Question

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 presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special 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 a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to 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 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. people liked their fathers a lot      D. fathers were more important

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries have a Father’s Day.

B. Father’s Day has a long history.

C. Father’s Day has become important in North America.

D. Maybe Father’s Day will become popular before too long.

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to        .

A. go shopping with their fathers     B. help their fathers do something 

C. show their love to their fathers    D. get money from their fathers

4.On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want         .

A. people to buy as many presents as possible

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands

D. grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present only for their grandfathers

5.It can be learned from the article that        .

A. the writer is against Father’s Day

B. many countries have a Father’s Day

C. shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual

D. We don’t need to have a Father’s Day

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了父親節。隨著母親節的流行，美國人也開始過起了父親節，來向他們的父親表達愛意。父親節現在在北美比較流行，其它國家很少過父親節。

1.根據第一行“It was started because there was a Mother’s Day.”可知，父親節的開始，是因為有母親節的存在。故選A。

2.根據第二段第一行“By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day”可知，父親節并未得到普及，很少國家過父親節，故選A。

3.根據最后一段“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.”可知，美國人過父親節是為了向父親表達他們的愛意。故選C。

4.根據第一段“And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.”可知，商店的經營者認為父親節是一個很好的促銷機會，故選A。

5.根據第二段“The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to 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 a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.”可知，在父親節，無論是孩子還是妻子，都被建議給自己的父親或丈夫買禮物，父親節的生意比平時要好。故選C。

考點：生活類短文閱讀