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Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts in icy November.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics（传染病）. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to God was fixed. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, and grapes. There will be plum pudding, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash(a kind of drink). The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed（塞满） with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to reach an agreement on the right kind of stuffing for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks and ask for continued blessings.

1．According to the passage, Thanksgiving Day .

A．was first celebrated in America

B．falls on the first Thursday of November

C．is celebrated only in America

D．is a time for Americans to show respect to Pilgrims

2．We can know from the passage that .

A．the way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day varies from place to place

B．the most important foods on Thanksgiving Day are roast turkey and pumpkin pie

C．people of all faiths and backgrounds join together to celebrate this holiday

D．the roast turkey must be eaten with some bread according to the tradition

3．The settlers thought that their good harvest .

A．came naturally B．was due to their hard work

C．was linked with good weather D．was got from God

4．The best title of this passage can be .

A．Thanksgiving Day B．The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

C．An Important Holiday D．The Foods on Thanksgiving Day

ABDA

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us. It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should 21 . We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family. 22 we were sitting in the 23 first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off, I 24 heard one of the flight attendants(空乘) telling 25 that there was a couple sitting in the 26 of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were 27 off on their honeymoon. They had 28 their flight eight months in 29 but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been able to get 30 together, and no one else on the plane was 31 to move and the bride was in 32 .

I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We 33 agreed and I called the flight attendant 34 to tell her that we’d be happy to give up our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed amazed and said “Really? Are you sure?” We said “Absolutely !”

So, we 35 to the back of the plane in separate seats. The flight attendants were extremely 36 and took good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first 37 , and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it 38 didn’t know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to 39 up a forgotten item at one point during the flight and 40 that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoying champagne. It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start !

A. share B. show C. say D. prove

A. Since B. After C. Before D. Though

A. quite B. same C. very D. just

A. carelessly B. accidentally C. happily D. sadly

A. others B. us C. them D. everyone

A. front B. middle C. head D. back

A. getting B. heading C. taking D. hurrying

A. fixed B. booked C. checked D. got

A. air B. time C. church D. advance

A. seats B. champagne C. food D. tickets

A. interested B. willing C. eager D. friendly

A. comfort B. surprise C. tears D. fear

A. immediately B. differently C. finally D. unbelievably

A. up B. off C. over D. out

A. left B. looked C. returned D. moved

A. beautiful B. careful C. thoughtful D. grateful

A. class B. flight C. seat D. plane

A. went on B. turned out C. got along D. took off

. A. pick B. give C. clean D. look

A. told B. informed C. observed D. heard

Elizabeth lived on the other side of a valley. One winter there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses down below Elizabeth’s were washed away. Elizabeth’s house was 21 enough to escape the flood, so when the water 22 and the other houses were standing there with no 23 and no walls and all covered with 24 ,her house was still quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was 25 and she had six children to support. Ten dollars a week, which was the total of their income, didn’t leave much for 26 . Expenses were always greater than Elizabeth had 27 , but she didn’t hesitate to help one of the families that lost everything in the flood and she 28 her house with them until it was 29 for them to move into their own houses.
Elizabeth’s friend was very 30 when she saw Elizabeth do this. She couldn’t understand why Elizabeth wanted to give 31 so much work and trouble to help others.
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“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have 35 presents for all of us. I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who was in 36 clothes and crying in deep sorrow. The girl was an orphan(孤儿). ‘Here’s our 37 . She said to the children.
“The children were very 38 to have such a present. They 39 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that 40 present.”

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There are rules regulating this service. You should not watch more than three kids at a time including your own. On big holidays, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the babysitter should be paid twice as much, which means two cards for every half an hour. When you leave the babysitting pool, you should return all the cards. If you are out of cards, you cannot use money instead. You should have to baby-sit for others to earn enough cards so that you will have them handy when you yourself need a babysitter.
Many mothers think highly of this service. It keeps children in constant touch with one another, and makes life easier for the mothers. Since in most cases, the babysitter is the mother who watches other kids at her own home, it is still possible for her to do her own things while the kids play with each other. In fact most mother babysitters find that their own kids are less of a monster and easier to watch when they are around other playmates. Moreover, since the babysitting pool service does not involve money, it will not be a financial loss to the family.
In the past year, the babysitting pool has helped so many mothers with their work that they all think that it is indeed a good community service worth keeping.

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Dear Betty,
Yesterday my roommate invite me to celebrate Thanksgiving           90.
Day with him in his house. I accepted his invitation, but as you know,     91.
the social customs in my country is quite different from those here.          92.
I am a little nervous now. I’m worried about make mistakes and                     93.
losing faces before many people, too.                                             94.
Should I bring a gift, such as candy or flowers? But should                 95.
I arrive at on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I                 96.
know which fork or knife to use? How can I let a family know                97.
that I’m thankfully for their kindness?                                         98.
I really find hard to decide, please help me.                         99.
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Knowing Nothing

A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.

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A．January1 B．May 1

C．October1 D．December25

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A．China’s National Day B．Valentine’s Day

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5.If a legal holiday falls on Sunday in the USA, people usually celebrate on ______.

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