【正文】 any countries celebrate often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter. 41． On Halloween， children in the United States often dress up as ________. A． ghosts B． players C． pilgrims D． visitors 42． When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten? A． On Halloween. B． On Thursday. C． On Thanksgiving. D． On Christmas Day. 43． Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for ________. A． looking after them B． providing them with fortable and happy lives C． clothing them D． protecting them 44． Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because ________. A． they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food B． they can dress up like monsters C． they can put on plays D． they can visit American Indians 45． The first pilgrims settled in the United States in ________. A． 1621 B． 1620 C． 1622 D． 1619 第二節(jié) 信息匹配 (共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10分 ) 閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。picking is B． link two festivals with health and richness C． show us two merriest and richest festivals D． talk about two typical Bulgarian festivals 40． This passage is most likely to appear in a ________. A． magazine of travel B． book on world culture C． history book D． daily newspaper D Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for was a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for if all this isn’t enough ， on Thursday this week， America will enjoy another festival— Thanksgiving. Children will have two days off school， shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food. Every year， in Gainesville， Florida， all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving class dresses up and puts on plays for their the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. Dean Foster， an 11173。picking and perfume industry in Bulgaria D． typical customs and festivals of Bulgaria 37． Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A． “Martenitsas” — the Beginning of Spring B． Beauty， Happiness and Love C． Bulgarian Festivals and Customs D． Rose173。picking starts at dawn， before sunrise and before the pleasant smell of the rose has Bulgarian rose produces 70 percent of the world’s rose oil which is used by the very well173。picking. Every year on March 1st， the Bulgarians give each other “martenitsas” — a small doll made of white and red strings， a symbol of the beginning of spring， health and happiness. In late May and early June every year， the rose173。 A Unlike most other holidays， the history of April Fools’ Day， sometimes called All Fools’ Day ， is not totally only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582， in that year， the New Year was celebrated for eight days， beginning on March celebration reached the highest point on April the reform of the calendar under Charles IX， the Gregorian calendar(公歷，陽歷 ) was introduced， and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1. However， because in those days munications were not as developed as they are today， many people did not receive the news for several people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April backward people were considered “fools” by other were often sent on “fools” errands( 徒勞無益的工作 ) or were made the targets of jokes. This developed， over time， into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast ，so to speak， with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families. 26． According to an earlier calendar， New Year’s Day in France was ________. A． March 25 B． January 1 C． April 1 D． April 3 27． Which of the following first had the tradition of celeb