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1、本资2012届高考英语阅读理解训练(8)(一)ThanksgivingDayisspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnot
2、hingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in16
3、20.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast(盛宴).ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.Intime,othercolonies(殖民地)begantocelebratea
4、dayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed(宣布)thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThu
5、rsdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.1.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated.A.inspringB.summerC.inautumnD.inwinter2.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere.A.somepeoplefromEn
6、glandB.theAmericanIndiansC.SarahJosephaHaleD.GovernorBradford3.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe.A.intheU.S.A.B.inGreatBritainC.inCanadaD.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.B.AbrahamLinco
7、lnwasnotthefirsttodecideonthanksgivingcelebrations.C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.D.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.5.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebrated
8、intheU.S.A.B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwa
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