题目内容
A turkey named Courage gave thanks to President Obama for saving his life on the day before Thanksgiving. Honouring a 62-year-old tradition, the President pardoned(赦免)the bird on Thanksgiving eve.
The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947. Courage comes from Ellsworth, Iowa. The name Courage was chosen by voters (投票人)who took part in a survey posted on the White House website. The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium(讲台).
The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621. That’s when English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country. As America grew, Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger. George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26, 1789. In the decades to follow, however, people celebrated Thanksgiving locally, with no official date. President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863 a national day of Thanksgiving. It stayed that way until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it one week earlier. He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses. So Congress（议会） ruled that, after 1941, Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November.
This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, November. Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family. The lucky turkey, Courage, was one of them. After his pardon, Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California, where he would be the grand assemble of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
1.That the turkey Courage was pardoned was decided by ________.
A. George Bush B. Congress
C. President Truman D. the public
2. The first Thanksgiving Day was held to ________.
A. celebrate the harvest of British settlers
B. celebrate the progress of Americans
C. encourage the struggle with British settlers
D. celebrate the joy of all Americans after a hard winter
3. We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.
A. President Obama pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving because of the economic crisis
B. the turkey named Courage was pardoned by President Roosevelt before Thanksgiving
C. the pardoned turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden on Thanksgiving eve
D. the pardoned turkey will appear in a celebrating parade of Thanksgiving Day
1.D
2.A
3.D
【解析】
试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了一个叫Courage的火鸡，感谢奥巴马总统在感恩节的前一天拯救了它的生命。在感恩节这一天，数以百万计的美国人聚集在一起，给家人和朋友的感谢。
1.细节理解题。通读全文可知土耳其被赦免，勇气是由公众决定。故选D。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段，The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621.，第一个感恩节是为庆祝丰收的。可知应选A。
3.细节理解题。通读全文可知该赦免火鸡将出现在一个庆祝的感恩节游行。故选D。
考点：历史类短文阅读。
Many people would like to watch sport matches. First, you need to know about audience manners.
Most sporting arenas(竞技场)have rules for audience written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive. Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress. When you have, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish.
During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize(批评) the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
Clapping is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players, but you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, clap warmly. If someone fails, your clapping will help encourage them.
Clapping is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their attention. Various sports have various rules for the audience.
Enjoying artistic gymnastics (体操)silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. When you watch snooker and table tennis matches, flash photography is not allowed. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
To be a good audience, you should take time to learn the game—particular rules and related culture of each event.
Title: Good Audience1._______
Topic | 2._ _ | |
Before games | Sporting arenas | read your tickets carefully reach and leave there in time take your rubbish 3.____ when leave |
During games | Exciting games | pay attention to your behaviour and 4.___ |
5.________ | use it properly | |
artistic gymnastics | keep6.________ | |
Basketball and football | You should7._______. | |
Snooker and table tennis | You should not8._______ photos. | |
Shooting centers | Don’t 9._______ mobile phones | |
Conclusion | How to be a good audience | to learn the 10.______ particular rules and culture |