Question

18．Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada．Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for God's blessing．
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival．This is why it is celebrated in late fall，after the crops are in．But the first thanksgiving 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．
As time went by，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．In 1863，he proclaimed（宣布） the last Thursday of November 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 neighbors．But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October．
Thanksgiving Day is observed by church services and family reunions； the turkey dinner is a reminder of the four wild turkeys served at the Pilgrims'first thanksgiving feast．There are slight differences in Canada's and the United States'Thanksgiving in dates but the tradition is very similar．Other countries celebrate Thanksgiving Day as well．
46．The first group of people in America to have thanksgiving wereA．
A．some people from England
B．the American Indians
C．Sarah Josepha Hale
D．Governor Bradford
47．We can infer from the passage that New England must beA．
A．in the U．S．A．
B．in Great Britain
C．in Canada               
D．on some island off the Atlantic
48．What's the passage mainly about？B
A．It's about how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U．S．A．
B．It's about how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated．
C．It's about that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday．
D．It's about how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with time and  places．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了感恩节的由来以及在美国和加拿大庆祝感恩节的差别．

解答 46．A．细节理解题．根据第三段前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）．说明庆祝感恩节的是来自欧洲的清教徒，故A正确．
47．A．推理判断题．根据第三段1，2行The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest．The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620．说明这里的new England就是指现在的美国，故A正确．．
48．B．主旨大意题．根据第一段Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada．Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing可知本文主要讲述的是感恩节的由来以及在美国和加拿大庆祝感恩节的差别．故B正确．

点评 本文是一个历史文化类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．