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第1题

Which president in the United States establish Father's Day as a permanent national observ

ance？

A．George Washington

B．Calvin Coolidge

C．Richard Nixon

D．Lybdon Johnson

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第2题

President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect______.A．who liked

President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect______.

A．who liked to talk about the affairs of others

B．who never talked about anything serious

C．who spoke insincerely

D．who talked much but did little

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第3题

听力原文：M: Who came up with the idea of Father's Day？W: Her name was Sonora Louise Smart

听力原文：M: Who came up with the idea of Father's Day？

W: Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon, in 1899, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers.

M: Why June？

W: In 1910 Sonora chose June 19th, as the day to celebrate Father's Day because that was her father's birthday. With support from the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA, the first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19, 1910.

M: When did the United States begin celebrating Father's Day？

W: In 1910 Spokane, Washington celebrated Father's Day. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge pro claimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. In 1926 a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City. Then in 1956 Father's Day was recognized by Joint Resolution of Congress. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring that the third Sunday of June was Father's Day. In 1972 President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday in June.

M: Do other countries celebrate Father's Day？

W: Father's Day is celebrated in every part of the world. In the United States, Canada and most countries in Asia, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Apart from flowers, on the third Sunday in June each year, all the fathers are still given presents, treated to dinner or other wise made to feel special.

M: What flowers are given to fathers as gift？

W: In both early times and these days, wearing flowers was a common way of celebrating the Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a de ceased dad.

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A．Because she thought man and woman should be equal.

B．Because the president Washington asked her to do so.

C．Because she wanted to show respect to her father who brought up six children.

D．Because she could not celebrate Mother's day.

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第4题

President Coolidge's statement," The business of America is business", still points to an

important truth today--that business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige？

One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans ,competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断)of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers' dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.

A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then ,that competition is as important, or even more important, that democracy in pre serving freedom.

Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的)idea of inherited privilege.

The statement "The business of America is business" probably means" ______ ".

A．The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce

B．Business problems are of great importance to the American government

C．Business is of primary concern to Americans

D．America is a great power in world business

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第5题

A．George WashingtonB．Calvin CoolidgeC．Richard NixonD．Lybdon Johnson

A．George Washington

B．Calvin Coolidge

C．Richard Nixon

D．Lybdon Johnson