ThanksgivingiscelebratedintheUnitedStatesandCanada.IntheUnitedStatesitiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear.TheCanadianscelebrateitonthesecondMondayinOctober.Itisassociated(相关的)withgivingthankstotheGod.Inthebeginningpeopleexpressedgratitudefortheharvesttheygot.
Themostimportantpartofthecelebrationisthedinnerwhichincludesthecustomaryturkeyservedwithsauce(酱汁)andpumpkins.Alotofbusinessgoesonduringthisholiday.Forexamplerestaurantstakeadvantageoftheholidaytosellturkeydinners.
FamiliesandfriendsusuallygettogetherforalargemealordinneronThanksgivingDayandhavealotoffun.That'swhytheThanksgivingholidayisconsideredoneofthebusiesttravelperiodsoftheyear.Studentsaregivenafourdayorfivedayvacation.Thanksgivingisalsoapaidholidayformostworkers.
( )1.WhendopeoplecelebrateThanksgivinginAmerica?
A.OnthesecondMondayinNovember.
B.OnthefourthThursdayinNovember.
C.OnthefourthThursdayinOctober.
D.OnthesecondMondayinOctober.
( )2.Theunderlinedword"gratitude"means" "inChinese.
A.感激 B.自豪
C.梦想 D.忠诚
( )3.ThemostimportantpartoftheThanksgivingcelebrationis .
A.theGod B.thebusiness
C.thevacation D.thedinnerwiththeturkey
( )4.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus .
A.therearemanythingstododuringtheThanksgivingholiday
B.peopleareverybusyduringtheThanksgivingholiday
C.howpeoplecelebrateThanksgiving
D.thedinneristhemostimportantpartofthecelebration
( )5.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.RestaurantswillsellturkeydinnersduringtheThanksgivingholiday.
B.PeopleinAmericaandCanadacelebrateThanksgivingondifferentdays.
C.ThanksgivingisrelatedwithgivingthankstotheGod.
D.Mostworkerscan'tgetpayduringtheThanksgivingholiday.