Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast（盛宴）. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.
1.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .
A．in spring B．summer C．in autumn D．in winter
2.The first to celebrate thanksgiving were .
A．some people from England B．the American Indians
C．Sarah Josepha Hale D．Governor Bradford
3.We can infer from the passage that New England must be .
A. in the U. S. A. B. in Great Britain C. in Canada D. on some island off the Atlantic
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.
B．Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.
C．Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.
D．There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
5.The passage mainly tells us .
A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.
B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36 .
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1. A．encouragement B．entertainment C．agreement D．excitement
2. A．dog B．fox C．wolf D．tiger
3. A．lovely B．finally C．suddenly D．patiently
4. A．hurts B．loves C．kills D．hates
5. A．wonderful B．unhappy C．unbelievable D．normal
6. A．prepared B．rushed C．pretended D．wanted
7. A．loved B．found C．damaged D．killed
8. A．and B．but C．so D．or
9. A．disappeared B．turned C．passed D．came
10. A．sadness B．dream C．understanding D．anger
11. A．slept B．left C．sang D．waited
12. A．stopped B．joined C．lived D．continued
13. A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
14. A．surprised B．puzzled C．worried D．careful
15. A．comforted B．beat C．washed D．amused
16. A．succeeded B．died C．cried D．woke
17. A．mother B．father C．wife D．child
18. A．posted B．brought C．sold D．threw
19. A．safe B．happy C．warm D．friendly
20. A．confused B．disappointed C．moved D．frightened
If you keep on, you will succeed ________.
A．in time B．at one time C．at the same time D．on time
Everyone knows that________ is dangerous to play with fire, but________ is difficult is to prevent children from playing with fire.
A．it; it B．what; what C．what; it D．it; what
—Thank you very much.
—It’s a piece of cake compared to your saving my life: I am forever ______.
A．in your debt B．in debt C．getting into debt D．remembering you
—Why are you so disappointed?
—I went there hurriedly and waited there for 3 hours, ______ the tickets have been sold out.
A．being told B．only to tell C．telling D．only to be told
