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1、2017中考英语阅读理解专项练习：ThanksgivingDay ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierintheyear
2、,inSeptember. Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyeara
3、ndforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks. Thefirstthanksgivingservice(仪式)inNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th,1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfor
4、theharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejourneys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedevery-thingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattabl
5、esoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays. AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thastheDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatt
6、helastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay. Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime. ThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinNorthAmericancountries? didthefirstthanksgivingservicetakeplaceinNorthAmerica? madethelastThursday
7、inNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA? doestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese? 46Translatethesentence“TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.”intoChinese. 1.No,itisn’t.回答一般疑问句用
