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人教版八年级上册英语期末复习：阅读理解刷题练习题30篇
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In1621,thePlymouthcolonist(殖民者)andWampanoagIndianssharedanautumnharvestfestivalthatisknowntodayasoneofthefirstThanksgivingCelebrationsinthecolonies(殖民地).Formorethantwocenturies,daysofthanksgivingwerecelebratedbycoloniesandstatesthemselves.Itwasn’tuntil1863,inthemidstoftheCivilWar,thatPresidentAbrahamLincolnmadeitknowntothepublicthatanationalThanksgivingDaywillbeheldeachNovember.
InmanyAmericanfamilies,theThanksgivingcelebrationnowcentersoncookingandsharingabigmealwithfamilyandfriends.Turkeyhasbecomeasymboloftheholiday.Today,however,nearly90percentAmericanseatthebird—whetherroasted,bakedordeep-friedonThanksgiving.Othertraditionalfoodsincludestuffing(火鸡填料),mashedpotatoes,cranberrysauceandpumpkinpie.VolunteeringisacommonThanksgivingDayactivity,andcommunitiesoftenholdfooddrivesandhostfreedinnerstothepeopleinneed.
ParadeshavealsobecomeanimportantpartoftheholidayincitiesandtownsacrosstheUnitedStates.PresentedbyMacy’sdepartmentstoresince1924,NewYorkCity’sThanksgivingDayparadeisthelargestandmostfamous,attractingsome2to3millionpeoplealongits2.5-milerouteanddrawingahugenumberoftelevisionaudience.
Beginninginthemid-20thcenturyandperhapsevenearlier,thepresidentoftheUnitedStateshas“pardoned”(赦免)oneortwoThanksgivingturkeyseachyear,sparingthebirdsfromslaughter(屠杀)andsendingthemtoafarmtoliveahappylife.AnumberofU.S.governorsalsoperformtheturkeypardoningactivityeveryyear.
1．WhendidThanksgivingbecomeanationalholiday?
A．In1621. B．In1863. C．In1924. D．In1620.
2．WhatwasthereasonwhyThanksgivingwascelebratedin1621?
A．Tocelebrateanautumnharvest.
B．Tocelebratethenewcolony.
C．TocelebrateanIndiantraditionalfestival.
D．Tocelebratethef
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