Question

She makes your lunches. She helps you with your h (1) after school. If you get sick, she always s (2) with you all day. Your mother is always there for you. That’s why there is a

s (3) day for the world’s mothers.

Mother’s Day b (4) a modern holiday about 100 years ago in the USA. A woman

n (5) Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, were living in a poor town. The two worked t (6) to make the town better. Jarvis’ mother died on Sunday, May 14, 1905. Two years l (7) , their church (教堂) held a Mother’s Day to honor (纪念) her for the h (8) she gave the town.

Today, people in more than 40 countries c (9) the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃馨) and other p (10) . In the language of flowers, carnations mean happiness, sweetness and love. How do you show your mother you love her?

 

Answer 1

1.homework

2.stays/spends

3.special

4.became

5.named

6.together

7.later

8.help

9.celebrate

10.presents

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了母亲节的来历，100年前在美国母亲节就是一个现代的节日了，它是为了纪念为小镇做出很大贡献的安娜而举办的，现在，世界上有40多个国家庆祝母亲节。那天，可以送母亲康乃馨或其他的礼物。

1.She helps you with your h after school.句意：放学后，她帮你做作业。help sb.with sth.帮助某人做某事，故填homework。

2.If you get sick, she always s with you all day.句意：如果你病了，她总是整天和你呆在一起。stay/spend with sb.与某人呆在一起，因为主语she是第三人称单数，故填stays/spends。

3.That’s why there is a s day for the world’s mothers.句意：那就是为世界上的母亲们设定一个特别的节日的原因。母爱是伟大的、无私的，母亲节是一个特别的节日，故填special。

4.Mother’s Day b a modern holiday about 100 years ago in the USA.句意：大约在100年前在美国母亲节成了一个现代的节日。become成为，变成，因为是100年前是过去，所以要用过去时，故填became。

5.A woman n Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, were living in a poor town.句意：一位名叫安娜的女士和她的妈妈生活在一个贫穷的小镇上。Named/called… 名叫……，故填named。

6.The two worked t to make the town better.句意：这两个人一起工作让这个小镇变得更好了。work together一起工作、劳动，故填 together。

7.Two years l , their church (教堂) held a Mother’s Day to honor (纪念) her 句意：两年后，他们的教堂举办一个母亲节来纪念她。two years later两年后，故填later。

8.their church (教堂) held a Mother’s Day to honor (纪念) her for the h she gave the town.句意：他们的教堂举办一个母亲节来纪念她，为她给这个小镇的帮助。for是介词，后跟名词、动名词，故填help。

9.Today, people in more than 40 countries c the day. 句意：现在，四十多个国家庆祝这个节日。celebrate庆祝，故填celebrate。

10.They give their mothers carnations (康乃馨) and other p . 句意：他们送妈妈们康乃馨和其他的礼物。故填presents。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。