Question

【题目】先阅读短文，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使全文在逻辑上正确。（提示: 选项中有一个是多余的。）

large /small /celebrate/ main /traditional / fourth

In most countries, people usually eat ____________ food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the ___________ Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in American about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still ____________this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The ___________ dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a _________bird.

【1】__________

【2】__________

【3】__________

【4】__________

【5】__________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】traditional

【2】fourth

【3】celebrate

【4】main

【5】large

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是美国感恩节的由来及人们庆祝感恩节的方式。

【1】句意：在大部分的国家，人们在特殊的节日里通常吃传统的食物。

根据句意可知在特殊的节日里通常吃传统的的食物。故填traditional。

【2】句意：感恩节是在11月份的第四个星期四。根据句子on the _____2_____ Thursday in November的提示可知，空处应填序数词。故填fourth.

【3】句意：近来，大部分的美国人通过在家里和他们的家人大吃一顿来庆祝感恩的想法。

根据句意可知，应为动词“祝贺”。并且句子是一般现在时，主语是most Americans复数形式，动词用原形就行。故填celebrate

【4】句意：这顿饭的主菜差不多总是火鸡，一只大鸟。

根据美国人庆祝感恩节的习惯可知，主菜是火鸡。故填main。

【5】句意：这顿饭的主菜差不多总是火鸡，一只大鸟。

“火鸡”就是一只“大鸟”。故填large。