字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 【阅读理解InAmericaMother'sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.OnthatdaywesendourmothersaspecialMother'sDaycardandperhapssomeflowersorcandytoshowourloveandappreciationforalltheyhavedon】
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【阅读理解InAmericaMother'sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.OnthatdaywesendourmothersaspecialMother'sDaycardandperhapssomeflowersorcandytoshowourloveandappreciationforalltheyhavedon】
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InAmericaMother'sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.OnthatdaywesendourmothersaspecialMother'sDaycardandperhapssomeflowersorcandytoshowourloveandappreciationforalltheyhavedoneforus.AlthoughMother'sDayisarelativelynewholidayinAmericamoreandmoreothercountriesarealsosettingasideadaytohonortheirmothers.

Iwanttotellyoutodayhowtheideaofhavingaspecialdayformothersbegan.

ItallstartedoverahundredyearsagowithawomannamedAnnaMayJarvis.

AnnawasbornonMay11864justbeforetheendoftheCivilWarandtheassassinationofPresidentLincoln.Shewasthedaughterofa“minister”whichinAmericanEnglishmeansachurchleader.Shewasaquietgirlwholikedtostudyinschoolbutshelikedeveryoneandwaslikedbyeveryoneaswell.

AftershebecameanadultAnnaworkedforlifeinsurancecompanyinPhiladelphiaPennsylvania--acityabouthalfwaybetweenNewYorkCityandWashingtonD.C.Thenin1906justtwoweeksafterAnna's42ndbirthdayhermotherdied.ItwasthesecondSundayinMay.

InthemonthsthatfollowedAnnabegantochange.Nolongerwasshesogentlesorelaxedandeasy-going.Insteadshenowhadjustonegoalforherlife--tohavehermotherandallotherhonoredthroughoutthewholeworldonthesecondSundayofMay.

AftermorethanayearofcarefulplanningAnnaarrangedthefirstMother'sDaychurchserviceonMay101908inCraftonWestVirginia.ThenextyearAnnawasabletogetthecityofPhiladelphiawhereshelivedandworkedtoproclaimthesecondSundayofMayasanofficialMother'sDay--thefirstcitytodoso.AfterthreemoreyearsthestateofWestVirginiawhereAnna'smotherhadlivedmadeMother'sDayastatewideobservance--foraholidayinthenormalsensebutstilladaytorememberwhatmothershavedonefortheirchildrenandsociety.

(1)WhichanswerisrightaboutMother'sDay?

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A.InAmericaMother'sDayisanewholiday.

B.MoreandmorecountriesareputasidetheirtraditionofcelebratingMother'sDay.

C.InAmericaMother'sDayisonthesecondSundayinMay.

D.ThroughouttheworldMother'sDayiscelebratedonthesameday.

(2)Choosetherightexplanationoftheword“observance”in

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　　答案：C;C;B;D;A 　　解析：
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