Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day. And just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has bee important in North America. And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also bee popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present－not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.
【小题1】Father’s Day was started just because . A．there was a Mother’s DayB．there was a Children’s DayC．people liked their fathers a lotD．fathers were more important【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?A．Many countries have a Father’s Day.B．Father’s Day has a long history.C．Father’s Day has bee important in North America.D．Maybe Father’s Day will bee popular before too long.【小题3】In America, people have a Father’s Day to .A．go shopping with their fathersB．help their fathers do somethingC．show their love to their fathersD．get money from their fathers【小题4】On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want .A．people to buy as many presents as possibleB．children to buy presents only for their fathersC．women to buy presents only for their husbandsD．grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present only for their grandfathers【小题5】It can be learned from the article that .A．the writer is against Father’s DayB．many countries have a Father’s DayC．shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usualD．We don’t need to have a Father’s DayA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章介绍了父亲节。随着母亲节的流行，美国人也开始过起了父亲节，来向他们的父亲表达爱意。父亲节现在在北美比较流行，其它国家很少过父亲节。
【小题1】根据第一行“It was started because there was a Mother’s Day.”可知，父亲节的开始，是因为有母亲节的存在。故选A。
【小题2】根据第二段第一行“By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day”可知，父亲节并未得到普及，很少国家过父亲节，故选A。
【小题3】根据最后一段“The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.”可知，美国人过父亲节是为了向父亲表达他们的爱意。故选C。
【小题4】根据第一段“And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.”可知，商店的经营者认为父亲节是一个很好的促销机会，故选A。
【小题5】根据第二段“The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present－not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.”可知，在父亲节，无论是孩子还是妻子，都被建议给自己的父亲或丈夫买礼物，父亲节的生意比平时要好。故选C。