Question

根据短文内容按要求完成任务

Kids in the US may not get presents for Thanksgiving next Thursday, but they’ll still have fun. Why? Because they get the day off school!

   Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year . It’s a time to be with your family, to eat and play.

   Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1620. That year English people went to the US for the first time.

   They found farming in the US hard . But with the help of the native Indians, they still got a lot of food.

   So they invited the Indians to eat with them. Ta the meal they thanked God for their food luck. Thanksgiving has been celebrated ever since in the US.

   On Thanksgiving, families eat a big golden turkey, corn and pumpkin pies . There’s so much food, everyone gets a big stomachache .

   They also give thanks for their loved ones, and play games. It’s a great day!

阅读短文，回答下面问题。

1.Why kids still have fun though they don’t get presents for Thanksgiving?        

2.When is Thanksgiving?              

3.When did Thanksgiving start?                                                         

4.What do people eat on Thanksgiving?                                           

5. Where did English people go in 1620?                                          

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Because they get the day off school

2.It’s on the fourth Thursday of November every year

3.In 1620

4.They eat a big golden turkey, corn and pumpkin pies.

5.They went to the US.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要通过孩子们过圣诞节可以放假回家和家人团聚来引出圣诞节的来历，进一步讲述节日的庆祝时间、来源及人们在圣诞节的活动等。

1.根据短文第一段Because they get the day off school!可知虽然孩子们得不到圣诞节礼物但是他们可以放假一天，所以也很开心，故答案为Because they get the day off school。

2.根据短文第二段第一句Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year .可知圣诞节是在每年的１１月份的第四个星期四，故答案为It’s on the fourth Thursday of November every year 。

3.根据短文第三段第一句It’s on the fourth Thursday of November every year 可知圣诞节最早始于１６２０年，故答案为In 1620。

4.根据短文第六段On Thanksgiving, families eat a big golden turkey, corn and pumpkin pies .可知人们在那一天可以吃到火鸡、玉米和南瓜饼。故答案为They eat a big golden turkey, corn and pumpkin pies.

5.根据短文第三段That year English people went to the US for the first time.可知英国人当时是去美国，故答案为They went to the US.。

考点：阅读表达。