【问题】 ItmayseemasifMother'sDaywasinventedbyacompanynamedHallmark，butpeoplehavebeentakingtimeonthecalendartogiveashout-outtoMomforalongtime.TheGreeksandRomanshadmothergoddess.Festivals—althoughtheircelebrationsdidn'tinvolvethemenfolktakingtheirunderappreciatedmo

ItmayseemasifMother'sDaywasinventedbyacompanynamedHallmark，butpeoplehavebeentakingtimeonthecalendartogiveashout-outtoMomforalongtime.TheGreeksandRomanshadmothergoddess.Festivals—althoughtheircelebrationsdidn'tinvolvethemenfolktakingtheirunderappreciatedmothersouttodinner.AmorerecenttraditionwasMotheringSunday，whichdevelopedintheBritishIslesduringthe16thcentury.OnthefourthSundayinApril，youngmenandwomenwhowerelivingandworkingapartfromtheirfamilieswereadvisedtoreturntheirmothers'houses. Mother'sDayasitisobservedintheUnitedStatesstartedinthe1850swithAnnJarvis，aWestVirginiawomanwhoheld"MothersWorkDays"topromotehealthandhygiene（卫生）athomeandintheworkplace.DuringtheCivilWar，Jarvisorganizedwomentoimprovesanitaryconditionssoldiersonbothsides，andafterthewarshebecameapeacemaker，furtheringthecausebybringingtogethermothersofUnionandConfederatesoldiersandpromotingaMother'sDayholiday. Jarvis'sworkinspiredanother19th-centurywoman，JuliaWardHowe.In1870Howepublishedher"Mother'sDayProclamation".whichenvisioned（设想）thedaynotasappreciationofmothersbytheirchildrenbutasanopportunityforwomentoexercisetheircollectivepowerforpeace.HowestartedholdingannualMother'sDaycelebrationsinBoston，herhometown.butafteraboutadecadeshestoppedfootingthebillandthetraditionfadedaway. ItwasJarvis'sdaughterAnnawhosucceededingettingMother'sDayrecognizedasanationalholiday.Afterhermotherdied，inMay1905，AnnastartedholdingyearlyceremonyontheanniversaryandconductingatirelessPRcampaigntohavethedaymadeaholiday.In1908shesucceededinenlistingthesupportofJohnWanamaker，thePhiladelphiadepartmentstoremagnateandadvertisingpioneer，andby1912WestVirginiaandafewotherstateshadadoptedMother'sDay.Twoyearslater，PresidentWoodrowWilsonsignedaresolutiondeclaringthesecondSundayinMayanationalholiday. Itwasn'tlong，though，beforewhateveridealsthedaywassupposedtocelebratewereburiedunderanamountofgreetingcardsandcandy.Bythe1920sAnnaJarviswascampaigningagainsttheholidayshehadbeeninstrumentalincreating，"Iwantedittobeadayofemotionalism，notprofit，"shesaid.（1）Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat ______.A.Mothersdidn'tgetenoughappreciationinthepastB.Mother'sDaywasinventedbyHallmarkC.Youngpeopleallreturnedtotheirmother'shousesD.GreeksandRomanswerethefirsttocelebrateMother'sDay（2）WhoplaysthemostsignificantroleincreatingMother'sDay？ ______A.AnnJarvis.B.JuliaWardHowe.C.WoodrowWilson.D.AnnaJarvis.（3）WhydidAnnaJarvisgoagainstcelebratingMother'sDayinthe1920s？ ______A.Becauseitwasextremelyemotion.B.Becausethefestivalwasnotprofitable.C.Becausethecelebrationswentagainsttheoriginalspirit.D.Becausethedaywascelebratedintheformofexchanginggreetingcardsandcandy.（4）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？ ______A.TheDefinitionofMother'sDay.B.TheArgumentonCelebratingMother'sDay.C.TheStoryBehindtheCreationofMother'sDay.D.DifferentFormsofCelebrationonMother'sDay.

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