A( 思维品质,文化意识)
Thanksgiving Day is the time when the harvest is in and it is also the perfect time for the families to get together,give thanks and enjoy the Thanksgiving celebrations.People celebrate this festival with turkeys,Thanksgiving prayers,Thanksgiving dinners,footballs and pumpkins.All these and many other things are believed to be connected with Thanksgiving celebrations.One of such things is special chocolate candies,which simply add fun and taste on this day.
Thanksgiving candies are one of the different flavors(风味)of this day.The families love to have fun on this day by sharing time together with traditional chocolate Thanksgiving candies.These chocolate Thanksgiving candies could be prepared at home and also made with white chocolate,dark chocolate or milk chocolate.Some of the popular shapes and designs of the Thanksgiving candies are turkeys,pumpkins,Indian corn,maple leaves and other autumn leaves.
The candy boxes are made of milk,white,dark or colored chocolate.They could be filled with seasonal chocolates and then stretch wrapped.Funny half-dipped cashews(腰果)and nuts may be added to these candies for making them more tasteful.However,the pops are stretch wrapped and come with curling ribbon(丝带)and are made in milk chocolate,dark chocolate,white chocolate or colors.
This time makes it a special Thanksgiving,with mouthwatering Thanksgiving candies,which is a little different and memorable.You can also take a fine collection of handmade candies,candy boxes,pops,Thanksgiving novelties(新奇)and chocolate gifts for the host of your Thanksgiving dinner.These candies are well liked by the children as well as the adults,so this could be a wonderful gift for the families.
21.According to the second paragraph we can know that .
A.people would specially like to eat chocolates
B.people are happy to have candies together
C.candies are main food during Thanksgiving
D.candies are made of all kinds of chocolates
答案B
解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“ThefamilieslovetohavefunonthisdaybysharingtimetogetherwithtraditionalchocolateThanksgivingcandies.”可知,B项正确。
22.If you want to make the candies more delicious you should .
A.mix them with the chocolate
B.wrap them with color ribbons
C.add cashews and nuts to them
D.put them into the candy boxes
答案C
解析细节理解题。由第三段第三句“Funnyhalf-dippedcashewsandnutsmaybeaddedtothesecandiesformakingthemmoretasteful.”可知,加入腰果和坚果可使糖果更美味可口。
23.The best title for this passage is .
A.Chocolates—Thanksgiving Candies
B.All Kinds of Thanksgiving Activities
C.Candies Are Made of Chocolates
D.Thanksgiving Celebrations
答案A
解析标题概括题。整篇文章讲的是感恩节的巧克力糖果,故A项合适。
