Question

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是感恩節(jié)的由來以及在美國和加拿大慶祝感恩節(jié)的差別。

1.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in.可知感恩節(jié)是在秋天進行的，故C正確。

2.A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段前4行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）.說明慶祝感恩節(jié)的是來自歐洲的清教徒，故A正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.說明這里的new England就是指現(xiàn)在的美國，故A正確。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段最后2行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.這些人只是邀請印第安人過來一起慶祝。并不是印第安人也這樣。故C項說法是錯誤的。

5.B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是感恩節(jié)的由來以及在美國和加拿大慶祝感恩節(jié)的差別。故B正確。

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