2018全國英語等級考試試題pets1級閱讀理解(6)

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　　People thank their parents with two days: Mother' s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father' s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are to show love for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be good people. They give them love and care.

　　The two days are celebrated(慶祝)in many different ways.On Mother’s Day,people wear carnations.Wearing a red one means having a living mother, while a white one shows that the mother is dead. It' s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at homes as well as in restau-rants.They often have outdoor barbecues(燒烤聚會)for Father’s Day.These are days of fun and good feelings.

　　Another tradition(傳統(tǒng))is to give cards and gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are more valued(寶貴的)than those bought in shops.It ’s not the value of the gift that is important, but the love for the parents. Card shops, florists, candy makers, phone companies and other shops do lots of business during these holidays.

　　1.Which is not a reason for children to show love for parents?

　　A.Parents love and take care of children.

　　B.Parents pass away before children grow up.

　　C.Parents give education to children.

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：題干意為“哪一個不是兒女表示對父母愛的原因?”從文章第一段最后兩句“They raise their children and educate them to be good people.They give them love and care.”可以找到選項A和C。而選項B的意思是“父母在兒女長大之前就去世了”這個不是理由。

　　2.What do you know about "carnation" ?

　　A.It only has two kinds of colors.

　　B.It refers to the clothes people wear on Mother' s Day.

　　C.It' s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：C【解析】題目是要我們推測“carnation”的含義。從文章第二段“0n Mother's Day, people wear carnations. Wearing a red one means having a living mother, while a white one shows that the mother is dead.”可以看出來carnation應(yīng)該是一種花，而且是在母親節(jié)佩戴表示特殊意義的花。選項A文章沒有提到它就只有兩種顏色。由此可以見，本題的正確答案應(yīng)為C。

　　3.On Mother' s Day and Father' s Day __

　　A.people usually have family parties

　　B.everyone goes to the cemetery

　　C.children always go to parents' home

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：采用排除法逐一看選項。文章中提到“On these days families get together at homes…”可以看出在這些節(jié)日經(jīng)常舉行家庭聚會，文章中只提到父母死了的兒女才會去公墓，選項B是錯誤的，選項C文章沒有談到。

　　4.what do you think "florists" do?

　　A.They sell flowers.

　　B.They make bread.

　　C.They sell clothes for Mother' s Day and Father' s Day.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：題目要我們推測flofists是干什么的。通過詞語的構(gòu)詞形式我們很容易想到flower這個詞語。而且，文章之前已經(jīng)提到了母親節(jié)需要戴花，而這個節(jié)日里能夠做很多生意的當(dāng)然也是少不了花店。由此可以見.本題的正確答案應(yīng)為A。

　　5.What can we learn from the passage?

　　A.Both festivals are in May.

　　B.Hand-made gifts are more valuable.

　　C.Not all the children love their parents.

　　參考答案：B

　　 參考解析：采用排除法逐一看選項。文章中第一段提到母親節(jié)是在五月，而父親節(jié)是在六月，選項A是錯誤的。再來看選項B，文章中第三段提到“These ale more valued(寶貴的)than those bought in shops.”因此是正確的。選項C文章沒有提到。

　　參考譯文

　　人們以兩個特殊的日子向父母表示感謝：每年五月第二個星期日的母親節(jié)和六月第三個星期日的父親節(jié)。這兩天是兒女向父母表達愛心的日子。父母把孩子們撫養(yǎng)長大，教育他們，關(guān)心和愛護他們。

　　人們用各種形式來慶祝這兩個日子。在母親節(jié)的時候，人們佩戴康乃馨。紅色康乃馨表示母親還健在，白色的表示母親已經(jīng)去世。這一天，很多人也會去公墓懷念逝世的父母。在這兩天，家家都會聚在家中或是餐館。人們也常常在父親節(jié)的時候舉行戶外燒烤聚會。這是充滿歡樂和美好情感的日子。

　　另一個傳統(tǒng)是贈送卡片和禮物。孩子們在學(xué)校制作，很多大人也會自制禮物。這些親手做的禮物比在商店買的更有價值，因為對父母的愛使得這些禮物變得貴重。卡片店、花店、糖果店、電話公司還有很多其他的商店都會在這些節(jié)日大做生意。