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Almost every child likes sweet things,such as candies,chocolate,ice-cream and desserts. But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA? Does it mean people can eat lots of sweet on that day?
Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans. People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October. On that day,people show their love to the elderly,children,their good friends or anyone else they want to help. Orphans(孤儿)and patients can also enjoy people’s greetings. In fact,anyone may get a gift on that day. It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others.
How did the holiday originate(起源)? Here is a story. In 1922,a very kind man in Cleverland,a city in Ohio of America,thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others. He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remember them and care about them. So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love. He also asked his friends and neighbors to help him do these things. Many people thought it was a great idea. After that more and more people in Cleverland began to do things like him every year. Gradually(逐渐地)it became a popular holiday for lots of Americans.
31. The underlined word “desserts” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.
A. eggs B. salty food C. beef D. sweet food
32. If October 4th is the first Saturday in October this year,Sweetest Day will be celebrated on ______.
A. October 4 B. October 11 C. October 18 D. October 25
33. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ______.
A. what the Americans do to make friends B. how Americans celebrate Sweetest Day
C. why the elderly and children are helped D. where orphans and patients are greeted
34. Sweetest Day has a history of over ______ years.
A. 80 B. 90 C. 100 D. 110
35. More and more people did things like the kind man because ______.
A. they agreed with the kind man and followed his example
B. they thought they would also be cared about if they did so
C. they thought they could be remembered by the poor people
D. they were asked by the kind man to try their best to help others
Almost every child likes sweet things,such as candies,chocolate,ice-cream and desserts. But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA? Does it mean people can eat lots of sweet on that day?
Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans. People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October. On that day,people show their love to the elderly,children,their good friends or anyone else they want to help. Orphans(孤儿)and patients can also enjoy people’s greetings. In fact,anyone may get a gift on that day. It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others.
How did the holiday originate(起源)? Here is a story. In 1922,a very kind man in Cleverland,a city in Ohio of America,thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others. He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remember them and care about them. So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love. He also asked his friends and neighbors to help him do these things. Many people thought it was a great idea. After that more and more people in Cleverland began to do things like him every year. Gradually(逐渐地)it became a popular holiday for lots of Americans.
31. The underlined word “desserts” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.
A. eggs B. salty food C. beef D. sweet food
32. If October 4th is the first Saturday in October this year,Sweetest Day will be celebrated on ______.
A. October 4 B. October 11 C. October 18 D. October 25
33. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ______.
A. what the Americans do to make friends B. how Americans celebrate Sweetest Day
C. why the elderly and children are helped D. where orphans and patients are greeted
34. Sweetest Day has a history of over ______ years.
A. 80 B. 90 C. 100 D. 110
35. More and more people did things like the kind man because ______.
A. they agreed with the kind man and followed his example
B. they thought they would also be cared about if they did so
C. they thought they could be remembered by the poor people
D. they were asked by the kind man to try their best to help others
答案：
31.D 32.C 33.B 34.B 35.A
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