Question

12．On the fourth Sunday of every November，most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving．Special traditions in the US have been around for many years．（41）CThese are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started．
（42）EThe first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest （收获）．But it wasn't made into an official （官方的）holiday until 1863．The first large meal had turkey，fruits and vegetables，which are still common today．
（43）AHistorians say the first travelers invited Native Americans （美洲印第安人）to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food．Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for．
（44）FThe parade （游行）includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats （花车）that carry famous people．There are also many musical performances to watch．This parade started in 1924，and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City．
（45）BPeople started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day
became an official holiday．Today，the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving．

根据短文内容，从方框屮选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确．
A．Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about．
B．American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day．
C．However，some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from．
D．Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner．
E．A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving．
F．Every year，there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City．

Answer 1

分析 本文是介绍十一月的第四个周日感恩节，感恩就是这个节日的主题．美国有很多传统习惯，这里介绍了四个最受欢迎的感恩节传统以及它们的由来．

解答 CEAFB
41．C．推理题．结合前后文关键词是traditions传统，故However，some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from．一些人总是思考这些传统来自哪里，下文具体的说说四个传统，故选C．
42．E．推理题．根据下文The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest 说的是第一个感人节大餐，故A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving一个大餐是重要事件，故选E．
43．A．推理题．根据下文Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans （美洲印第安人）to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food．Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for．是说过去的人和现在的人对不同的事情表示感恩，故可知这里是说感恩是主题，故Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about．故选A．
44．F．推理题．根据下文The parade （游行）includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats （花车）that carry famous people是介绍游行，故Every year，there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City．每年纽约都有感恩节游行，故选F．
45．B．推理题．根据下文People started to watch football on Thanksgiving人们开始看足球，故上文American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day．人们观看和踢足球，故选B．

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