Unit 5  The power of nature

3. 閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b、c和d項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 詞數(shù)：233完成時(shí)間：6分鐘難度：     people in the united states honor their parents with 2 special days: mother's day on the second sunday in may and father's day on the 3rd sunday in june. these days are to show love and respect for parents. they raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. they give love and care. these two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. more mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.      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's 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 more valued than those bought in stores. it's not the value of the gift that is important, but "the thought that counts ". greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays. 41. which 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. 42. what can we learn from the passage?     a. both festivals are 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. 43. what do you know about "carnation" ( paragraph 2 ) ?     a. it only has two kinds of color.     b. it refers to the special clothes people wear on mother's day.     c. it's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.     d. people can wear them only on the second sunday in may. 44. on mother's day and father's day ____________.     a. people usually have family parties     b. everyone goes to the cemetery     c. children always go to parents' home     d. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts 45. what do you think "florists" (paragraph 3) do?     a. they sell flowers.     b. they make bread or pastry. c. they offer enough room for having family parties.     d. they sell  special clothes for mother's day and father's day. 答案：     41.答案是d.此題是推斷題，a、b、c三項(xiàng)均是敬重父母的原因。     42.答案是b.由第一段“more mothers now work outside...”可知。     43.答案是c.  carnation即是“康乃馨”。     44.答案是a.  .此題是細(xì)節(jié)題，由第二段“on these days families...”可得知。     45.答案是a.  florists“花商”，由全文最后一句并列名詞及上文可推測(cè)該詞義。