综合类：阅读理解Thanksgiving
People came to America from every country in the world and brought the traditions of their ancestors with them. Thus， most American traditions are not really American. But Thanksgiving (感恩节) is different because it started in
America. So it is a truly American tradition.Life provides many good and bad things. Every year， in November， Thanksgiving Day reminds us of the good things in life， and people are thankful. On this day people usually eat turkey and great quantities of other foods. Jesse has decided to spend Thanksgiving with David and Elizabeth Watson because he likes them， and because he cannot go to his parents home in Chicago.
Elizabeths nickname (昵称) is Betty， and people usually call her that. She is the secretary of Jesses boss. Jesse got to know the Watsons two years ago and he and Dave have become good friends. Sometimes they go fishing or to a ball game together.
The Watsons live in a small apartment in a suburb of New York City. The offices where Betty works are in downtown New York， and she has to take a bus and two subway trains to go to work every day. It takes her about one hour to get there. She finds the trip boring and tiring. She wants to stay home in order to take care of the family and enjoy the children. The Watsons have three children. Their daughter Sue is in the fourth grade and their son Paul is in the second grade. They also have a two-year-old daughter， Ann.
The children like Jesse; he is their hero. He tells them stories about foreign countries， about Africa and China， about the Pacific and Japan; he has never even seen most of these countries. He knows about fast cars and new inventions. The Watson children think that Jesse is full of adventures; he is fascinating to them. Frequently he takes them to the park and joins them in their games.
Today Jesse brought Sue a record of her favorite music， because she has a new record player. He also brought Paul a toy truck and Ann a plastic (塑料) book with bright pictures， and Betty a bunch of flowers. Betty cooked a nice turkey， and they all ate too much. After dinner the children wanted to go out to the park with Jesse. But they had to stay home， because it was raining. Later， Dave and Jesse sat down in front of the TV to watch a football game.
16 Thanksgiving is not a truly American tradition
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 Thanksgiving Day falls on the 4th Thursday in November.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 The turkey is a most popular food on Thanksgiving Day
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 Jesse and his boss are good friends.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 Elizabeth enjoys going to work in downtown New York
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 The children like Jesse because he once traveled around the world
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 Jesse had a good time in his friends home
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
参考答案：16. B17. C18. A19. C20. B21. B22. A
16.B 文章第一段的大意是：许多美国传统不是真正源于美国，与其它不同的是，感恩节起源于美国，是真真正正的美国传统节日。
17.C 文章中没有提及感恩节是哪一天。
18.A 答题依据在第二段的第二句。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。
19.C 文章第三段首句只说 Betty 是 Jesse 老板的秘书，并未提及 Jesse 和他老板的关系。
20.B 答题依据在第三段。Betty 住在市郊，但每天要花约一个小时乘公交和地铁到市区工作，她感到很累很烦。
21.B 答题依据在文章第五段。Jesse 给孩子们讲好多其他国家的故事，但第三句提到他根本没有见过这些国家，因此他并没有周游世界。
22.A 答题依据在最后一段。Jesse 带去了好多礼物，要不是因为下雨孩子们会和他一起公园 玩，之后 Dave 和 Jesse 一起看足球赛，可见Jesse 在朋友家玩的高兴。