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职称英语综合类补全短文考前练习(3)The Value of MotherhoodIn 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 Mothers 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，2 million cards.Mothers 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 Mothers Day.One protest against the commercialization of Mothers 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 its 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 Mothers 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.”词汇：motherhood/5mQTEhud/n.母性 website/1websaIt/n.网站bouquet/5bu:keI/n.花束注释：1.log onto登录到。log onto a website登录到一个网站。2.pop-up弹出式菜单。a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her.一张小的弹出式菜单要你为她订一束花。练习：A The American version of Mothers Day was thought up as early as ，by Anna Jarvis，as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.B But whats more，commercialism changes young peoples 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 Americanconsumers celebrate the holiday.E As a result，motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 50s.F In addition，women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.答案与题解：1.A 第一段主要讲笼罩着母亲节的商业气氛，如店员让你买一件礼物送给你的母亲，表示你感谢她无私的爱等。从语气上可以看出，对用商业手段表达母爱是反对的。第二段的第二个句子中有Anna Jarvis这个人的名字。最后一个句子是这么说的：Infact， she got more-enough to make her horrified.事实上，她得到的还要多，多得使她感到可怕。从内容的衔接来看，Anna Jarvis在前面很可能出现过。在所有的选项中只有A出现了这个名字，因此A是对的。2.D 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。惟有D中出现过这个词并且论述概括，注意：主题句的陈述总是一般的。因此选D。3.B 第三段的主要内容是进一步讲述表现在母亲节中的商业