A
You may know your mother，but how well do you really know Mother's Day？Cards，flowers，sales，TV specials，and a day off for someone who really deserves it—those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mother's Day.But there's more to the story.
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece.The celebrations honored Rhea，the Mother of the gods.During the 1600s，England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday.On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families.A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.
In the US，Mother's Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe，who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic，suggested it as a day devoted to peace.But it didn't really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers.She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War.The US isn't alone in devoting a day to mothers.Many other countries including Denmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，Japan，and Belgium also honor their mothers in May.Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.
Learning more about Mother's Day and celebrating Mother's Day are important，but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother，or grandmother，or aunt has really done for you.And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了母亲节的由来及发展历史。
1．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The reason why people celebrate Mother's Day.
B．The ways people honor mothers.
C．The history of Mother's Day.
D．The contribution of mothers.
C [主旨大意题。本文在第一句点出主题是关于母亲节的，并且下文进行了具体介绍。故选C项。]
2．Where was the earliest Mother's Day celebrated?
A．In ancient Greece. B．In the US.
C．In England. D．In Italy.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，母亲节最早是在古希腊开始庆祝的。]
3．We can learn from the passage that ．
A．Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece
B．all the countries don't celebrate Mother's Day in May
C．only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday
D．it was in 1872 that Mother's Day really came into being
B [细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，并不是所有国家都在五月庆祝母亲节。故选B项。]
