第二节 阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯、意思完整。
B
Who is the man that loves you most in the world? 31. He always helps you when you have difficulties (困难). Father's
Day falls on June 16th this year. Remember to say "I love you!" to your dad.
Father's Day is a day for all fathers! 32. For example, they can learn independence (独立) and confidence (自信).
Ties and flowers are nice presents for fathers. 33. So the father can be happy when he reads it.
34. Sonora's father raises (抚养) her after her mother dies (死亡). 35. And she wants him to know how much she loves him. After she goes to a Mother's Day activity, she gets the idea. Her father was born (出生) in June, so she chose (选择) this month to celebrate Father's Day.
A. The man is your father.
B. She always wants to thank her father.
C. Children can learn many good qualities (品质) from their fathers.
D. Children also give their fathers a card, usually an interesting one.
E. A US woman named Sonora Smart Dodd has the idea for Father's Day.

31. A 32. C 33. D 34. E 35. B

四、短文填空
阅读下面的短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Do animals have their festivals today? Yes! There 36. ( be ) different animal festivals around the world. People celebrate the festivals in many 37. ( way ).
On the second Sunday of October, it's Canadian (加拿大的) Dog's Day. 38. that day, all the Canadian dogs can 39. ( enjoy ) the day. Canadian people see it as 40. important day because dogs help them a lot.
In Belgium (比利时), Cat's Day 41. ( fall ) on the second Sunday of May. People there play some interesting 42. ( game ) to have fun. They hope to 43. ( have ) good luck the next year.
In Indonesia (印度尼西亚), May 7th is Monkey's Day. People give lots of delicious food to monkeys. They also play music 44. monkeys.
We live together with animals, so we have to be 45. ( friend ) to them.

36. are 37. ways 38. On 39. enjoy
40. an 41. falls 42. games
43. have 44. for 45. friendly