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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 honor 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. Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays. 26. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children. C. Parents educate children to be good persons. D. Parents pass away before children grow up. 27. What do you think “florists” do? A. They sell flowers. B. They make and sell bread. C. They offer enough room for having family parties. D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. 28. Which do you think is right about “carnation”? A. It has only two kinds of colors. B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. 29. What do you know from the passage? A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May. B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. C. Not all the children respect their parents. D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. 30. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, . A. people usually have family partiesB. everyone goes to visit the cemetery C. children always go to parents’ homeD. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts B When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern times, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist. According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy (悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the place where it happened immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and tiredness. The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water. Local people held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake. Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation (观察), but their lives were no longer in danger. 31. The underlined word “occurred” here means “_______”. A. raised B. made C. guided D. happened 32. When the three students fell into water, the university students were___________. A. skating on the ice B. taking photos at the lake C. having a picnic D. walking along the lake 33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Three students died on the same day in all. B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14, 2002. C. The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake. D. Local people were not brave in face of danger. (责任编辑：admin) |