Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. In that country they celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day,but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain,where this fesival is called“Harvest Festival”,people celebrate earlier in the year,in September.

　　A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the ground. In North Ametica, Europe,and England,harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit,flowers,and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.

　　The first thanksgiving service in North Ametica took place on December 4,1610 when 38 English people arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journey. They next year,many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter,but fortunately the harvest was good. They decided to celebrate with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted three days.

　　A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time,but not always on the same day of the year. Then,in 1789,President George Washington named 26 November as the Day of Thanksgiving. Almost a hundred years later,President Abraham Linvcoln changed the date,and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.

　　Nowadays,North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time.

　　1．The story is about________.

　　A．festivals

　　B．an American festival

　　C．English people in America

　　D．giving thanks for everything

　　2．The fourth Thursday in November is________.

　　A．a festival in every country in the world

　　B．Thanksgiving Day in the United States

　　C．the day farmers pick fruit from the trees

　　D．the day the first English people came to America

　　3．On Thanksgiving Day people________.

　　A．plant their crops

　　B．celebrate a safe journey

　　C．thank God for a good harvest

　　D．harvest their fruit and crops

　　4．At the first thanksgiving service in North Ametica,the people________.

　　A．shot a lot of small animals

　　B．thanked God for a safe journey

　　C．thanked God for a good harvest

　　D．had a big dinner outside their houses

　　5．The date of Thanksgiving Day________.

　　A．is always in December

　　B．has always been the same

　　C．is the same all over the world

　　D．is always in November in the U. S.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文, 从56-75小题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too—big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt's garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course, he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask,“ What is that? Why doesn't he have friends?”

I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” you will ask. “It's a very good garden, isn't it?”

It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn't do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” And that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don't like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

56. There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also_____ in Matt's garden.

A. plants       B. fruit trees           C. ants        D. crops

57. Matt makes a living by_____.

       A. selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers         B. growing trees in his garden

       C. working in the market                  D. helping other people growing plants

58. Everything in Matt's garden grows well because_____.

       A. he has a good garden        

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

       C. music helps his plants a lot   

D. he is very hardworking

59. People don't like Matt because_____.

       A. he doesn't give them any vegetables or fruit

       B. they don’t like listening to music at all.

       C. Matt doesn't let them listen to his radio

       D. they are jealous of him                  

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too – big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt’s garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask, “What is that?” Why doesn’t he have friends. I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” You will ask. “It is a very good garden, isn’t it?” It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn’t do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” and that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don’t like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also ________ in Matt’s garden.

A. plants      B. fruit trees      C. ants        D. crops

Matt makes a living by ___________

A. selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers          B. growing trees in his garden

C. working in the market                 D. helping other people growing plants

Everything in Matt’s garden grows well because  ______

A. he has a good garden       

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

C. music helps his plants a lot    

D. he is very hardworking

People don’t like Matt because ____________

A. he doesn’t give them any vegetables or fruit     B. he listens to the radio too much

C. they don’t understand him                 D. Matt doesn’t let them listen to his radio

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too – big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt’s garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask, “What is that?” Why doesn’t he have friends. I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” You will ask. “It is a very good garden, isn’t it?” It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn’t do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” and that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don’t like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

1.There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also ________ in Matt’s garden.

2.Matt makes a living by ___________

3. Everything in Matt’s garden grows well because  ______

4.People don’t like Matt because ____________

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too—big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt's garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course, he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask,“ What is that? Why doesn't he have friends?”

I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” you will ask. “It's a very good garden, isn't it?”

It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn't do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” And that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don't like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

1. There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also_____ in Matt's garden.

A. plants B. fruit trees　 C. ants　 D. crops

2. Matt makes a living by_____.

　 A. selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers

　 B. growing trees in his garden

　 C. working in the market

　 D. helping other people growing plants

3. Everything in Matt's garden grows well because_____.

　 A. he has a good garden

　 B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

　 C. music helps his plants a lot

　 D. he is very hardworking

4. People think that_____.

　 A. Matt's garden is better than theirs

　 B. Matt works harder than they

　 C. Matt knows how to grow vegetables well

　 D. the radio helps Matt to grow everything well in his garden

5. People don't like Matt because_____.

　 A. he doesn't give them any vegetables or fruit

　 B. he listens to the radio too much

　 C. they are jealous of him

　 D. Matt doesn't let them listen to his radio