名校试题---高三英语全真模拟猜题卷（七） ---精校解析Word版

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1、高考英语全真模拟猜题卷（七）1、   Thereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.Theywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeople.Otherdays,however,especiallythosecelebratedinWesterncountries,oftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.Oneofthemostpo

2、pularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother'sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilario,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGods”.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearst

3、hiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.   Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicians,churchmen,doctors,

4、cityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.   In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother'sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis's

5、motherdied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother'sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.   SoontherewasaMothersDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.   AnnaJarvis,asadanddisillusioned(失望的)woman,diedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardto

6、establishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.1.Thestoryisabout _______.A.MotheringSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWo

7、odrowWilsonandAnnaJarvisD.howpeoplecelebrateMother’sDay2.AnnaJarviswantedto __________.A.thankhermotherforhercareB.introduceacelebrationformothersC.meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD.makeherpupilsthankheronMother’sDay3.May10becamethedateforMothersDayb