阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

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 (清教徒) 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.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.in summer

C.in winter D.in autumn

2.The first to celebrate thanksgiving were

A.the American Indians

B.some people from England

C.Sarah Josepha Hale

D.Governor Bradford

3.The passage mainly tells us

A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.

B.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday

C.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated

D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places

阅读理解。

The morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching.And I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one could see me immediately.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.

“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in.”

I took my puree and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn't he as busy as the others?

In the dentist's office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I told her my fears,she laughed and said,"Don't worry.The dentist is very good."

"How long do I have to wait for him?" I asked impatiently.

"Come on,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork," the assistant said.

"The artwork?" I was puzzled.

The chair went back.Suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was! At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

1.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A.Cheerful. B.Nervous.

C.Satisfied. D.Upset.

2.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A.The dentist's agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

B.The dentist's being as busy as the other dentists.

C.The surroundings of the dentist's office.

D.The laughing assistant of the dentist.

3.Why did the author suddenly smile?

A.Because the dentist came at last.

B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.

C.Because she could relax in the chair.

D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.

4.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A.Strike while the iron is hot.

B.Have a good word for one's friend.

C.Put oneself in other's shoes.

D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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