Question

    In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special days. A special holiday in the United States is Thanksgiving. It always falls ________ the fourth Thursday in November. And it is a time to show ________ for everything. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who moved to America about 400 years ago. They lived a(n)__________life and many of them died.  __________,

the native (本土的) Americans were friendly to them and taught them how to grow food. The next year, they had enough food and they planned to have a big party to thank the natives, food and new lives. These days, most Americans still _________it by having a big turkey meal at home with their family.

1.A.in B.for C.on

2.A.hopes B.thanks C.surprises

3.A.hard B.boring C.enjoyable

4.A.Seriously B.Probably C.Luckily

5.A.trust B.celebrate C.organize

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本篇文章主要介绍美国的特别日子感恩节的起源和感恩节的传统食物。

1.句意：它总是在十一月的第四个星期四到来。

in在……里；for为了；on在……上；根据空格后the fourth Thursday in November.可知，英语中表达在具体的某一天时，前面要用介词on，故选C。

2.句意：这是对一切表示感谢的时候。

hopes希望；thanks感谢；surprises惊讶；根据句意理解及常识可知，感恩节是对所有的一切表示感恩的日子，故选B。

3.句意：他们过着艰苦的生活。

hard艰苦的；boring厌烦的；enjoyable快乐的；根据句意理解及many of them died.可知，这里表达的是“艰苦的”，故选A。

4.句意：幸运的是，美国土住居民对他们很友好。

Seriously严重地；Probably可能地；Luckily幸运地；根据句意理解及后句the native (本土的) Americans were friendly to them可知，这是一件幸运的事情，故选C。

5.句意：如今，大多数美国人还是在家里和家人一起吃火鸡大餐来庆祝。

trust信任；celebrate庆祝；organize组织；根据句意理解及后句by having a big turkey meal at home with their family.可知，这里表达的是“庆祝”这里节日，故选B。