That was the first year l forgot Mother's Day. It was also the last year I forgot.

Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother's Day?

Common things are to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But the most important thing is -DON'T FORGET!

（1）How does the writer celebrate Mother's Day this year?

A. He calls his mom.

B. He send his mom a card.

C. He visits home to see his mom.

（2）What might the underlined phrase "figure out" means?

A. 弄清楚

B. 预料到

C. 归纳出

（3）Why did the writer begin to expect Mother's Day?

A. Because he missed his mom far in the United States.

B. Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom.

C. Because he realized he had got much care from his mom.

（4）What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To explain why there isn't a Children's Day

B. To advise us not to forget to keep our own promises.

C. To remind us to remember the love mom has given us.

（5）Which is the best title for the passage?

A. An Interesting Talk

B. An Important Day

C. An Expensive Gift

【答案】（1）A

（2）A

（3）C

（4）C

（5）B

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者理解了为什么过母亲节，提醒大家要给妈妈过母亲节。（1）细节题。根据 l certainly call her to say "Happy Mother's Day 可知，作者今年给妈妈打电话庆祝母亲节，故选A。

（2）词义猜测题。根据 I asked, "Why does mom get a special holiday? Why isn't there a Children's Day for us我问，“为什么妈妈有一个特别的假期？为什么我们没有儿童节可知问问题是为了弄明白道理， figure out是弄清楚的意思，故选A。

（3）推理题。根据I thought about all the time and love my mom had given me. I thought about the food she had made, the toys she had brought and the long hours she had spent with me. There might not be a perfect mom, but there is mom's love, which can fix anything 我一直想着妈妈给我的爱。我想起了她做的食物，她带来的玩具和她和我一起度过的漫长时光可知，作者开始期待母亲节是因为他意识到他得到了妈妈的照顾，故选C。

（4）推理题。根据thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But the most important thing is -DON'T FORGET感谢她给你的爱，给她寄一张卡片或者给她买一份礼物。但最重要的是-别忘了可知，这篇文章的目的是提醒我们记住妈妈给我们的爱，故选C。

（5）主旨题。根据本文讲述了作者理解了为什么过母亲节，提醒大家要给妈妈过母亲节可知 An Important Day是合适的标题，故选B。