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1、2015中考英语阅读理解狂练精练（含答案）：ThanksgivingDay 【第二教育资源网www.02edu.com—初三英语试题】 以下是小编为各位同学整理的2015中考英语阅读理解狂练精练（含答案）：ThanksgivingDay，希望可以帮助到大家! ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.Canadiansalsocelebrate
2、ThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierintheyear,inSeptember. Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvestti
3、meformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andveg
4、etablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks. Thefirstthanksgivingservice(仪式)inNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th,1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejour
5、neys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedevery-thingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattables
6、outsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays. AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thastheDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbr
7、ahamLincolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay. Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime. 1.IsThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinNorthAmericancou
8、ntries? 2.WhendidthefirstthanksgivingservicetakeplaceinNorthAmerica? 3.WhomadethelastThursdayinNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA? 4.Whatdoestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese? 5.Transla
