摘要:( ) A. day B. holiday C. weekend D. thank

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  The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day.Usually family members and friends get together for a dinner.People sometimes drive a long way for a family get-together.Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday.

  Thanksgiving Day began in 1621.When the first English settlers(移民者)reached the New World, they did not have enough food.The American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.After the harvest, they invited the Indians to a great party to thank them for their help.

  Thanksgiving Day is an autumn holiday.It celebrates the good harvest.

  Now people are busier than before, so they have no time to go home to stay with their family members often, but they want a family reunion very much, so Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year's Eve to most Americans.

(1)

According to the passage, what do people usually do on Thanksgiving Day?

[  ]

A.

Have a dinner with family members and friends.

B.

Take a day off and enjoy a long vacation.

C.

Drive a long way for relaxing.

D.

Farm with family members and friends.

(2)

The first settlers invited Indians to a great party because they ________.

[  ]

A.

lived together

B.

helped them to keep warm

C.

taught them how to farm

D.

liked to have a big party

(3)

The underlined word“farm”in the passage means“________”.

[  ]

A.

grow crops

B.

a place

C.

eat something

D.

a word

(4)

What do Americans celebrate on Thanksgving Day?

[  ]

A.

A family reunion.

B.

Reaching the New World.

C.

The good harvest.

D.

Their Indian friends.

(5)

According to the passage, which is TRUE?

[  ]

A.

Thanksgiving Day is an Indian holiday.

B.

Most people think Thanksgiving Day is more important than New Year's Eve.

C.

God helped them to have a good harvest.

D.

Americans often don't get together on Thanksgiving Day because they are too busy.

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  The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday in the U. S. A. Usually, family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion9(团聚). Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday, because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays.

  Thanksgiving Day began in 1621, when the first English settlers(定居者)reached the New World. They did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.

  In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest. They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to dinner in order to thank them for their help and to God.

  As far as family reunion Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year's Eve to most Americans.

Choose the best answer.

(1) If November 1 is Monday, when is Thanksgiving Day?

[  ]

A.November4

B.November 18

C.November 25

D.December 2

(2) Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.The whole family get together for a big dinner on Thanksgiving Day.

B.All the Americans do not work on Thanksgiving Day.

C.Americans still work on Saturdays and Sundays.

D.Thanksgiving Day began in the sixteenth century(世纪).

(3) When the first English settlers arrived in America they ________.

[  ]

A.had a hard time

B.lived a happy life

C.taught American Indians how to farm

D.had a lot of things to eat

(4) The word “invite” means to ________.

[  ]

A.stop somebody from doing something

B.let somebody do something

C.make somebody do something

D.ask somebody to do something

(5) We can guess there are more family reunions ________.

[  ]

A.on Christmas Day than on Thanksgiving Day.

B.on Thanksgiving Day than on Christmas Day.

C.on New Year's Eve than on Thanksgiving Day.

D.on New Year's Day than on Thanksgiving Day.

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  In China, people do the same on the day for mothers.And, in some cities, people sometimes ask   5   to be broadcast(广播)on the radio for his or her mother only.  6   might cost a little money,   7  , as it is said,“  8   is invaluable(无价的).”

  On May 8,1999,just the day before the Mother's Day that year, a Chinese   9   was killed in a criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸)in Yugoslavia(南斯拉夫).Her name is Shao Yunhuan, a   10  , who wrote lots of articles(文章)for Chinese newspapers.All the Chinese will remember her for ever.

(1)

[  ]

A.

day

B.

holiday

C.

weekend

D.

thank

(2)

[  ]

A.

the other

B.

any other

C.

some other

D.

another

(3)

[  ]

A.

lasts

B.

holds

C.

makes

D.

falls

(4)

[  ]

A.

put

B.

send

C.

write

D.

post

(5)

[  ]

A.

a present

B.

a song

C.

some flowers

D.

some clothes

(6)

[  ]

A.

This

B.

These

C.

She

D.

They

(7)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

though

C.

then

D.

so

(8)

[  ]

A.

Monday

B.

Time

C.

Love

D.

Hate

(9)

[  ]

A.

boy

B.

girl

C.

father

D.

mother

(10)

[  ]

A.

worker

B.

reporter

C.

doctor

D.

teacher

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