Question

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year(2014) is November 20th . Thanksgiving Day is most closely 1. (与……有联系) with the earliest history of America. In 1620, the Pilgrims(清教徒) went to America by ship and wanted to2. (发现) a place where they could be free. After two 3.. (月), they landed on a place called Plymouth on an icy November day. 4. (在……期间) their first winter, over half of them died because of the 5. (影响) of hunger or diseases. The rest of them began growing crops in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests with great wishes that were

6. (有帮助的). Finally everything came true. Therefore a day of thanksgiving was

7. (建议). Years later, the fourth Thursday of November is celebrated 8. (广泛地) as Thanksgiving Day every year. The big Family dinner is planned before September. On that day, people can find apples, oranges, 9. (葡萄) and other fruits, they can also find all kinds of delicious food. 10. (然而), the best, most traditional and favorite food is turkey and pumpkin pie. Till today Thanksgiving Day has been one of American most national holidays.

Answer 1

1.connected

2.discover

3.months

4.During

5.influence

6.helpful

7.suggested

8.widely

9.grapes

10.However

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了感恩节。感恩节和美国的最早历史有密切的联系。在1620年，清教徒乘船去美国，想发现一个自由的地方，他们在普利茅斯登陆。在他们的第一个冬天期间，有一半多的人死去。来年他们获得丰收，因此人们把每年的11月的第四个星期四当作感恩节来庆祝。

1. closely connected with“和……有密切联系”，故此处为connected。句意：感恩节和美国的最早历史有密切的联系。

2. to do sth“想做某事”，故此处用动词原形discover。句意：在1620年，清教徒乘船去美国，想发现一个自由的地方。

3.

4. the winter“在冬季期间”，故此处为During。句意：在他们的第一个冬天期间，有一半多的人死去。

5. influence of“……的影响”，故此处用名词influence。句意：因为饥饿或疾病的影响，他们中一半多的死去。

6.

7. +done，故此处用过去分词suggested。句意：因此有人建议这一天是感恩节。

8.

9. fruits可知此处表示水果，表示类别故用名词的复数形式，故为grapes。句意：在那天，人们会发现苹果、桔子、葡萄和其他水果。

10. they can also find all kinds of delicious food.可知在感恩节上有各种各样的美味食物，根据the best, most traditional and favorite food is turkey and pumpkin pie.可知此处指的是最好的食物，因此此处表示转折关系，根据逗号，可知此处用转折连词However。句意：然而，最好的、最传统的、最喜欢的食物是火鸡和南瓜派。

考点：短文填空。