Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada．Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing．Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival．This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in．But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest．On December 4,1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia．They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic．
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest．The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620．They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel．Many of the Pilgrims died．But the next year, they had a good harvest．So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast(盛宴)．The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast．Everyone brought food．
In time, other colonies(殖民地)began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving．But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day．During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it．He proclaimed(宣布)the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving．Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November．Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours．But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October．
(1)
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated ________．
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A．
in spring
B．
in summer
C．
in autumn
D．
in winter
(2)
The first to celebrate thanksgiving were ________．
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A．
some people from England
B．
the American Indians
C．
Sarah Josepha Hale
D．
Governor Bradford
(3)
We can infer from the passage that New England must be ________．
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A．
in the USA
B．
in Great Britain
C．
in Canada
D．
on some island off the Atlantic
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest．
B．
Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations．
C．
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people's thanks to God．
D．
There's little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day．
Today’s teenagers, at least in the eye of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy．However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 percent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems．This originates from falling out(争吵)with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says．
Experts caution that metal problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth．
Today’s teenagers are confronted with(面临)tougher challenges in study and employment．As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents．
Living under such great pressure makes, teenagers susceptible to mental problems．On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings．
Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent．It is estimated that by the year 2020 mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth．
The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers－both physically and mentally．
Schools should build up a contingent(可能事件)of professional personal to give students regular checkups and consultations(咨询)on their mental health．
Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents．
(1)
The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ________．
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A．
to settle the teenagers’ mental problem
B．
to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem
C．
to tell us the reasons for the problem
D．
to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers
(2)
The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because．
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A．
their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear
B．
their parents give too high expectations to them
C．
their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings
D．
they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health
(3)
It can be inferred tha ________．
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A．
mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now
B．
all parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them
C．
mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people
D．
parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy
(4)
The writer’s attitude towards the problem can be described as ________．
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