InAmerica Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.On that day we send our mothers a special Mother's Day card, and perhaps some flowers or candy, to show our love and appreciation for all they have done for us.Although Mother's Day is a relatively new holiday in America, more and more other countries are also setting aside a day to honor their mothers.
　　I want to tell you today how the idea of having a special day for mothers began.It all started over a hundred years ago with a woman named Anna May Jarvis.
　　Anna was born on May 1, 1864, just before the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln.She was the daughter of a "minister", which in American English means a church leader.She was a quiet girl who liked to study in school, and she liked everyone and was liked by everyone as well.
　　After she became an adult, Anna worked for a life insurance company in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania---a city about halfway between New York City and Washington, D.C..Then, in 1906,just two weeks after Anna's 42nd birthday, her mother died.It was the second Sunday in May.
　　In the months that followed, Anna began to change.(52) No longer was she so gentle, so relaxed and easy-going.Instead she "now had just one goal for her life--to have her mother and all other mothers honored throughout the whole world on the second Sunday of May.
　　After more than a year of careful planning, Anna arranged the first Mother's Day church service, on May 10, 1908, in Grafton, West Virginia.(53) The next year Anna was able to get the city of Philadelphia, where she lived and worked, to proclaim the second Sunday of May as an offici.al Mother's Day--the first city to do so.Mter three more years, the state of West Virginia,where Anna's mother had lived, made Mother's Day a statewide observance--not a holiday in the normal sense, but still a day to remember what mothers have done for their children and society.
　　第31题　Which answer is NOT right about Mother's Day?
　　A.In America, Mother's Day is a holiday with a very long history
　　B.More and more countries are put aside their tradition of celebrating Mother's Day
　　C.In America, Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May
　　D.Throughout the world, Mother's Day is celebrated on the same day
　　答案：D
　　第32题　Choose the right explanation of the word "observance" in the last paragraph.
　　A.Remark made by people　　B.Action in accordance with custom
　　C.Performance of certain tradition　　D.Notice paid widely
　　答案：C
　　第33题　How long in all had Anna spent to establish Mother's Day in West Virginia?
　　A.From May 10, 1908 to May 10, 1911　　B.For more than four years
　　C.For more than three years　　D.For about three years
　　答案：B
　　第34题　Choose the right understanding of this passage.
　　A.Anna was born just before the assassination of President Lincoln who ended the Civil War
　　B.Anna was a daughter of a minister which in English means a church worker
　　C.Anna's mother's death had done a litde damage to her easy life
　　D.The Mother's Day celebrated inWest Virginia is not a normal holiday, but a day with special meaning
　　答案：D
　　第35题　According to the passage, what most probably happened in the paragraph following?
　　A.The United States Congress proclaimed the Second in May as Mother's Day forever in the United States
　　B.Mother's Day gradually became a conventional celebration
　　C.Anna retired from her job with a fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars
　　D.People stopped buying candy to their mothers
　　答案：B

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