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Unit 5 Parents
’
Love
Passage 1
Time:
5 mins
Total words: 400words
Nowadays,
there
are
many
festivals
in
China
which
originate
from
the
West
countries.
They
are:
Chirstmas,
Vallentine
‘
s
Day,
Thankgiving
Day,
Mother
‘
s
Day,
Father
‘
s
Day,
etc.
The
earliest
Mother's
Day
celebrations
can
be
traced
back
to
the
spring
celebrations
of
ancient
Greece
in
honor
of
Rhea,
the
Mother
of
the
Gods.
During the 1600' s, England celebrated
a day called ― Mothering Sunday ‖.
Celebrated
on the 4 th Sunday of
L
ent, ― Mothering Sunday ‖ honored the
mothers of England.
During
that time many of the England 's poor worked as
servants for the wealthy.
As most jobs
were located far from their homes, the servants
would live at the houses
of their
employees.
On
Mothering
Sunday the servants
would have the
day
off and
were
encouraged to return home and spend the day with
their mothers. A special cake,
called
the mothering cake, was often brought along to
provide a festive touch.
As
Christianity spread throughout Europe the
celebration changed to honor the
―
Mother Church ‖—
the spiritual power
that gave them life and protected them from
harm.
From
that
time
the
church
festival
blended
with
the
Mothering
Sunday
celebration. People began honoring
their mothers as well as the church.
In
the
Unite
States
Mother's
Day
was
first
suggested
in
1872
by
Julia
Ward
Howe
as
a
day
dedicated
to
peace.
Ms.
Howe
would
hold
organized
Mother's
Day
meetings in Boston every
year.
In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from
Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a
national
Mother's day. Ms. Jarvis
persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West
Virginia to
celebrate Mother's Day on
the second anniversary of her mother's death, the
second
Sunday of May. By the next year
Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia .
Ms.
Jarvis
and
her
supporters
began
to
write
to
ministers,
businessman,
and
politicians in their quest to establish
a national Mother's Day. It was successful as by
1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in
almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson,
in
1914,
made
the
official
announcement
proclaiming
Mother's
Day
as
a
national
holiday that was to be held each year
on the second Sunday of May.
While many
countries of the world celebrate their own
Mother's Day at different
times
throughout the year, there are some countries such
as Denmark , Finland , Italy ,
Turkey
, Australia ,
and Belgium
which also celebrate Mother's
Day on
the second
Sunday of May.
1. According to the text,
which of the following is the origin of
Mother
‘
s Day?
A. England
B. Greece
C. the Unite
States
D.
countries such as Denmark , Finland , Italy ,
Turkey , Australia , and Belgium
2.
Who
do
people
hornor
as
Christianity
got
popular
in
Europe?
Which
of
the
following is not ture?
A. their own
mothers
B. the
spiritual power that gave them life
C. the spiritual power that
protected them from harm
D. the Mother Church
3. What
will the poor servants in England brought home as
Mother
‘
s Day presents?
A. Some delicious food
B. a
kind of follower called Carnation
C.
what ever their mothers like
D. A
special cake, called the mothering cake
4. Who actually brought the
Mother
‘
s Day into being in
the Unite States? And when?
A. Julia Ward Howe, 1872
B. Rhea, 1600
C. Woodrow
Wilson, 1914
D.
Ana Jarvis, 1911
5. Which of the
following is true according to the text?
A. In 1872,
Julia Ward sugessted
Mother
‘
s Day as a day
dedicated to parents
‘
love
B. Australian
celebrate Mother
‘
s Day on
the second Sunday of May
C. England celebrate
Mother
‘
s Day on the 4 th
Sunday of Lent
D. The Finnish celebrate Mother's Day
at different day from the American.
Notes:
1
．
Lent:
四旬斋
(
复活节的前四十日
)
2
．
Christianity
基督教
3
．
Carnation
康乃馨
Key:
BADCB
Passage 2
Time:
3 mins
Total words: 283 words
BEIJING
,
Sept.
15
(Xinhua):
This
year‘s
Fritzler
Corn
Maze
is
a
drawing
of
t
he
owner Glen
Fritzler‘s parents, Ed and Eileen Fritzler, in the
farm‘
s 13-acre maze.
Eileen,
82,
and
Ed
Fritzler,
85,
have
been
married
for
63
years
and
have
5
children, 13 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren. In 1955, they bought the farm
in
the
south
of
La Salle. The farm was
then tended by their children, with
gigantic
maze fashioned out every year.
The couple are in this year‘s corn
maze.
Eileen and Ed Fritzler
were surprised when they were on a helicopter to
see the
latest
maze
at
their
son‘s
fa
rm.
They
saw
a
portrait
of
themselves,
along
with
the
words ―Thanks Mom and Dad!‖
The time when they watched the gigantic drawing,
they were speechless with tears rolling
down.
―I didn‘t know. It
was a big surprise to me. I like it very much,‖
said Ed.
―I
was
just
trying
to
tell
them
how
much
I
really
thank
them,‖
Glen
said.
―They‘ve
always
been
so
supportive
in
everything
we
did.
So
this
year
I
decide
to
feature two of the most
important people in my life
—
my parents. I am very
happy
they like it.‖
This is the ninth year for the Fritzler
corn maze, one of the largest attractions in
Weld County every fall. During the fall
season, there are dozens of corn mazes in the
Washington, DC area where children and
families can enjoy the thrill of navigating
their way out of the purposely
confusing paths and dead-ends of a well designed
maze.
And
there‘s
one
corn
maze
about
an
hour
southwest
of
Washington,
DC,
that
celebrates not only
Virginia tourism, but is designed for serious
―mazers‖.
1. How
is
Glen Fritzler‘s
parents
now?
A. They are still alive
B. They have just married
C. They died 63
years ago
D.
They are not happy about the Corn Maze
2. What does the Corn Maze in
Glen Fritzler‘s
farm look
like?
A. the
portrait of a helicopter
B. the portrait of a couple
C. there are some words
―Thanks Mom and Dad!‖
D. Not
mentioned in the passage
3. Which of
the following is ture about
Glen
Fritzler‘s parents
A. They
go abroad by helicopter
B. They have 14
grandchild altogehter
C. They live with
Glen Fritzler
D. They
always support their son
4. Why did
Glen Fritzler design his corn maze in this way?
Choose the wrong answer.
A. Because his parents have always been
supportive in everything he did.
B. Because his parents
would go aboard by helicopter
C. Because he wants to
thank his parents
D. Because his parents are the most
important person in his life.
5. Which
of the following can be used as the title of this
passage?
A.
Glen Fritzler Had a Big Harvest
B. About
Glen
Fritzler‘s
Parents
C. Corn Maze Honors Parents
Love
D. Glen
Fritzler and His Corn Maze
Notes:
1. Corn
Maze
玉米迷宫
2.
portrait
肖像，画像
Key:
ABDBC
Passage 3
Time: 4 mins
Total words:
402words