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共用题干 The Value of MotherhoodIn shopping malls,the assistants try to push you...

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The Value of Motherhood

In shopping malls,the assistants try to push you into buying"a gift to thank her for her unselfish love".
When you log onto a website,a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and
gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
_______(46)The popularity of Mother's Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted.
In fact,she got more一enough to make her horrified.
_______ (47)They buy,among other things,132 million cards.Mother's Day is the No.1 holiday
for flower purchases.Then there are the various commodities,ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics
and washing powder,that take advantage of the promotion opportunities.Because of this,Jarvis spent the last
40 years of her life trying to stop Mother's Day.One protest against the commercialization of Mother's Day
even got her arrested一for disturbing the peace,interestingly.
_______(48)As Ralph Fevre,a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian,observes,traditionally
"motherhood is something that we do because we think it's right."But in the logic of commercialism,people
need something in exchange for their time and energy.A career serves this purpose better.
_______(49)So they work hard and play hard.Becoming a mother,however,inevitably handicaps
career anticipation.
_______ (50)According to The Guardian,there are twice as many child-free young women as there
were a generation ago.Or,they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
So,Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother's Day needs to he updated:"It is to persuade
people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people."
选项 _________(49)
A:The American version of Mother's Day was thought up as early as 1905,by Anna Jams,as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.
B:But what's more,commercialism changes young people's attitude towards motherhood.
C:Obviously,the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D:According to a research by the US card company Hallmark,96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
E:As a result,motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
F:In addition,women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
答案F
解析第二段第二句话中有Anna Jarvis这个名字。最后一句话中说到："In fact, she gotmore一enough to make her horrified.”事实上，她得到的还要更多，多得使她感到可怕。从内容 的衔接来看，Anna Jarvis在前面应该出现过。故应选A。
第三段的第二个句子中出现cards（贺卡）这个词。从主题发展来看，前一句中应该出 现过这个词，并且内容更概括。唯有D中出现过这个词并且论述概括。注意：主题句总是一般 性的陈述。因此选D。
第三段的主要内容是进一步讲述表现在母亲节中的商业化以及人们抗议母亲节中的 商业化，包括Anna Jarvis个人所做的努力。从内容上看，第四段进一步阐述了由于商业化的影 响改变了年轻人对母性的态度。选项B是合适的，它是该段的主题句。
第五段是对第四段主题的进一步发展。应选F。
第六段是人们对为母之道的态度变化的总结。故应选E。
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