年代美国开始庆祝母亲工作日,并倡导推动母亲节。1905年5月,安娜的母亲去世后,她开始举行周年纪念仪式,并进行不懈的公关活动,让这一天成为节日。1908年,她成功地获得了费城百货公司巨头和广告先锋约翰·沃纳梅克的支持,到1912年,西弗吉尼亚和其他几个州都采用了母亲节。两年后,伍德罗·威尔逊总统签署了一项决议,宣布5月的第二个星期天为国定假日。由此可知,安娜·贾维斯在母亲节的创立方面起了重要的作用。故选D项。
6.C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中...Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers� Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace.可知,Ann Jarvis举办“母亲工作日”活动是为了促进家庭和工作场所的健康和卫生;根据第三段中In 1870 Howe published her “Mother�s Day Proclamation”... power for peace.可知,Howe发表了她的“母亲节宣言”,该宣言认为母亲节不是孩子对母亲的感恩,而是妇女行使集体力量争取和平的机会;根据最后一段中By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating.“I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit,” she said.可知,到了20世纪20年代,安娜·贾维斯发起了反对这个节日的运动。她说:“我希望这一天充满感情,而不是利益。”综合上面提到的内容可知,现在的母亲节已与最初的母亲节的精神相悖,故选择C项。
7.C 主旨大意题。本文主要按时间顺序叙述了母亲节创立的背景故事。故选择C项“母亲节创立背后的故事”。A:反对母亲节;B:关于庆祝母亲节的争论;D:关于母亲节的不同形式的庆祝活动。
