Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia.She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen(国会议员)，city officials，teachers and newspaper publishers，proposing(提议)an official holiday for mothers.She traveled all over America，trying to get support(支持)for the idea.Her battle went on for years.

In 1914 the Congress declared the second Sunday in May each year as Mother's Day.Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day to be a simple event.She thought children could honour their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect.However，the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores，flower shops and greeting-card industry，which Miss Jarvis didn't like.

Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day.Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers.Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves.The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.

( )36.Miss Jarvis ____________．

A．kept writing letters to persuade people to love and respect their mothers

B．kept writing letters and making speeches for people to support her idea

C．declared the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day D．did all she could to support people to accept the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day

解析：由文章第一段可得知选B。 答案：B

( )37.Miss Jarvis proposed Mother's Day in order that people could show their love and respect to their mothers by ____________．

A．spending some time with them B．offering them precious(珍贵的)gifts C．eating in restaurants together D．taking care of children for them

解析：细节题。第二段中“She thought children could honour their mothers by spending some time with them”得知选A。

答案：A

( )38.On Mother's Day，department stores，flower shops ____________．

A．are closed

B．have fewer customers C．are full of people

D．only have women customers

解析：推断题。第二段中“the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores，flower shops and greeting-card industry”推断可知选C。

答案：C

( )39.Miss Jarvis didn't like ____________． A．department stores B．flower shops

C．greeting-card industry

D．the way people spend Mother's Day

解析：第二段的最后一句“the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores，flower shops and greeting-card industry，which Miss Jarvis didn't like”推断可知选D。

答案：D

( )40.What is the passage mainly about? A． What people can do on Mother's Day. B． How Anna Jarvis set up Mother's Day. C． How Mother's Day came into being. D． What Anna Jarvis did for Mother's Day.

解析：主旨大意题。整篇文章讲的是母亲节的来由，故选C。 答案：C

D

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