【題目】Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is the most traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)of American holidays. The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of hard work, the Pilgrim colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a big feast. Today the holiday is still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. It is a day of family get-together and it is common to invite friends to share the meal. In some large cities, there are carnival parades (花車游行) for children. In other cities, there are important football games that are played on Thanksgiving Day.

In my family, we always go to my grandmother’s house on Thanksgiving Day. All my aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces gather for a family homecoming. We always invite some friends to join us. Everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy talk about everything we know. The women soon disappear into the kitchen to help my grandmother prepare the dinner. The men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television or to discuss business or polities. If the weather is fine enough, some of the men go outside to play ball with the children. At about four o'clock we all sit down to dinner. My grandfather gives thanks for all that we have received from God and then he starts to cut the turkey. We always have the traditional dinner of stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, apple cider, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie. After dinner, no one can move and we all sit around and talk, play word games, or tell jokes until it is time to go home. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when all the families get together.

【1】Thanksgiving Day was at first held __________.

A. to give thanks to each other for their harvest

B. for family members to get together

C. to invite one's friends to dinner

D. for people to express their thanks to God

【2】Thanksgiving Day __________.

A. became traditional in America in the 16th century

B. has long been popular in the West

C. has long been a holiday for the Americans

D. is a holiday only in a few states in the United States

【3】The Pilgrim colonists were __________.

A. the early people who got to America from Europe

B. the early American Indians

C. the early businessmen from other countries

D. the early businessmen who lived in the cities

【4】Today, Thanksgiving Day is __________.

A. a day to pray to God for a good harvest

B. a family holiday only

C. a happy holiday for all the families and friends

D. a day to have a good rest and eat a lot

【5】We can see Thanksgiving Day is a holiday to the Americans as__________to Chinese.

A. Spring Festival B. Mid-autumn Day

C. New Year’s Day D. National Day

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】本文主要介紹了美國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——感恩節(jié)。

【1】D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段After a year of hard work, the Pilgrim colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest.可知，感恩節(jié)第一次被舉行是為了感謝上帝。故選D。

【2】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段It is the most traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)of American holidays.可知，感恩節(jié)在美國有著悠久的歷史。故選C。

【3】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of hard work, the Pilgrim colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest.可知，第一次慶祝感恩節(jié)是在1621年，那時(shí)就有朝圣的殖民者了，所以排除法可以推斷出他們是一些早期來自歐洲的人。故選A.

【4】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最一段的描述可知，今天，感恩節(jié)是所有的家人和朋友團(tuán)聚在一起的日子。故選C。

【5】B

推理判斷題。從本段中可知今天美國的感恩節(jié)是所有的家人和朋友團(tuán)聚在一起的日子。而中國的中秋節(jié)就是每年的八月十五月圓之時(shí)代表著家家庭團(tuán)圓之時(shí)。家人朋友聚在一起進(jìn)行祭月、賞月、拜月、吃月餅等活動。所以我們可以說美國的感恩節(jié)與中國的中秋節(jié)是相似的。故選B。

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