完形阅读综合练(九)1Father’sDayFather’sDayisafairlynewcelebrationintheBritishcalendarcomparedwithMother’sDay,whichhasbeenaverypopularandwellcelebratedfestivalintheUKforaverylongtime.Father’sDaywasfirstcelebratedbyAmericans1itwasinspiredby(受启发)theactionsofamannamedWilliamSmart.Hewasaveteran(退伍军人)oftheUSCivilWarandhiswife23sixchildrenalonewithoutremarrying,whichwasundoubtedly4backinthosedays.Hisdaughter,SonoraDodd,5whenshewasanadultwhatherfatherhadsacrificedforhis6.Itwasintheearly1900sandshewasactually7oneday,listeningtoasermon(传教)on8.Shethoughtthereshould9beaFather’sDaycelebration.Andsothe10wasborn,onthethirdSundayeveryJune,closetotheanniversary(周年)ofSonora’sfather’sdeath.BritaintooktheideaofFather’sDayfromtheAmericancelebrationandithasbeencelebrated11sincethe1970s.Father’sDayisneverquitesuchabigcommercialevent12Mother’sDayis,probablybecauseithasn’tbeenin13forsolong.ButwhatdoBritishpeopledoforFather’sDayWell,mostpeoplewouldbuytheirfathersacard.Thecardwouldprobablyhaveanicemessageinit14whatagreatDadtheirfatpeopledobuypresentsaswell.15giftsforDadsareprobablyties,chocolatesorsocksbecausethesearethingsthatDadscan16useeveniftheydon’twantthem.Intherunup(即将来到之际)toFather’sDay,orindeedMother’sDay,therewillbeadverts(广告)onTVgiving17ideasofCDsorgadgets(小玩具,小玩意)wecanbuy.Cardshopswillbefullofmugsorpensandsimilarmerchandise(商品)with“World’sGreatestDad〞18onthem.Somefamilies19dothingstogethertocelebrateFather’sDaylikegoingforameal.Asaspecialtreat,BritishpeoplemightgivetheirDadabitofarest,20himacupoftea,orevenwashhiscarandmowthelawn(除草)tomakehimfeelreallyappreciated.1．A.soB．orC．andD．but答案C解析因为两个句子间是并列关系,介绍的是此庆祝活动的发源地和发源原因,所以应该用并列连词and。B．ranC．wentD．died答案A解析此题最容易误选D项。表示人死了可用die或passaway,而dieaway表示“减弱(以致于觉察不到)〞。B．raisedC．fedD．educated答案B解析句意为：他没有再婚,单独一人养育六个孩子。“抚养/养育(子女)〞常用raise或bringup。A项缺副词up；feed表示给人或动...
