Question

【题目】短文填空。从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。按编号将答案依次填入下边表格内。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）。

Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the 1 Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short 2 and give thanks for their food.

We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers (先驱者) arrived in America in the 17th

century. While they were 3 the Atlantic (大西洋), many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was 4 than any English winter. The local people taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The next year they celebrated together by 5 a dinner of the new food.

We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a 6 dinner. The main dish of this dinner is almost always turkey. We all help to 7 the food. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food. We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.

During the festival, there are lots of 8 things to see and do. We live in New York, and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (游行). Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for 9 . Football is also important at Thanksgiving. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy 10 very much.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】fourth

【2】speeches

【3】crossing

【4】worse

【5】eating

【6】traditional

【7】prepare

【8】funny

【9】presents

【10】ourselves

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲的是关于美国感恩节的事情，文中详细介绍了感恩节的来源及庆祝方式等情况。

【1】句意：它是在11月的第四个星期四被庆祝。根据句意此空应用four的序数词fourth。

【2】句意：人们做简短的演讲并感谢他们的食物。根据句意此空应用speak的名词speeches。

【3】句意：在他们横穿大西洋的时候很多人死了。根据句意此空应填across的动词的ing形式crossing。

【4】句意：他们的第一个冬天比英国的任何冬天都糟糕。根据句意此空应填bad的比较级worse。

【5】句意：第二年他们通过一起吃新食物的一顿饭来庆祝。根据句意此空应填eating。

【6】句意：我们仍然能用传统的饭来庆祝感恩节。根据句意此空应填traditional。

【7】句意：我们都帮助准备食物。根据句意此空应填prepare。

【8】句意：在节日期间有很多有趣的可以看或做的事情。根据句意此空应填fun的形容词funny。

【9】句意：我们开始购物买礼物。根据句意此空应填presents。

【10】句意：像许多美国人一样我们在电视上看比赛并玩的很高兴。根据句意“玩的高兴”是enjoy oneself，所以此空应填our的反身代词ourselves。