小学英语六年级阅读周周练第三周.doc

The history of Father’s Day began in 1909 in Washington. A young girl named Sonora Smart Dodd heard a Mother’s Day sermon. The sermon inspired her to have a special day dedicated to her father. Her father, William Jackson Smart, raised her brothers and sisters all along after her mother passed away. She loved her father and she realized that he was special. She decided she wanted to let him know how she was thankful for his love. She had the first Father’s Day celebration on 19th of June 1910. She chose that day because it was her father’s birthday. The idea soon caught on and in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. In 1926, a National Father’s Day Committee was formed in New York City. The official father’s day we now celebrate begin in 1972 when President Richard Nixon established the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day in the honor of all good fathers that contributed to their families, in their own ways. 词汇积累 1. sermon n. 布道；讲经 2. inspire v. 鼓舞；激励 3. pass away 委婉语 去世 4. establish v. 建立；设立 5. in the honor of… 向......致敬 6. contribute v. 贡献 基础练习 根据短文内容，判断对 T 错（F）。 1. This is the story of Mother’s Day. 2. The girl’s name was Bonnie. 3. Her father was a good man. 4. She was angry with her father. 5. She had the idea because she was bored. 拓展根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1. When did the history of Father’s Day begin? _________________________________________________ 2. Why did she want to have a special day for her father? _________________________________________________ 3. When did the official Father’s Day celebration begin _________________________________________________ 4. When is Father’s Day? _________________________________________________ 5. What do you often do on Father’s Day _________________________________________________ 西城区小学六年级下英语阅读周周练（第三周） 2 难度：★★★☆ 阅读所需时间： _________ 个人评价：