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【正文】 chool year.7. Columbus Day: On October 12, 1492, Italian navigator Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. Although most other nations of the Americas observe this holiday on October 12, in the United States it takes place on the second Monday in October.8. Veterans Day: Originally called Armistice Day, this holiday was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. It falls on November 11, the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought. Veterans39。 sacrifices for their freedom still captivate the imagination. To this day, Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Before the meal begins, families or friends usually pause to give thanks for their blessings, including the joy of being united for the occasion.2. The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, honors the nation39。Passage 2Uniquely American Holidays Eight holidays are uniquely American (although some of them have counterparts in other nations). For most Americans, two of these stand out above the others as occasions to cherish national origins Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July.1. Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November, but many Americans take a day of vacation on the following Friday to make a fourday weekend, during which they may travel long distances to visit family and friends. The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference.After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next fall39。 greening~ measures.: The program covers 75 counties in Hebei and Shanxi provinces, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region and Beijing and Tianjin municipalities a total area of 458,000 square kilometers. Over the next 10 years, 205,000 square kilometers of desert and soileroded land will be grassed. To date, a total of 2. 28 million hectares of such land have been transformed and million hectares of woods planted. Just over two million hectares of new grassland and forestry have emerged in the regions covered by the program, resulting in a gradual improvement in overall ecological conditions. Despite this, it has bee harder for the program to be carried out. To reduce or negate sandstorms in the capital as soon as possible, it is imperative to readjust current policies for desertification control and afforestation under the present program. Thus new policies will include permission for individuals to enjoy the same state subsidies for afforestation as official economic entities. thoughts are turning to the annual onslaught of March sandstorms on their city ordeals which see many tons of sand and grit dumped on large areas and which get into buildings and clog people39。 Read the following passages and answer questions. (60%。 (20 points, 2 points each)Directions: For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C an
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