【正文】 eading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the ining tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices… 36. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister 37. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river 38. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood 39. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous 40. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard 41. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed 42. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp 43. A. and B. yet C. but D. or 44. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring 45. A. sweets B. sand C. icecreams D. money 46. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer 47. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide 48. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps 49. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet 50. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build 51. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 52. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe 53. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old 54. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grownups 55. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. sick 四、閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 或 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng) A Thanksgiving Day is 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 one 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 rich 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 to 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（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 Monday in October. 56. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated . A. in spring B. summer C. in autumn D. in winter 57. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were . A. some people from England B. the American Indians C. Sarah Josepha Hale D. Governor Bradford 58. We can infer from the passage that New England must be . A. in the U. S. A. B. in Great Britain C. in Canada D. on some island off the Atlantic 59. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God. D. There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. 60. The passage mainly tells us . A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A. B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places B Customs are social habits. They have been handed down through generations (代 ) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly (特別 ) strong in social practices on the occasions (場(chǎng)合 ) of