mothers with a(n) __13__ Mother's Day service. Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to __14__ a day to honor mothers. In 1910,the governor of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state __15__ it.
On Mother's Day morning, some American children __16__ the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers __17__ which they have made themselves or bought in __18__. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers __19__ they may bring white carnations to their grave sites. This is the busiest day of the year for American __20__. On the special day, family members do not want Mum to cook dinner!
文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。在早期,佣人们可以在某一个星期天回家陪伴母亲,这是早期母亲节的雏形,这说明英国是最早推行母亲节的国家之一。可是美国的安娜为现代母亲节的确立作出了突出的贡献。文章还介绍了现代母亲节的一些传统的习俗。
1.A.before B.since
C.until D.when
答案:D 根据语境可知,此处是指“当许多人做家庭佣人的时候……”。before在……之前;since自从……;until直到……,均不符合语境。
2.A.poor B.rich
C.living D.injured
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