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Mother’s Day is a time of memory and celebration for moms. It is a time of breakfast in bed and family gatherings.
The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations came from the spring celebrations of ancient Greece. During the 1500s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”.
During this time, many of the poor in England worked as servants for the rich. As they worked far away from their homes, the servants would live in the houses of their employers( 雇主). On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and visit their mother churches with their mothers and other family members.
In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day offered to encourage peace. Ms. Howe would hold Mother’s Day meetings in Boston every year.
Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a movement to set a national Mother’s Day in 1907. Ms. Jarvis asked the churches in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversa-ry( 周年纪念) of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
While many countries in the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.
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A. Mothers needn’t make breakfast.
B. Mothers should make breakfast.
C. Family members may stay out.
D. Mothers usually get ready for dinner.
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A. In 1872. B. In 1871. C. In 1907. D. In 1905.
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A. In their own houses. B. In their employers’ houses.
C. In their friends’ houses. D. In the hotel.
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A. Greece. B. Italy. C. Australia. D. Mexico.
Mother’s Day is a time of memory and celebration for moms. It is a time of breakfast in bed and family gatherings.
The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations came from the spring celebrations of ancient Greece. During the 1500s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”.
During this time, many of the poor in England worked as servants for the rich. As they worked far away from their homes, the servants would live in the houses of their employers( 雇主). On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and visit their mother churches with their mothers and other family members.
In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day offered to encourage peace. Ms. Howe would hold Mother’s Day meetings in Boston every year.
Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a movement to set a national Mother’s Day in 1907. Ms. Jarvis asked the churches in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversa-ry( 周年纪念) of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
While many countries in the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.
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A
)8. What do mothers do on Mother’s Day according to the first paragraph?A. Mothers needn’t make breakfast.
B. Mothers should make breakfast.
C. Family members may stay out.
D. Mothers usually get ready for dinner.
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D
)9. When did Jarvis’s mother die?A. In 1872. B. In 1871. C. In 1907. D. In 1905.
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B
)10. Where would they live as the servants worked far from their homes?A. In their own houses. B. In their employers’ houses.
C. In their friends’ houses. D. In the hotel.
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D
)11. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned as a country celebrating Mother’s Day?A. Greece. B. Italy. C. Australia. D. Mexico.
答案
8. A
9. D
10. B
11. D
9. D
10. B
11. D
