阅读理解
Father's Day has a very short
history. It was started because there was a Mother's Day, and just because some
Americans thought that if we had a Mother's Day, we should also have a Father's
Day. Father's Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers found it
was a good way to get people to buy a present for their father from their shops.
By the way, very few countries
have a Father's Day, though some have a Children's Day, or an unusual day
for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother's Day,
so maybe Father's Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people
in North America do on Father's Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children
what they should do — buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father's Day present for your father.
They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father's Day present — not for
her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren
to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father's Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember
about Father's Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers
in a more open way.
(1)
Father's Day was started just because ___________.
A . there was a Mother's Day
B . there was a Children's Day
C . shopkeepers wanted to get a lot of money
D . people liked their fathers very much
(2)
The word "unusual" in the second paragraph means _____________.
A . great
B . nice
C . useful
D . special
(3)
In America, people have a Father's Day to ____________.
A . buy some presents for their fathers
B . show their love for their fathers
C . let their fathers have a good rest
D . help their fathers do something
(4)
On Father's Day, shopkeepers always want ______________.
A . people to buy many more presents
B . children to buy presents only for their fathers
C . women to buy presents only for their husbands
D . people to buy presents only for their parents
(5)
We can learn from the passage that ______________.
A . the writer is against(反对) Father's Day
B . many countries have a Father's Day
C . shopkeepers can get more money on Father's Day
D . Father's Day will become more important than Mother's Day
答案: A
D
B
A
C