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Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.We interviewed several students from the US and Canada.Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.
Josie from New York，USA
“In America，Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November.It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America.When they first arrived，they found the environment strange.But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food.Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”
Todd from California，USA
“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping.That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends.For me and my friends，the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV.The match is watched by millions of people all over America.Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football！”
Ian from Saskatoon，Canada
“In Canada，Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day，many people go to church.Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them during the year.I always give thanks for the nice big turkey I'm going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals，Thanksgiving is about food！”
Katie from Maritimes，Canada
“On Thanksgiving Day，we have dinner with all our cousins，aunts and uncles.It is always very busy.Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents' houses.The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washingup is done by me and my cousins.And that's not an easy job！But I don't mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。主要讲的是美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节的不同经历。
1．People in the USA and Canada .
A. all have the same opinion of Thanksgiving
B．have different opinions of Thanksgiving
C．feel that Thanksgiving is about food
D．have no interest in Thanksgiving
B [推理判断题。从所采访的四个学生的内容可知，美国人和加拿大人对感恩节持不同的观点和看法，所以答案选B项。]
2．When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?
A．On the second Monday in October.
B．On the second Monday in November.
C．At the end of October.
D．At the end of November.
A [细节理解题。从第三个采访Ian from Saskatoon，Canada中的“In Canada，Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.”可知，答案为A项。]
3．Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?
A．New York. B．California.
C．Saskatoon. D．Maritimes.
A [细节理解题。从第一个采访Josie from New York，USA中的“Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”可知，答案选A项。]
4．What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Students learn to give thanks on Thanksgiving.
B．Many students like spending Thanksgiving at home.
C．Students have different experiences on Thanksgiving.
D．Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.
C [主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节不同的经历，所以答案选C项。]
