问答题 3. 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, except the first sentence, 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.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.

Mother's Day

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

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Mother's Day

In Britain, Mother's Day falls 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. /

母亲节

在英国，母亲节的时间每年都会定在复活节前的几周。不过通常都是在植物萌芽、动物繁殖的早春季节。美国的母亲节则在五月份。此外，许多其他国家在一年中不同的时候也设有为母亲庆祝的节日。
母亲节由来已久，以前小孩子在10岁左右的时候便要离家生活和工作。而母亲节当天，所有的人都被允许探望母亲。