Question

    In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.

The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say “Thank you” for the harvest.

At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and pumpkins pie. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.

1.________ has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States.

A.Japan B.China C.Korea D.Canada

2.In Canada, Thanksgiving is on the _________.

A.fourth Thursday of January B.second Monday of October

C.fourth Thursday of November D.second Monday in December

3.Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because _________.

A.they like flowers B.they have a big meal

C.the harvest come earlier D.they want to be different

4.The harvest brings _________ to people.

A.flowers B.turkeys

C.vegetables D.food

5.What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?

A.Thank you. B.Good morning.

C.I’m hungry. D.Thank you a lot.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲了美国和加拿大的感恩节，介绍了两国感恩节的不同日期及感恩节的一些习俗。

1.细节理解题。根据第1段中“In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大人也过感恩节。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第1段中“In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大的感恩节在十月的第二个星期一。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第1段中“Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.”可知加拿大的收获季节比美国来得早，因此感恩节比较早。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第2段中“The harvest brings a lot of food to the people.”可知收获给人们带来许多食物。故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据第2段中“Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say ‘Thank you’ for the harvest.”及第3段中“They are saying ‘Thank you’ for the harvest that comes every year.”可知感恩节时人们通常会说“谢谢你”。故选A。