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1、中考英語閱讀理解專項：ThanksgivingDay I ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierinth
2、eyear,inSeptember. Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedd
3、uringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks. ThefirstthanksgivingserviceinNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th,1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.Theyheldthisservic
4、enottothankGodfortheharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejourneys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedevery?thingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocameto
5、themeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays. AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thastheDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbrahamL
6、incolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay. Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime. ThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinNorthAmericancountries? didthefirstthanksgivingservicetake
7、placeinNorthAmerica? madethelastThursdayinNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA? doestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese? 46Translatethesentence“TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.”intoChinese. I 1.No,itisn’t.回答一般疑問句用Yes或
