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1、高二年级第二学期3月月考英语试卷一、听力（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）第一节（共5小题，共7.5分）二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AMother'sDayisatimeofmemoryandcelebrationforMom．TheearliestMother'sDaycelebrationsdatebacktoancientGreeceinhonourofRhea，theMotherofGods．Duringthe1600s，Englandcelebratedadaycalled"motheringSunday"．Celebratedon

2、thefourthSundayofLent（四旬斋），"motheringSunday"honouredthemothersEngland．DuringthetimemanyoftheEngland'spoorworkedasservantsforthewealthy．ASmostjobswerelocatedfarfromtheirhomes，theservantswouldliveatthehousesoftheiremployers．OnMotheringSunday，theservantswouldhavethedayoffandwereencoura

3、gedtoreturnhomeandspendthedaywiththeirmothers．Aspecialcake，calledthemotheringcake，wasoftenbroughtalong．AsChristianity（基督教）spreadthroughoutEurope，thecelebrationchangedtohonourthe"MotherChurch"---thespiritualpowerthatgavethemlifeandprotectedthemfromharm．Overtimethechurchfestivalcombin

4、edwithmotheringSundaycelebration．Peoplebeganhonouringtheirmothersaswellasthechurch．IntheUnitedStatesMother'sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydevotedtopeace．Thenin1907AnaJarvis，fromPhiladelphia，beganacampaign（运动）toestablishanationalMother'sDay．MsJarvispersuadedhermother

5、'schurchinGrafton，VirginiatocelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondanniversaryofhermother'sdeath，the2nddaySundayofMay．BythenextyearMother'sDaywasalsocelebratedinPhiladelphia．MsJarvisandhersupportersbegantowritetoministers，businessmen，andpoliticiansdemandingtoestablishanationalMother'sDay．It

6、wassuccessfulasby1911Mother'sDaywascelebratedinalmosteverystate．PresidentWoodrowWilson，in1914，madetheofficialannouncementthatMother'sDaywasanationalholidayanditwastobeheldeachyearonthe2ndSundayofMay．WhilemanycountriesoftheworldcelebratetheirownMother'sDayatdifferenttimesthroughoutth

7、eyear，therearesomecountriessuchasDenmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，andBelgiumwhichalsocelebrateMother'sDayonthe2ndSundayofMay．21.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph？______A.Toraisequestions．B.Tointroducethetopic．C.Tointerestreaders．D.Tosolveproblems．22.Theearlies

8、tMother'sDaywascele