Passage3 Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: TheideaofaspecialdaytohonormotherswasfirstputforwardinAmericain1907.twoyearslaterawoman,Mrs.JohnBruceDodd,inthestateofWashingtonproposedasimilardaytohonortheheadofthefamily—thefather.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,andherfatherbroughtherup.Shelovedherfatherverymuch. InresponsetoMrs.Dodd’sideathatsameyear—1909,thestategovernorofWashingtonproclaimed(宣布)thethirdSundayinJuneFather’sDay.TheideawasofficiallyapprovedbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.in1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendednationalobservanceoftheoccasion“toestablishmoreintimate(亲密)relationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations.”TheredorwhiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather’sDayflower. Father’sDaytooklongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother’sDay,butastheideagrainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturersbegantoseethecommercialpossibilities.Theyencouragedsonsanddaughterstohonortheirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasatieorpairofsocks,aswellasbysendinggreetingcards. DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritainbegantorequestFather’sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.ThisgeneratedaresponsewithBritishcardpublishers.ThoughatfirsttheBritishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartificialday,it’snowwellcelebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesamewayasinAmerica. Father’sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantasoccasionthantheMother’sDay.Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakeinnameonly. 11.WhendidFather’sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity? A.1907B.1909C.1916D.1924 12.WhofirststartedtheideaofholdingtheFather’sDay? A.Mrs.JohnBruceDoddB.Mrs.JohnBruce’sMother C.ThegovernmentofWashington.D.Somebusinessmen. 13.WhatflowerwillbepopularonFather’sDay? A.LilyB.WaterLilyC.RedroseorwhiteroseD.Sunflower. 14.Whichstatementistrue,aaccordingtothispassage? A.IttookevenlongerforMother’sDaytogainnationalpopularity. B.ThebusinessmenhelpedtomakeFather’sDaypopular. C.Father’sDayisonlycelebratedinAmerica. D.Father’sDayisonlyatrickofthebusinessmentomakemoney. 15.WhatwasthefirstreactionoftheBritishpublishingtowardsFather’sDay? A.Theythoughthighlyofitandaccepteditatonce. B.Theyjustaccepteditatoncewithoutanyhesitation. C.Theyjustthoughtitajoke. D.Theythoughtitwastooartificialandtookalongtimetoaccept.