Question

  Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday and celebration. It is on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and on the second Monday in October in Canada.

For many Americans it is the most important holiday besides Christmas. Schools,offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving,and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember the early days. The most important of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey,sweet potatoes and so on.

On Thanksgiving there are special television programmes and sports events. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of Christmas period,and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.

(   ) 36. When is the Thanksgiving Day in Canada?

   A. The fourth Thursday of November.

   B. The second Monday in October.

   C. The fourth Monday of November.

   D. The second Thursday in October.

(   ) 37. Is Thanksgiving Day an important holi day in America?

   A. Yes,it is.

   B. No,it isn’t.

   C. We don’t know.

   D. None is right.

(   ) 38. Does China have a Thanksgiving Day?

   A. Yes,it has.

   B. No,it doesn’t have.

   C. We don’t know.

   D. None is right.

(   ) 39.         is  the  beginning  of Christmas period.

   A. Thanksgiving Day   B. Father’s Day   C. Mother’s Day   D. Christmas

(   ) 40.       is  the  most  important  of Thanksgiving Day.

   A. Turkey   B. Sweet potatoes   C. Shopping   D. A traditional dinner

Answer 1

36. B 从文中第一段“…on the second Monday in October in Canada”可知。

37. A由文中第二段可知。

38. B根据常识可知，中国没有感恩节。

39. A由最后一段第二句话可知，感恩节被认为是圣诞节的开始。

40. D 从文中第三段 “The most important of the celebration is a traditional dinner...”可知。