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Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.We interviewed several students from the USA and Canada.Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.
JosiefromNewYork,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.”
ToddfromCalifornia,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!”
IanfromSaskatoon,Canada
“In Canada,Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day,many people go to church.Thanks are 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!”
KatiefromMaritimes,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 washing-up 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.”
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节的不同经历。
21.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
答案B
解析推理判断题。从对四个学生的采访内容中可推断,美国人和加拿大人对感恩节持不同的观点和看法。
22.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.
答案A
解析细节理解题。从第三个采访IanfromSaskatoon,Canada中的第一句“InCanada,ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.”可知答案。
23.Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?
A.New York. B.California.
C.Saskatoon. D.Maritimes.
答案A
解析细节理解题。从第一个采访JosiefromNewYork,USA中的最后一句“Thanksgivingismeanttobeatraditionalcelebration.”可知答案。
