England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century, many people worked as household servants for the , Mothering Sunday was _ for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．
In the United States, Mother's Day did not bee a（n） holiday until 1915．Its establishment was due to the perseverance and love of one , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania her father served as a minister．
When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道） memory of her mother．
On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n) Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state it．
On Mother' s Day morning some American children the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers which they have made themselves or bought in ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
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(答案→)C
解析：文章大意：在十八世纪，佣人们可以在某一个星期天回家陪伴母亲，这是早期母亲节的雏形。后来美国的安娜为现代母亲节的确立作出了突出的贡献。
【小题1】C连词辨析。A在……之前；B自从；C当……时候；D直到。根据语境可知，此处意为“当许多人做家庭佣人的时候”，故选when。
【小题2】A形容词辨析。这里考查的the + adj表示一类人。联系前面的servants可以推知，此处指富人 (the rich)。这里指为富人家做佣人。
【小题3】B 短语辨析。A保护；B保留；C改变；D劝服。Mothering Sunday是专门留作他们回家和母亲在一起的日子。
【小题4】B名词辨析。A形式；B风俗；C习惯；D计划。根据文章的语境可知，此处是指这一风俗 (custom)因为工业革命而中断了。
【小题5】C上下文连串。上下文中很多信息可以告诉我们，母亲节是在一个周日，故用Sunday。
【小题6】D 形容词辨析。A普通的；B通常的；C规律的；D正式的。本段介绍美国母亲节的由来。此处的意思是直到1915年母亲节才成为正式的 (official)节日。
【小题7】B副词辨析。A几乎；B很大程度上；C深深地；D高度地。根据下文可知，母亲节的设立很大程度上 (largely)应归功于安娜所做的工作。
【小题8】C。上下文连串。根据后面的Anna’s mother等可知，此处指一个“女儿（daughter）”的爱。
【小题9】C 动词辨析。make their home意为“安家”，为固定搭配。安娜的母亲提供精力，因为他们安家在西弗吉尼亚州。
【小题10】A。连词辨析。根据句子的结构可知，此处说明父亲工作的地点，故选where。他父亲在那里当部长。
【小题11】B 上下文连串。下文中的a day to honor mothers给出了提示。母亲去世后，安娜决定向她的母亲表示敬意 (honor)。
【小题12】C 介词辨析。in memory of sb. 意为“纪念某人”。安娜请牧师布道以表示她对母亲的纪念。
【小题13】A 形容词辨析。A特殊的；B贵的；C简单地；D容易的。这里指用一种“特殊的”母亲节的方式表示对她的敬意，故用special。
【小题14】D 短语辨析。set aside“留出”。第一段第一句中有提示。此处指安娜要求留出一天以表示对母亲们的敬意。
【小题15】C 动词辨析。A理解；B解释；C庆祝；D阻止。空后的it指母亲节，所以此处指一年以后每个州都“庆祝”母亲节。
【小题16】A 动词辨析。follow the tradition意为“按照传统”。此处说的是母亲节的传统庆祝方式：伺候他们的母亲在床上吃早餐。
【小题17】B 上下文连串。根据后面which引导的定语从句的内容可知，这里指送给母亲的“礼物”。其他孩子将给他们母亲礼物。
【小题18】C 名词辨析。A学校；B教堂；C商店；D医院。这些礼物是孩子们自己做的或是在“商店”里买的。
【小题19】D 短语辨析。此处白色的康乃馨和上文中红色的康乃馨相对应，再结合选项的意思可以推知，此处指若母亲去世 (pass away)。pass through“通过”，pass on“传递，继续”，pass by“（时间）逝去”，均不符合语义。
【小题20】A上下文连串。根据文章最后一句话可知，这里指“餐馆”很忙碌，因为在这个特殊的日子里家人都不想让母亲做饭。