1、阅读强化训练(五)学生用书P145(单独成册)(建议用时：15分钟) 阅读理解Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But on
2、e of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4，1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a r
3、ich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast(盛宴). The Pilgrims invited Indian friends t
4、o join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies(殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed
5、(宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second M
6、onday in October.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。1Thanksgiving Day is celebrated_Ain springBin summerCin autumn Din winterC解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话“This is why it is celebrated in late fall.”中的late fall意思是“晚秋”，可知答案应选C项。2The first to celebrate thanksgiving were_Asome people from EnglandBthe American Indi
7、ansCSarah Josepha HaleDGovernor BradfordA解析：细节理解题。第二段后半部分讲述了来自英国的清教徒移民举办感恩节是为了感谢上帝使他们平安横渡大西洋到美洲。3We can infer from the passage that New England must be _Ain the US.A.Bin Great BritainCin CanadaDon some island off the AtlanticA解析：推理判断题。由第二段的one of the first thanksgivings in America和第三段前两句可知New Englan
8、d和Massachusetts是美国的两个州。4The passage mainly tells us_Ahow Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the US.A.Bhow Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedCthat Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayDhow the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and pla
9、cesB解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，短文主要讲述了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。 七选五You may have heard of the Red Cross.1._ In the United States, if it were not for the passion(热情) of a young woman named Clara Barton, the American Red Cross may have never been formed! Clara died on April 12，1912, at the age of 91.When Clara was yo
10、ung, she was very shy. One day when she was 11 years old, her elder brother, David, was badly injured. He was ill for two years.2._ Through this experience she learned something very valuable and how to look after patients. She found out that she came alive when she cared for others. Soon, Clara beg
11、an taking care of injured animals.3._ And, almost always, she made them better. When she was older, she became a nurse in the American Civil War and she helped save hundreds of soldiers. After the Civil War, Clara traveled to Europe to rest. But that did not last long.4._ But this time, she learned
12、about an organization called the Red Cross who worked alongside her on the battlefield. Its mission(使命) was to help those who were in need.5_ Over several years, she asked 4 different presidents to bring the Red Cross to America. They all said no. But then, thanks to her persistence(坚持), one of the
13、presidents changed his mind! And the American Red Cross was born. Clara Bartons success lies in her loving people, her effort and never giving up.AClara took care of him the whole time.BHer parents tried to help cure her shyness.CNeighbors began bringing their pets to her.DSoon she was caring for so
14、ldiers in battle once again!EShe decided that the Red Cross was badly needed in America.FClara Barton continued as the president of the American Red Cross.GIt is an international organization which cares for the people who are in need of help.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Clara Barton通过努力促成了美国红十字会的成立。1G解析：根据空前的You
15、 may have heard of the Red Cross.可知，这个国际组织照顾那些需要帮助的人。2A解析：根据空后的Through this experience she learned something very valuable and how to look after patients.可知，Clara一直照顾着他。3C解析：根据空前的Soon, Clara began taking care of injured animals.可知，邻居开始把他们的宠物带过来让她照顾。4D解析：根据空前的.Clara traveled to Europe to rest. But that did not last long.可知，很快，她又开始在战场上照顾伤员。5E解析：根据空后的Over several years, she asked 4 different presidents to bring the Red Cross to America.可知，她认为美国很有必要建立红十字会。