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中考英语阅读理解练习ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierintheyear,inSeptember.Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks.Thefirstthanksgivingservice(仪式)inNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th,1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejourneys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedevery­thingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays.AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thastheDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay.Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime.中考英语阅读理解练习题目1.IsThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinNorthAmericancountries?2.WhendidthefirstthanksgivingservicetakeplaceinNorthAmerica?3.WhomadethelastThursdayinNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA?4.Whatdoestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese?5.Translatethesentence"TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad."intoChinese.中考英语阅读理解练习答案1.No,itisn’t.回答一般疑问句