綜合類考試：補全短文模擬題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 onto1 a website，a small pop-up2 invites you to book a bouquet for her.Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
______(1)______ The popularity of Mother’s Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted.In fact，she got more-enough to make her horrified.
______(2)______ 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-for disturbing the peace，interestingly.
______(3)______ As Ralph Fevre，a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian，observe，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.
______(4)______ So they work hard and play hard.Becoming a mother，however，inevitably handicaps career anticipation.
______(5)______ 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 be updated：“It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people.”
詞匯：
motherhood/5mQTEhud/n.母性 website/1websaIt/n.網站
bouquet/5bu：keI/n.花束
注釋：
1. log onto登錄到。log onto a website登錄到一個網站。
2. pop-up彈出式菜單。a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her.一張小的彈出式菜單要你為她訂一束花。
練習：
A The American version of Mother’s Day was thought up as early as 1905，by Anna Jarvis，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 girl 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.
答案與題解：
1. A 第一段主要講籠罩著母親節的商業氣氛，如店員讓你買一件禮物送給你的母親，表示你感謝她無私的愛等。從語氣上可以看出，作者對用商業手段表達母愛是反對的。第二段的第二個句子中有Anna Jarvis這個人的名字。最后一個句子是這么說的：Infact， she got more-enough to make her horrified.事實上，她得到的還要多，多得使她感到可怕。從內容的銜接來看，Anna Jarvis在前面很可能出現過。在所有的選項中只有A出現了這個名字，因此A是對的。
2. D 第三段的第二個句子中出現cards(賀卡)這個詞。從主題發展來看，前一句中應該出現過這個詞，并且內容更概括。惟有D中出現過這個詞并且論述概括，注意：主題句的陳述總是一般的。因此選D.
3. B 第三段的主要內容是進一步講述表現在母親節中的商業主義以及人們抗議母親節中的商業主義，包括Anna arvis個人所做的努力。從內容上看，第四段是講由于商業主義的影響人們對母性，也即為母之道發生了變化。選項B是合適的，它是該段的主題句。
4. F 第五段是對第四段主題的進一步發展，因此用F.
5. E 第六段是人們對為母之道的態度的變化的總結，因此用E.