Sweetest Day in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more

Sweetest Day in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city's orphans and shut­ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious affection or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.
Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift­giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.
【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that Sweetest Day is .A．sometimes the third Saturday in OctoberB．hardly celebrated in DetroitC．of equal importance in every part of the USAD．getting increasingly popular in the USA【小题2】Sweetest Day was intended to remember .A．the young and disabledB．friends and relativesC．orphans and shut­insD．the sick and aged【小题3】We can infer from the passage that the birthplace of Sweetest Day is . A．Detroit　　　　 　　　B．ClevelandC．BuffaloD．Washington【小题4】Now on Sweetest Day gifts are given to those . A．we careB．we admireC．in need of helpD．in troubleD

(答案→)D 解析：文章大意：本文介绍了美国的甜蜜日。【小题1】D　细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话“It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.”可知，美国的甜蜜日在美国变得越来越流行了。【小题2】C　细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话“Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city's orphans and shut­ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered.”可知。【小题3】B　推理判断题。由第三段可知，甜蜜日起源于Cleveland。【小题4】A　推理判断题。由最后一段“Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way. ”可知。

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