2018--2019学年人教版必修五Unit 1 Great scientists Reading课时作业(8)

Unit 1 Great scientists Reading课时作业Ⅰ阅读理解People in the United States honour their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day，on the second Sunday in May，and Father’s Day，on the third Sunday in June.Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.Anna Jarvis from Grafton，West Virginia，had started the idea to have a day to honour mothers.She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.In 1909，Mrs Dodd from Spokane，Washington，thought of the idea of a day to honour fathers.She wanted to honour her own father，William Smart.After her mother died，he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter.In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane.Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father’s Day as a national commemorative day，in 1972.These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mother’s Day people wear carnations.A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honour parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery.On these days families get together at home，as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.1．According to the passage，which of the following about the second Sunday in May is NOT true? A．It is a day to show love to mothers.B．It is a day to wear carnations.C．It is a day for people to visit the cemetery.D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services.C解析：细节理解题。

C选项的说法不够准确。

五月的第二个周日是母亲节，在这一天有些父母去世的人会去墓地祭拜父母。

故选C项。

2．Choose the right time order of the following events.a．The first Father’s Day was observed.b．Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance.c．Father’s Day became a day for national observance.d．The idea of honouring fathers was brought up.A．abcd B．dabcC．bacd D.dacbB解析：细节理解题。

可根据第二段及第三段关于母亲节及父亲节形成的先后顺序来判断。

3．From the passage，we know in the U．S.________．A．one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother passed awayB．on Mot her’s Day，families often go out to have barbecuesC．on Father’s Day，people often stay at home to celebrate the special dayD．the purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parentsD解析：推理判断题。

根据第一段内容可知，美国人以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意和爱意，这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日的父亲节。

4．The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______．A．call on people to love and respect their parentsB．introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s DayC．tell the difference b etween Mother’s Day and Father’s DayD．show how important fathers and mothers areB解析：写作意图题。

作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍母亲节和父亲节。

Ⅱ完形填空There are a few memories from our childhood that will stay with us forever.A few that seemed so__1__at the time may cause us to smile years later.One such memory is a phone call I__2__when I was about three or four years old.My mother entered a contest on a local__3__show.She and her friends were asked to tell an interesting story about their__4__．The child of the winner would receive a phone call from Santa Claus！Santa would__5__the lucky child a gift.Well，the call came.My mother talked to Santa and then__6__the phone to me.I didn’t__7__the fact that many people were__8__our conversation.However，the fact that this phone call is from Santa was__9__．In a very pleasant__10__，Santa Claus asked me about my wall painting.I didn’t know that my mother had told about the story that I had__11__a wall with crayons(蜡笔); even I knew that this was the kind of__12__that Santa Claus would not__13__．As a result，I__14__that this gentleman was the__15__Santa Claus，not a radio station actor.I__16__the phone and ran crying out of the room.My crime would be__17__punished by Santa Claus.It turned out that I did get a__18__present from the radio station.And I guess Santa didn’tfind out about the wall.Maybe he did but__19__me.I wonder what Santa has in__20__for this year.Hopefully my wife hasn’t written him any letters.1．A.wonderful B．terribleC．impossible D.familiarB解析：由下文可知，作者讲的这件事在当时看来确实是件很糟糕的事情。

terrible“很糟的，极差的”。

2．A.gave B.madeC．received D.preparedC解析：此处是指作者“接到”的一个电话。

receive“接到，接收”。

3． B．quizC．fashion D．radioD解析：由倒数第二段中的“present from the radio station”可知，作者的母亲参加了当地“电台”的一个广播节目。