1 . Fathers Day is a day to thank fathers for all the love and support they give to their children. It is celebrated on different dates in different countries. Some countries like the US, the UK, Canada and India celebrate this festival on the third Sunday of June.
Many men didn't like the creation of Father's Day though. They laughed at the holiday's sentimental attempts to celebrate Father's Day with flowers and gift-giving, and they laughed at the creation of such holidays as a commercial trick to sell more products - often paid for by the father himself.
During the 1920s and 1930s, in the US there was a movement to promote the combination of Mother's Day with Father's Day to be a new holiday, Parents' Day. Every year on Mother's Day, Parents' Day supporters would gather in New York City's Central Park to remind the public that both parents should be loved and respected.
However, this attempt failed due to the Great Depression. Struggling retailers(零售商)and advertisers made more efforts to make Father's Day a"second Christmas" for men, promoting goods such as neckties, hats, socks, pipes and tobacco, golf clubs and other sporting goods, and greeting cards.
When World War II started, advertisers began to argue that celebrating Father's Day was a way to honor American troops and support the war. By the end of the war, Father's Day may not have been a federal holiday, but it was a national event.In 1972, in the middle of a hard-fought presidential re-election campaign, Richard Nixon signed an announcement making Father's Day a federal holiday at last. Today, economists estimate that Americans spend more than SI billion each year on Father's Day gifts.
1. Why didn't some men like the idea of Father's Day？| A．They thought it was a"second Christmas"for men. |
| B．They hated flowers and gift-giving. |
| C．They had to pay for the gifts. |
| D．They thought it was too sentimental for men and it was a commercial trick. |
| A．Because of the Great Depression. |
| B．Some men were not in favor of it. |
| C．Some women were not in favor of it. |
| D．Businessmen made their efforts to prevent it. |
| A．Parents' Day supporters movement. |
| B．The Great Depression. |
| C．The presidential re-election campaign. |
| D．Advertisers promotion during World WarⅡ. |
| A．Father's Day: Its Orign and Development. |
| B．Father's Day: the Same as Christmas. |
| C．Father's Day: the Great Man. |
| D．Father's Day and Mother's Day |
2 . In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses and so on，in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and have them as their good friends.Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won’t have diseases.They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in the garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.They have a law against killing wild animals.If you killed an animal，you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like pets.One of them might be：their family ties are not as close as ours.When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life.Then the old will feel lonely.And pets can solve this problem.They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1. People give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because __________.| A．the pets are sick |
| B．the pets are not friendly |
| C．they want them to be different |
| D．they want to stop them from having diseases |
| A．don’t keep pets inside their houses |
| B．often kill animals |
| C．love animals |
| D．hate animals |
| A．their parents’ houses are too small |
| B．they don’t love their parents any more |
| C．they can only find jobs far from their parents |
| D．they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more |
| A．Pets in Canada. |
| B．Life of the old in Canada. |
| C．How to take good care of pets. |
| D．How to keep diseases away from pets. |
Outside among the trees, watch the wildlife—both the human and animal varieties. Call(212) 360-3465 or (212) 360-2726 for daily events and tours.
Central Park stretches from 59th to 110th Sts., and from 5th Ave. to Central Park West.
Empire State Building
This is among the most striking buildings in the city, the nation, even the world. The observation deck (瞭望台) on the 86th floor is open to the general public, offering a wonderful view of the city. On the second floor you'll find the New York Skyride, a simulate helicopter ride over Manhattan.
5th Ave. at 34th St., Midtown: (212) 736-3100
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Five blocks west of Time Square, this museum has hundreds of air, deep-sea and space exhibits. Walk the flight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid, see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator.
Pier 86, W. 46th St. and 12th Ave.: (212)245-0072
Madison Square Garden
If it's big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more. Tours are available.
7th Ave., btwn. 31st and 33rd Sts., Midtown: (212)465-6741
1. The New York Skyride is for .
| A．sightseeing | B．flight training |
| C．model plane sports | D．city transportation |
| A．Central Park | B．Empire State Building |
| C．Intrepid Sea-Air-Space museum | D．Madison Square Garden |
| A．To provide information of living in New York. |
| B．To provide directions of city traffic in New York. |
| C．To give visitors a guide to New York. |
| D．To give a brief introduction to the history of New York. |
4 . All of us eat every day, but most of us don’t understand nutrition. We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.
For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak and beef, they contain less amount of calories.
Some people don’t like canned(罐装的) or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.
It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.
It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.
In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.
1. This passage is mainly about_______.| A．nutrition | B．vitamins | C．vegetables | D．health |
| A．they make people fat |
| B．there are lot of vitamins in them |
| C．they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef. |
| D．both B and C. |
| A．they think fresh vegetables contain less vitamins |
| B．they think fresh vegetables contain more vitamins than the canned or frozen ones |
| C．they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables are fresh |
| D．they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables taste as good as the fresh ones |
| A．Many people know almost everything about nutrition. |
| B．Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat. |
| C．vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil. |
| D．extra vitamins provide less energy. |
| A．the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil |
| B．people make mistakes when talking about good diet |
| C．taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better |
| D．vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins |
