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1、Textleading-inGlobalreadingLanguagelearningDetailedreadingExerciseTextleading-inTheoriginalofThanksgivingDayItwas1620thatsomeworshipperscarriedbytheMayflowerssailedtoAmerican,huntingfortheirreligiousfreedom.Afterpitchedandrolledfortwomonthsatsea,theyfinallylandedatinicyNovember,whichi
2、snowcalledPlymouth,Massachusetts.theMayflowersDuringthefirstwinter,overhalfofsettlersdiedofhungerandillness.Thesurvivedsowedinthefirstwinters.Duringthewholesummer,theywereeagertotheharvest,knowingthattheirsurvivalandthesettlementalldependedonthecomingharvest.Finally,thecorngotanincred
3、ibleharvest.Inordertoexpresstheirgratitudetothegod,theyholdafeastlastingforthreedays.faminebumperharvestItwasfromthenthatthistraditiontookover,andbecomepopulararoundtheworld.In1863,theAmericanpresidentLincolndeclaredthefourthThursdayofNovembertobetheThanksgivingDay.ThefourthThursdayof
4、NovemberistheThanksgivingDay!ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsqu
5、ash.Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.ThanksgivingDayisadaywhenAmericanofallbackgroundandfaithsjoinintoexpresstheirgratitudetoanyone.Itisadayfulloflove.GlobalreadingPartOne:Para
6、graphs1-9OnThanksgivingday1943,asayoungCoastGuardatsea,theauthorproposedtoexpresshisthanksforthepeoplewhohadhelpedhimbeforePartTwo:Paragraphs10-16Theauthordecidedtowritethreethank-youletterstothepeoplehewasmosteagertothank.HewritetohisfatherhisgrandmotherandtheRev.hisgrammarschoolprin
7、cipal.PartThree:Paragraphs17-23Thewritergotthreelettersinreply.PartFour:Paragraphs24-26Accordingtothatletter,theauthornoticesthatpeopleshouldfindthegoodandpraiseit.1、Whatdoyouthinkofthissentence“Finally,Ithankedhersimplyforhavingsprinkledmylifewithstardust.”?(inthe15thparagraph)Answer
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