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1、Textleading-inGlobalreadingLanguagelearningDetailedreadingExerciseTextleading-inTheoriginalofThanksgivingDayItwas1620thatsomeworshipperscarriedbytheMayflowerssailedtoAmerican,huntingfortheirreligiousfreedom.Afterpitchedandrolledfortwomonthsatsea,theyfinallylandedatinicyNovember,whichisnowca
2、lledPlymouth,Massachusetts.theMayflowersDuringthefirstwinter,overhalfofsettlersdiedofhungerandillness.Thesurvivedsowedinthefirstwinters.Duringthewholesummer,theywereeagertotheharvest,knowingthattheirsurvivalandthesettlementalldependedonthecomingharvest.Finally,thecorngotanincredibleharvest.
3、Inordertoexpresstheirgratitudetothegod,theyholdafeastlastingforthreedays.faminebumperharvestItwasfromthenthatthistraditiontookover,andbecomepopulararoundtheworld.In1863,theAmericanpresidentLincolndeclaredthefourthThursdayofNovembertobetheThanksgivingDay.ThefourthThursdayofNovemberistheThank
4、sgivingDay!ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.Thebestandmostattrac
5、tiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.ThanksgivingDayisadaywhenAmericanofallbackgroundandfaithsjoinintoexpresstheirgratitudetoanyone.Itisadayfulloflove.GlobalreadingPartOne:Paragraphs1-9OnThanksgivingday1943
6、,asayoungCoastGuardatsea,theauthorproposedtoexpresshisthanksforthepeoplewhohadhelpedhimbeforePartTwo:Paragraphs10-16Theauthordecidedtowritethreethank-youletterstothepeoplehewasmosteagertothank.HewritetohisfatherhisgrandmotherandtheRev.hisgrammarschoolprincipal.PartThree:Paragraphs17-23Thewr
7、itergotthreelettersinreply.PartFour:Paragraphs24-26Accordingtothatletter,theauthornoticesthatpeopleshouldfindthegoodandpraiseit.1、Whatdoyouthinkofthissentence“Finally,Ithankedhersimplyforhavingsprinkledmylifewithstardust.”?(inthe15thparagraph)Answer:Gran