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1、中考英语阅读理解练习：ThanksgivingDay ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearli
2、erintheyear,inSeptember. Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsth
3、athavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks. Thefirstthanksgivingservice(仪式)inNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th,1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthen
4、ewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejourneys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedeverythingoutsideo
5、nlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays. AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thas
6、theDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay. Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime. 1.IsThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinN
7、orthAmericancountries? 2.WhendidthefirstthanksgivingservicetakeplaceinNorthAmerica? 3.WhomadethelastThursdayinNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA? 4.Whatdoestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese? 5.Translatethesentence“TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandfort
8、hegoodharvesttheyhavehad.”intoChinese. 1.No,it
