题目内容
On the fourth Sunday of every November , most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving . Special traditions in the US have been around for many years . __1.___ These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started .
__2._ The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest（收获）. But it wasn’t made into an official（官方的） holiday until 1863 . The first large meal had turkey , fruits and vegetables , which are still common today .
__3.__ Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food . Today at the large meal , friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for .
_4.___ The parade includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats that carry famous people . There are also many musical performances to watch . This parade started in 1924 , and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City .
__5.__ People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday . Today , the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving .
A. Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about . B. American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day . C. However , some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from . D. Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner . E. A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving . F. Every year , there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City . G. It took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day . |
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Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years , people now can read news on the Internet quickly . _____of holding a newspaper to read , some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones , computers and so on . So , does it mean it is the ____of information technology and newspapers will be replaced（取代）in the future ?
On the one hand , many people believe that newspapers will be replaced . Online news ____in a minute but newspapers can’t . So , by taking advantage of technology , people can connect ____ with the world in minutes . What’s more , many people prefer to read electronic news _____ they think it is not only fast but also costs little . Besides , using paper means cutting trees . Reading online news can ____ protect trees and save paper .
On the other hand , some people believe that newspapers will still exist（存在）in the future . Firstly , not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is bad for ______ . Secondly , the development of high technology is not spread all over the world . The online services will only be ______in the developed countries , but not in some other developing or ____ countries . So , people there may still read newspapers .
In short , although it is ________ that electronic news has developed quickly in the past years , newspapers still play a certain role in our modern life .