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.

A.

tellwhatthefamilydoforThanksgivingDay

B.

tellhowthefamilyspendsThanksgivingDay

C.

introducefoodsservedonThanksgivingDay

D.

introducetheAmericanThanksgivingDay

6.OnThanksgivingDaytheauthor'

sfamilydothefollowingexcept 

watchingamovie

makingvisits

havingabigmeal

watchingfootball

7.Whydoestheauthor'

smindusually“goblank”whensayingaprayerofthanks?

Heistoothankfultosayaword.

Hismindisonthefoodbeforehim.

Hefeelstooexcitedtospeak.

Heisshytospeakinpublic.

8.Theunderlinedphrase“digin”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“ 

”.

chatwithothers

makeahole

mixthingsup

starteating

9.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

OnThanksgivingDay,mendonothingbuteat.

Theauthorisamiddleschoolstudent.

Theauthor'

sfamilyisnotrich,butit'

salovingone.

ThanksgivingDayfallsonThursdayofDecember.

C

ThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.

ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1620,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheywentdownontheirkneesandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.

ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.

Intime,otherplacesofthecontinentbegantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.HeannouncedthelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.

10.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated 

inspring

insummer

inautumn

inwinter

11.OneofthefirstthanksgivingscelebratedinAmericawasby 

somepeoplefromEngland

theAmericanIndians

SarahJosephaHale

GovernorBradford

12.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe 

intheU.S.A.

inGreatBritain

inCanada

onsomeislandofftheAtlantic

13.Thepassagemainlytellsus 

howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.

howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday

howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces

D

MostpeoplebuyalotofgiftsjustbeforeChristmas.Butsomepeoplethinkwebuytoomuch.Theyhavestartedaspecialdaycalled"

BuyNothingDay"

.Theydon'

twantanyonetogoshoppingonthatday.

BuyNothingDayisNovember29.It'

s25daysbeforeChristmas.It'

safterThanksgivingandoftenthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.Atthistime,weseeadsinnewspapersandonTVtellingusto"

buy,buy,buy!

"

TheideaofBuyNothingDaystartedinVancouver,BritishColumbia.NowpeopleallovertheworldcelebrateBuyNothingDay.InCalifornia,parentsandchildrengettogethertoreadstories,singsongsandpaintpictures.Thisyear,inManchester,England,peopledresseduptotellpeoplethatwebuytoomuch.

InAlbuquerque,NewMexico,highschoolstudentswantedtotellotherstudentsaboutBuyNothingDay.TheyorganizedaSpaghettidinnertogivepeopleinformationaboutBuyNothingDay.Theyaskedrestaurantsintheneighborhoodtodonatethefood.Theymadepostersandtalkedtootherstudentsaboutit.Thedinnerwasabigsuccess,andmanystudentsagreednottobuyanythingonNovember29.Thestudentsatthehighschoolliketheideaofthisnewtradition.Nextyear,theywanttohaveanotherdinnertotellmorepeopleabout"

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedayforpeopletocelebrateBuyNothingDay?

November29.

25daysbeforeChristmas.

AfterThanksgiving.

ThefirstdayafterChristmas.

15.HowdopeoplecelebrateBuyNothingDay?

InCalifornia,parentsandchildrengettogethertoplaygames.

InEngland,peoplecelebratedbyperformingplays.

InMexico,highschoolstudentsdressedup.

Theyboughtnothingandpersuadedothersnottobuythings.

16.WhatdidthestudentsdoinNewMexicofortheday?

Theydonatedthefoodoftheirown.

Theytalkedtoothersaboutit.

Theymadesomeslogansforit.

Theyorganizedaluxuriousdinner.

17.What'

sthebesttitleforthepassage?

AFreeDinner

ABigSuccess

BuyNothingDay

ANewChristmasDay

E

Wespoketothreestudentsfromaroundtheworldaboutdifferentnationalholidays.Therearedifferentcustoms（习俗）foreachfestival.

TanXiaodong,15,HongKong,China

"

It'

llsoonbeChineseNewYear.Beforeit,we'

llcleanthehouseanddecorateitforgoodluck.Everyshopisgoingtocloseforafewdaysandwe'

llgooutalottocelebrateinthestreets.Wemightgoandseethelionanddragondancesinthecitycenter.Ilovethisfestival."

Wendy,16,Sydney,Australia

AustraliaDayison26thJanuaryandit'

sanimportantholidayhere.WealwayshaveaMondayoff,sowecelebrateforthreedays.MyparentsandIgotothecountrysideforapicnicandfriendsalwayscomeover.Manypeoplegotobeachpartiesorstreetpartiesandthere'

slotsofmusicanddancing.Whatfun!

Amy,14,NewYork,U.S.A.

ThefirstThanksgivingDaywashundredsofyearsagowhenEuropeanswhocametoAmericathankedGodforhishelp.It'

sstillaveryimportantdayforfamiliestobetogether.Thisyearwe'

regoingtovisitmygrandparentsandwe'

lleatadeliciousmealofturkey.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear."

18.Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

19.DuringtheChineseNewYear,touristscan 

doalotofshopping

seelionanddragondances

decoratethehouseforgoodluck

eatturkeys

20.OnAustraliaday,familiesoften 

haveamealinthecountryside

gotoaswimmingpool

haveapartyatschool

cleanthehouseanddance

21.Whatdoyouthinkaturkeyisinthispassage?

Country.

Afestival.

Abird.

Akindofdrink.

22.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat 

AustraliaDayisanimportantdayforfamilymemberstogettogether

Differentfestivalshavedifferentcustoms

ManypeoplegooutforapicnicwithfriendsbeforeChineseNewYear

ThefirstThanksgivingDaywasbornahundredyearsago

F

MillionsofAmericans,thisThursday,willjoinfamilyandfriendstogivethanksandeatamealwithahistorythatiscenturiesold.

EarlyEuropeansettlersinNorthAmericaheldotherceremonieswheretheygavethanks.ButwhatAmericansoftenconsiderthefirstThanksgivingtookplaceinPlymouthColony.TodaywecallitMassachusetts.Thosesettlersareknownasthepilgrims.Theyheldathree-daycelebrationinthefallof1621.TheycelebratedtheharvestwithmembersofalocalIndiantribe.

ThebestknownfoodthatAmericanstraditionallyeatonThanksgivingisturkey.Thanks