ThanksgivingDayisaholidayintheUSA.ItiscelebratedeveryyearonthefourthThursdayofNovember.OnThanksgivingDayfamilymembersandfriendsgettogetherforaturkey(火鸡)dinner.Peoplewholiveinthecities,iftheirrelativesliveoutoftown,leaveworkearlyonWednesdayafternoonanddrivetheircarstodistantplacesforafamilyreunion(团聚).ManypeoplealsotheFridayofandmakeitalongweekendbecausemostAmericansdonotworkonSaturdaysorWednesdays.Duringtheholiday,travelbetweenbigcitiescanbeaheadache.
Thetradition(传统)oftheThanksgiving’sholidaybeganin1621whenthefirstEnglishsettlersarrivedintheNewWorld.Theydidnothaveenoughfood,andtheIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtogrowcornandothervegetables.So,intheautumnaftertheycametoAmerica,theyhadagoodharvest.TheEnglishsettlersdecidedtocelebrate,andtheyinvitedtheirIndianneighbors(邻居)toabigfeast(宴会)inordertogivethankstothemfortheirhelpandtotheGod.
()1.IfNovember1,1991wasFriday,thenThanksgivingDaywas________.
A.Nov.26B.Nov,28C.Nov,21D.Nov,27
()2.FormostAmericans,ThanksgivingDaywillbe_________.
A.afamilyget-togetherB.alongweekend
C.atimetoenjoyaturkeydinnerD.alloftheabove
()3.“Thanksgiving”means_________.
A.togivethankstotheIndiansB.togivethankstoGod
C.togivethankstotheirneighborsD.bothAandB
()4.WhenthefirstEnglishsettlersarrivedinAmerica,________.
A.theylivedahappylifeB.theylivedahardlife
C.theyhadagoodharvestD.theyweregoodatplantingcrops
()5.Asusual,it’sdifficulttotravelbycarsbetweenbigcitiesorincitieson______.
A.SaturdayandSundayB.FridayandSaturday
C.SundayandMondayD.Fridayafternoon,SaturdayandSunday