Thanksgiving is the national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, Americans give thanks for the good things in their lives. Everything started in 1620, when the Pilgrims（清教徒）left their country, England, on a ship called the Mayflower. Their trip took 65 days and was very difficult. They landed near Plymouth Rock in America and they started to build their homes there.

During the first winter, many people died because they hadn’t got enough food to eat. In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims became friends with the Native Americans. The Native Americans taught them how to plant crops and how to hunt. In 1621, the harvest（收获）was very good. The Pilgrims were very thankful. So they invited their Native American friends to a feast（盛宴）. The feast lasted for three days. The main dishes included corns, pumpkins, fish and turkeys.

Today Thanksgiving is still a day to be thankful for family, friends and good food. Families gather around the table and enjoy a traditional dinner of roast turkey with sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie for dessert. On this day many Americans go to or watch on TV football matches.

1.On Thanksgiving Day, Americans gives thanks for many things except .

A. help from friends B. love from the teachers

C. meals from parents D. meat from wild animals

2.The Pilgrims from England reached America about years ago.

A. 300 B. 400 C. 498 D. 500

3.In 1621, the Pilgrims thanked the Native Americans for .

A. the good harvest and the Native Americans’ help

B. the beautiful autumn

C. the three-day feast

D. The football matches

4.At Americans’ traditional thanksgiving dinner, we can enjoy .

A. Beijing Duck B. KFC Chicken C. donuts D. roast turkey

5.From this passage, we can see that .

A. all Americans are thankful and friendly all the time

B. every great day has its background story

C. Thanksgiving Day gives the whole world happiness

D. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated all over the world

阅读短文，并按要求完成66—70题。

I’m Tom. I live in London with my family. I go to a high school here.

I like reading very much, and I have a lot of books at home. I’m in the school book club now. There are fifty students and three teachers in the club. We meet from 7:00 to 8:00 every Thursday evening. We usually talk about one book together. Our teacher sometimes asks us some questions about a book. All of us want to answer them, because it’s interesting like a game. We can borrow a book from the club, but we must return it quickly.

It’s fun to join the book club, because we can also make new friends here. There is a new book show every month in the club. I like the show very much and I never miss it!

66，67题完成句子，68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下第二段的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.Tom goes to________________________in London.

2.The school book club members meet every_____________________________.

3.Why do all the club members want to answer the questions ?

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4.________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________

根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中空白处填写一个正确单词。

On January 1, we 1.（welcome）the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the2.（one）day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship’s Day（Aug. 1）and Grandparents’ Day（Sep. 1）.

The 73.（much） important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a p4..

People c5.some holidays for their family members. We say 6.

（thank）to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home 7.Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together 8.（glad）.

There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play9.pumpkin lanterns（南瓜灯）and put on all kinds of masks（面具）. Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can10.（enjoy）a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.

将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。要求：符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语

不得重复使用。

1.borrow, can ,I, some books

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2.to, tomorrow, see you, hope

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3.will, do, you, what, this Sunday

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4.to, presented, Jack, his game, us

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5.added, her album, to, Alice, a picture

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书面表达

86．假设你是李欣，你的美国笔友Annie想了解中国的传统节日端午节。请根据提示用英语写一篇回信给她。

提示：1．How long have Chinese people celebrated the festival? 2．When do they celebrate it? What’s the festival about? 3．What activities do people have for the festival?

要求：1．短文要包含所列要点，可适当发挥。2．不要出现真实姓名、校名。3．词数：80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：端午节the Dragon Boat Festival; 赛龙舟dragon-boat races；为了纪念in memory of; 两千多年的历史：a history of more than two thousand years Dear Amy,

I learn from your letter that

---______ do you go to the movies? ---Twice a week.

A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How much

___it is raining today,___ my parents are still working outside.

A. Although, but B. But, although

C. /, although D. Although, /

Can you help me ____ the box to the room?

A. take B. taking C. to taking D. took

She should _______ do more exercise.

A. tries B. try to C. to try D. trying to

Jim plans to watch ____ action movie in ___ evening.

A. a, the B. an, the C. an, / D. the, /