题目内容
If I were to explain Thanksgiving Day to a foreigner, I would call it simply Turkey(火鸡) Day. Yet, this special holiday has much more to it.
Historically, the first settlers of America celebrated Thanksgiving with a harvest dinner because they successfully went through a hard winter. They also took this chance to thank their Indian friends for their help. Thanksgiving is a great American tradition to share this holiday with family members and friends. Its importance is almost equal to Christmas in American everyday life.
A college friend of mine once invited me to celebrate this holiday with her family. This gave me an inside look at how Americans celebrate this holiday.
When we arrived at her house, my friend's family greeted us warmly. Once in a while I went to the kitchen to catch a glimpse of the turkey in the oven. The turkey is cooked, whole. It is filled with a mixture of bread crumbs, vegetables and spices. It usually takes four to five hours or more to cook, depending on the size of the turkey.
When it was finally done, two people carried the turkey to the table on a plate, decorated with fruits and leaves. It was the size of a small pig. It looked very impressive having a whole turkey on the table.
When all the food was on the table and the guests were seated, everyone fell silent—it was time for everyone to say a small prayer(祈祷) of thanks. Unlike in China, where only the host makes a speech, it was this family's tradition to ask each and every person, young or old, family or guest, to say what they were thankful for. This included me, Well, as one might guess, I was thankful for my first American Thanksgiving.
Then all our attention returned to the turkey. We broke into laughter when nay friend's mother came out of the kitchen with an electric knife to cut the Turkey into thin slices.
Each dish was passed around and everyone loaded their plate with turkey, potatoes, and other vegetables.
1.The best title for this passage is
A. What a Large Turkey B. My First Thanksgiving
C. Warmly Welcomed D. What a Different Custom
2.Which of the following made the deepest impression on the writer?
A. Thanksgiving is even more important than Christmas.
B. The warm welcome received from the family.
C. The large turkey.
D. How the festival came into being.
3.The underlined word "glimpse" in the fourth paragraph has the same meaning as
A. curiosity B. admiration C. smell D. look
4.Which of the following best shows the equality in American families?
A. The mother cut up the turkey with an electric knife.
B. Everyone at the table was asked to say a prayer.
C. Everyone was given the same foods and dishes.
D. The writer was treated warmly and equally.
5.How was the turkey cut into pieces?
A. With an electric knife.
B. Everyone cut off a piece of it.
C. It was cut up with an ordinary knife.
D. The mother cut it up with the father's help.
BCDBA