【阅读练习】感恩节4篇阅读理解专练

感恩节阅读理解

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Every American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day, and

mine is no difference. Once the national holiday arrives, my mom rises early

to make the meal. She puts a turkey in the oven, chops carrots and bakes pies.

I'm sorry to say that the men in the family

—

my dad, my younger brother

and myself

—

rarely pitch into help. Our job is to wash the mountain of dirty

dishes after the meal is over.

Around 2 p.m. every Thanksgiving Day, family members seat themselves

around the kitchen table. Plates of turkey, vegetables, salad, rolls and pies

cover it. At this point, we can hardly keep ourselves from drooling(

流口水

)

all over our fancy clothes, but it's not yet time to eat.

First, we must bow our heads, close our eyes and say a prayer of thanks

aloud to God for giving us everything we have. Under normal circumstances,

I would have no problem making a list of things I am thankful for. I grew up

in a loving family. My parents, who aren't wealthy, took out loans to help

me pay for university.

But, the funny thing is, every time I sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and

try to say a prayer of thanks, my mind usually goes blank. I think it has

something to do with my growling(

咕咕叫

) stomach and all of that food

sitting right there under my nose.

Eventually, though, we all finish our short prayers and dig in. To be sure,

the day includes other highlights

—

visiting with family and watching

football. But usually around 6 p.m. we are all ourselves stuffed like turkeys

and thankful to have a nice warm bed to sleep in.

5. The purpose of the text is to .

A

tell what the family do for Thanksgiving Day

.

B.

tell how the family spends Thanksgiving Day

C.

introduce foods served on Thanksgiving Day

D

introduce the American Thanksgiving Day

.

6. On Thanksgiving Day the author's family do the following

except .

A

watching a movie

.

C.

having a big meal

D

watching football

.

7. Why does the author's mind usually “go blank” when saying a prayer of

thanks?

A

He is too thankful to say a word.

.

B.

His mind is on the food before him.

C.

He feels too excited to speak.

D

He is shy to speak in public.

.

8. The underlined phrase “dig in” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning

to “

”.

A

chat with others

B.

make a hole

B.

making visits

.

C.

mix things up

D

start eating

.

9. What can we conclude from the text?

A

On Thanksgiving Day, men do nothing but eat.

.

B.

The author is a middle school student.

C.

The author's family is not rich, but it's a loving one.

D

Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday of December.

.

C

Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United

States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for

their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated

in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in

America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1620, the

Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They

went down on their knees and thanked God for their safe journey across the

Atlantic.

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The

Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had

a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But

the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a

three- day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their

special feast. Everyone brought food.

In time, other places of the continent began to celebrate a day of

thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving

Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln

to do something about it. He announced the last Thursday of November

1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy

harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate

Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But

the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

10. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .

A

in spring

.

A

some people from England

.

C.

Sarah Josepha Hale

D

Governor Bradford

.

12. We can infer from the passage that New England must be .

A

in the U.S.A.

.

B.

in Great Britain

C.

in Canada

D

on some island off the Atlantic

.

13. The passage mainly tells us .

B.

in summer

C.

in autumn

D

in winter

.

B.

the American Indians

11. One of the first thanksgivings celebrated in America was by .

A

how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.

.

B.

how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is

celebrated

C.

that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday

D

how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time

.

and places

D

Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people

think we buy too much. They have started a special day called

Day

Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It's 25 days before Christmas. It's after

Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we

see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to

The idea of Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California,

parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint

pictures. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people

that we buy too much.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other

students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a Spaghetti dinner to give

people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the

neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other

students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed

not to buy anything on November 29. The students at the high school like