2014中考英语阅​读​理​解：感恩节

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　　Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for peoplein the United States. They celebrate it on the lastThursday in November. Canadians also celebrateThanksgiving Day, but they do it on the secondMonday of October. In Britain, where this festival iscalled Harvest Festival, people celebrate it earlier inthe year, in September.

　　A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees andthe crops you take from the ground. In NorthAmerica and Britain, harvest time for most fruit andcrops is in the autumn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks toGod on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happenedduring the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes offruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.

　　The first thanksgiving service (仪式) in North America took place on December 4th, 1619when 38 English people, arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They heldthis service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journeys. Thenext year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately theharvest was good. they decided to celebrate it with a big meal. They shot and killed smallanimals to eat and cooked every­thing outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to themeal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festivallasted three days.

　　A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on thesame day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named November 26th asthe Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said thatthe last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.

　　Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day toeat good food and have a happy time.

　　1. Is Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the same day in North American countries?

　　2. When did the first thanksgiving service take place in North America?

　　3. Who made the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day in the USA?

　　4. What does the word “fortunately” mean in Chinese?

　　5. Translate the sentence "They thank God for the good things that have happened duringthe year and for the good harvest they have had." into Chinese.

　　参考答案与解析：

　　1. No, it isn’t. 回答一般疑问句用Yes或No回答。

　　2. On December 4th, 1619. 细节题。见第3段第一句。

　　3. President Abraham Lincoln 细节题。见第4段最后一句。

　　4. 幸运地　词义猜测题。根据前后的转折关系可推测出。

　　5.翻译：他们感谢上帝在这一年中赐给他们的好运和给他们带来的好收成。