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课时分层作业(九)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Youmayknowyourmother，buthowwelldoyoureallyknowMothersDay？Cards，flowers，sales，TVspecials，andadayoffforsomeonewhoreallydeservesit—thosearewhatprobablycometomindformanypeoplewhentheythinkofMothersDay.Buttheresmoretothestory.

TheearliestMothersDaycelebrationswereheldduringspringinancientGreece.ThecelebrationshonoredRhea，theMotherofthegods.Duringthe1600s，EnglandcelebratedadaycalledMotheringSunday.Onthisdayevenservantsweregiventhedayofftospendwiththeirfamilies.Amotheringcakewasevenservedwiththefamilymeal.

IntheUS，MothersDaybeganin1872whenJuliaWardHowe，whowrotethewordstothefamoussongTheBattleHymnoftheRepublic，suggesteditasadaydevotedtopeace.Butitdidntreallybecomepopularuntil1907whenAnnaJarvisstartedacampaigntohonormothers.ShebelievedthatmotherscouldhelppeoplegetoverthepaintheyexperiencedduringtheCivilWar.TheUSisntaloneindevotingadaytomothers.ManyothercountriesincludingDenmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，Japan，andBelgiumalsohonortheirmothersinMay.Othercountrieshonortheirmothersatdifferenttimesoftheyear.

LearningmoreaboutMothersDayandcelebratingMothersDayareimportant，butprobablynotasimportantasunderstandingwhatyourownmother，orgrandmother，oraunthasreallydoneforyou.Andthatwillcertainlybeappreciatedmorethanonedayinayear.

【语篇解读】本文介绍了母亲节的由来及发展历史。

1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThereasonwhypeoplecelebrateMothersDay.

B．Thewayspeoplehonormothers.

C．ThehistoryofMothersDay.

D．Thecontributionofmothers.

C[主旨大意题。本文在第一句点出主题是关于母亲节的，并且下文进行了具体介绍。故选C项。]

2．WherewastheearliestMothersDaycelebrated?

A．InancientGreece. B．IntheUS.

C．InEngland. D．InItaly.

A[细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，母亲节最早是在古希腊开始庆祝的。]

3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat．

A．RheaisthemotherofakinginancientGreece

B．allthecountr