閱讀理解Thanks giving
Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets．That wasHalloween．‘In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents．For Christmas．
As if all this isn’t enough，on Thursday this week，America will enjoy another festival—Thanksgiving．
Children will have two days off school，shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food．
Every year， in Gainesville，F(xiàn)lorida，all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together．The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families．After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie．
Dean Foster， an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebration．He said：‘I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family．’’
His brother Ben，nine，said：‘the best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished，it is time to start Christmas．’
But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message．On Thursday evening，Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal．
Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket．The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives．
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life．After a hard year， they had a big autumn harvest．They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food．
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving．They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter．
詞匯：
turkey n．火雞
pumpkin n．南瓜
pilgrim n．朝圣者
1．Thanksgiving：感恩節(jié)(11月的第四個星期四)
2．Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(據(jù)傳此時可見到鬼)
3．Christmas：圣誕節(jié)(12月25日)
1. On Halloween， children in the United States often dress up as
A)ghosts B)players． C)pilgrims． D)visitors．
2．When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten？
A)On Halloween． B)On Thursday． C)On Thanksgiving． D)On Christmas Day．
3．Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for
A)looking after them． B)providing them with comfortable and happy lives• C)clothing them． D)protecting them
4．Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because
A)they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food• B)they can dress up like monsters．
C)they can put on plays． D)they call visit American Indians．
5．The first pilgrims settled in the United States in
A)1621． B)1620． C)1622． D)1619．
參考答案：
1 A 該題問：在10月31日之夜’，美國兒童常常打扮成什么樣子？ 首先利用問題中的特征詞Halloween作為答案線索，這樣很快在文章第二句中找到涉及到答案相關(guān)句： That was Halloween．代詞That提示我們應(yīng)該接著看前面的句子：Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets．這句話中出現(xiàn)了與問題句中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)children in the United States呼應(yīng)的結(jié)構(gòu)，因此判斷這個句子需要認(rèn)真看， 這個句子說“四周前，美國兒童打扮成怪物，四處要糖吃。”“鬼”（ghosts）跟“怪物”（monsters）比較接近，A正確。
2. C. 該題問：火雞和南瓜餅是什么時候吃的？ 火雞和南瓜餅是感恩節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)食品。利用提干中的新信息詞（也是標(biāo)志詞）turkey 和pumpkin 作為答案線索，這樣在第4段的最后一個句子中找到答案相關(guān)句：After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. (演出過后這些家庭將分享傳統(tǒng)的感恩節(jié)食物，如火雞和南瓜餡餅) ， 因此判斷C（感恩節(jié)）是答案。
3 B;該題問：感恩節(jié)是美國人因為什么而感謝上帝的日子？ 這個句子中的新信息是“感謝上帝”， 所以利用“thank God”作為答案線索，這樣在文章的倒數(shù)第三段中找到答案相關(guān)句：The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives （感謝上帝為他們提供了舒適、幸福生活的日子）， 因此判斷B是答案。
4．A．該題問：許多美國兒童喜歡感恩節(jié)的原因是什么？ 利用問題句中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)“l(fā)ike Thanksgiving”作為答案線索，這樣在第5段中找到答案相關(guān)句：Dean Foster， an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebration．He said：‘I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family．’’（喜歡感恩節(jié)是因為它以為著學(xué)校放假，有很多好吃的食物， 而且能和家人在一起享受快樂）， 選項A（他們可以呆在家里，跟父母在一起，并且會吃到很多好吃的東西）與該句內(nèi)容一致，答案是A.
5. A 該題問：第一批朝圣者是什么時候到美國來定居的？ 被選項都是年代，所以直接注意文章中表示年代的數(shù)字，這樣栽倒數(shù)第二段的第1個句子中找到答案相關(guān)句：Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life．該題考查考生對when引導(dǎo)的定語從句的理解。該句說“感恩節(jié)是源于1621年的美國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，在這一年第一批朝圣者抵達(dá)美國開始新的生活。”因此答案是A.