单选题 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.

Mother's Day

In Britain, Mother's Day fails on a few weeks before the festival of Easter.

【正确答案】

【答案解析】[听力原文] Mother's Day In Britain, Mother's Day fails on a few weeks before the festival of Easter. / But it is always in the early springtime / when new plants emerge, / and baby birds and animals are born. / In the USA, Mother's Day takes place in May, / and many other countries also celebrate their mothers / on different days of the year. / It began many years ago, / when children as young as 10 would live and work away from home. / Mothering Sunday was a day when everyone was allowed to Visit their mothers. /