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1、Intheearly1600‘s,agroupknownastheSeparatistslivedinEngland.TheywerepeoplewhowantedtoworshipGod,studytheBibleandpray,buttheEnglishlawsdidnotallowthentoworshipastheydesired.Theywerehunteddownbeaten,andlockedup.Eventually,theyheardaboutfreedomofreligioninHolland,andplannedtoescape.Af
2、termuchhardship,theywereallowedtoleaveEngland.NowcalledPilgrims,theylivedinHollandfor12years,butleftbecausetheycouldn‘tstandthehardlife,andcouldn‘tworktheirowntrades.TheywantedtofindaKingdomofGodfortheirposterity(后代)topracticereligionfreely.SotheyhiredtheSpeedwellandMayflowertocar
3、rythemacrosstheAtlantictoanewlandinAmerica.TheSpeedwellhadmanyleaksandhadtoreturnback.TheMayflowertookintheirpassengers,makingatotalofover100.Theysailedtwomonthsandthreedays,crampedandhungry.OnNovember11,1620,theMayflowerspottedland.TheylandedinProvincetown,Massachusetts.Foroveram
4、onth,theysenttofindtheperfectplaceforthemtobuildtheircolony.Whentheyfinallyfoundaplace,theycalledPlymouth.Rightawaytheystartedbuildinghomes,knowingwinterwasnear.Unfortunately,aviolentstormhitwhenthehouseswerenotyetfinished.ThePilgrimswereforcedtostayonthecramped(狭窄的)Mayflowerforth
5、eirfirstwinterinthenewworld.Whenthiswinterwasover,overhalfofthemhaddied.ThePilgrimseventuallymadeagoodfriendwhohelpedthem.HisnamewasSquanto.Heshowedthemwherefishswam,howtohuntdeer,andhowtoplantcorn.SquantowasaNativeAmericanwhowaskidnapped(绑架)earlierinhislifeandtakentoEngland.Thisi
6、swhyhewasabletocommunicatewiththePilgrims.WiththehelpoftheNativeAmericans,therewasplentyforeveryonetoeatthatfirstsummer,andalsoplentytolastforthenextwinter.ThePilgrimshadsomuchtobethankfulfor.Theygavethanksforfriends,newhomes,freedomofreligion,andplentyoffoodinathree-daycelebratio
7、nwiththeirNativeAmericanfriends.TodaywecontinuethecelebrationofthePilgrimsandtheNativeAmericans,andcalleditthanksgiving.1. The Separatists left England in pursuit of ___ A) wealth B) adventure C) an easier life D) religious freedom 2. The Pilgrims spend their first winter___
8、_____ A) in their newly finished
