Question

【题目】Thanksgiving in the United States

In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for _____ in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, _____ winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their _____ . The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.

Making a turkey dinner

Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.

Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.

Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.

When it is ______ , place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.

Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

【1】A. foodB. clothesC. housesD. weather

【2】A. dryB. hardC. busyD. boring

【3】A. groupB. neighborsC. friendsD. family

【4】A. hotB. goodC. readyD. fresh

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文介绍了感恩节的来历，习俗以及制作火鸡晚餐的方法。

【1】A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. food 食物， B. clothes 衣服， C. houses 房子， D. weather天气。句意：它总是在十一月的第四个星期四，是在秋天感谢食物的时候了，根据后文的they gave thanks for life and food in their new home.可知他们为食物和生活而表示感谢，故选A。

【2】B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. dry干燥的，B. hard辛苦的，C. busy 忙碌的，D. boring无聊的。句意：这些旅行者度过了一个漫长而又辛苦的冬天，他们中的许多人都死了。根据and many of them died可知他们中很多人都死了，因此他们过了一个辛苦的冬天，故选B。

【3】D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. group 群， B. neighbors邻居， C. friends 朋友，D. family家人。句意：现在，大多数美国人仍然通过和家人一起在家共进大餐来庆祝感恩节。根据by having a big meal at home可知此处表示在家共进大餐，应是和家人一起，故选D。

【4】C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hot 热的， B. good 好的， C. ready准备好的， D. fresh新鲜的。句意：当准备好了，把火鸡放在一个大盘子上，上面盖上肉汁。根据place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy可知把火鸡放在大盘子上，上面盖上肉汁，应是火鸡准备好了，故选C。