阅读理解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，Florida，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．
词汇：
turkey n．火鸡
pumpkin n．南瓜
pilgrim n．朝圣者
1．Thanksgiving：感恩节(11月的第四个星期四)
2．Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(据传此时可见到鬼)
3．Christmas：圣诞节(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．
参考答案：
1 A 该题问：在10月31日之夜’，美国儿童常常打扮成什么样子？ 首先利用问题中的特征词Halloween作为答案线索，这样很快在文章第二句中找到涉及到答案相关句： That was Halloween．代词That提示我们应该接着看前面的句子：Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets．这句话中出现了与问题句中的核心结构children in the United States呼应的结构，因此判断这个句子需要认真看， 这个句子说“四周前，美国儿童打扮成怪物，四处要糖吃。”“鬼”（ghosts）跟“怪物”（monsters）比较接近，A正确。
2. C. 该题问：火鸡和南瓜饼是什么时候吃的？ 火鸡和南瓜饼是感恩节的传统食品。利用提干中的新信息词（也是标志词）turkey 和pumpkin 作为答案线索，这样在第4段的最后一个句子中找到答案相关句：After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. (演出过后这些家庭将分享传统的感恩节食物，如火鸡和南瓜馅饼) ， 因此判断C（感恩节）是答案。
3 B;该题问：感恩节是美国人因为什么而感谢上帝的日子？ 这个句子中的新信息是“感谢上帝”， 所以利用“thank God”作为答案线索，这样在文章的倒数第三段中找到答案相关句：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 （感谢上帝为他们提供了舒适、幸福生活的日子）， 因此判断B是答案。
4．A．该题问：许多美国儿童喜欢感恩节的原因是什么？ 利用问题句中的核心结构“like Thanksgiving”作为答案线索，这样在第5段中找到答案相关句：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．’’（喜欢感恩节是因为它以为着学校放假，有很多好吃的食物， 而且能和家人在一起享受快乐）， 选项A（他们可以呆在家里，跟父母在一起，并且会吃到很多好吃的东西）与该句内容一致，答案是A.
5. A 该题问：第一批朝圣者是什么时候到美国来定居的？ 被选项都是年代，所以直接注意文章中表示年代的数字，这样栽倒数第二段的第1个句子中找到答案相关句：Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life．该题考查考生对when引导的定语从句的理解。该句说“感恩节是源于1621年的美国传统节日，在这一年第一批朝圣者抵达美国开始新的生活。”因此答案是A.