Question

【題目】 In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.

The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say “Thank you” for the harvest.

At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and pumpkins pie. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.

【1】________ has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States.

A.JapanB.ChinaC.KoreaD.Canada

【2】In Canada, Thanksgiving is on the _________.

A.fourth Thursday of JanuaryB.second Monday of October

C.fourth Thursday of NovemberD.second Monday in December

【3】Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because _________.

A.they like flowersB.they have a big meal

C.the harvest come earlierD.they want to be different

【4】The harvest brings _________ to people.

A.flowersB.turkeys

C.vegetablesD.food

【5】What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?

A.Thank you.B.Good morning.

C.I’m hungry.D.Thank you a lot.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要講了美國和加拿大的感恩節(jié)，介紹了兩國感恩節(jié)的不同日期及感恩節(jié)的一些習(xí)俗。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段中“In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大人也過感恩節(jié)。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段中“In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大的感恩節(jié)在十月的第二個星期一。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段中“Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大的收獲季節(jié)比美國來得早，因此感恩節(jié)比較早。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2段中“The harvest brings a lot of food to the people.”可知收獲給人們帶來許多食物。故選D。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2段中“Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say ‘Thank you’ for the harvest.”及第3段中“They are saying ‘Thank you’ for the harvest that comes every year.”可知感恩節(jié)時人們通常會說“謝謝你”。故選A。