The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across or otherwise made to feel special.

　　However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

　　In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Roses are the Father’s Day flowers, red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.

　　When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

　　1. The United States is special in Father’s Day because .

　　A. many people celebrate the day

　　B. only America celebrates the day

　　C. America makes it an official day

　　D. all men are honored in America

　　2. At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because .

　　A. Sonora honored her father’s birthday

　　B. Sonora’s birthday was June 19

　　C. It was decided by the president at that time

　　D. her mother died on June 19

　　3. How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

　　A. 4 B.10 C. 14 D. 24

　　4. According to the passage, on Father’s Day, .

　　A. people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

　　B. only daughters wear red flowers to honors their fathers

　　C. Children must go home to honor their fathers

　　D. fathers are often honored in different ways

　　5. According to the passage, we can infer that henry Jackon Smart .

　　A. was very kind to anyone

　　B. did a lot for his daughter

　　C. was the first father honored in 1924

　　D. always help others by giving money

　　答案

　　1.C. 从文章的第一段第一句可知。

　　2.A. 从文章的第2段第五句可知。

　　3.C. 从第2段的最后一句和第三段的第一句可知。

　　4.D. 从文章的最后的最后两段可知。

　　5.B. 从文章的第两段，她的父亲无私。仁慈，她母亲死后，是她父亲把她养大的，因此可以推知她的父亲一定对她做了很多。