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【正文】 t European settlers in America. They gathered their crops, celebrated and gave thanks for the food. Tradition says Pilgrim settlers from England celebrated the first thanksgiving in 1962. There is evidence that settlers in other parts of America held earlier thanksgiving celebrations. But the Pilgrims’ thanksgiving story is the most popular. The Pilgrims were religious dissidents (叛教者 ) who fled oppression (迫害 ) in England. They went first to the Netherlands. Then they left that country to establish a colony in North America. The Pilgrims landed in 1620 in what later became known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their voyage across the Atlantic Ocean was difficult. Their first months in America were difficult, too. About one hundred Pilgrims landed just as autumn was turning to winter. During the cold months that followed, about half of them died. When spring came, the pilgrims began to plant crops. An American Indian named Squanto helped them. When summer ended, the Pilgrims had a good harvest of corn and barley. There was enough food to last through the winter. The Pilgrims decided to hold a celebration to give thanks for their harvest. Writings from that time say Pilgrim leader William Bradford set a date late in the year. He invited members of a nearby Indian tribe to take part. There were many kinds of food to eat. The meal included wild birds such as ducks, geese and turkeys. That thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. As the American colonies grew, many towns and settlements held thanksgiving or harvest celebrations. 6. Thanksgiving Day is originally celebrated by people for _______. A. health B. freedom C. harvest D. safety 你的答案： C 本題答案： C 試題解析：第一段第二句話 7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage? A. Thanksgiving Day is holiday celebrateby people all over the world. B. Thanksgiving Day is holiday with special religious significance only. C. Thanksgiving Day is holiday with history of more than 300 years. D. Thanksgiving Day is holiday ing from Europe. 你的答案： D 本題答案： C 試題解析：本題用排除法 8. Baseon the passage, we can learn that ________. A. American Indians were very brutal (野蠻的 ) B. the Pilgrims came to American to make friends with Indians C. the Pilgrims came to American to look for new food D. in England, the Pilgrims sufferecruel religious oppression 你的答案： D 本題答案： D 9. According to the passage, what happeo the Pilgrims during their first winter in America? A. American Indians helpethem plant crops. B. Due to the colanhunger, about 50 of them died. C. They invitenearby Indians to have dinner together. D. They began to raise ducks, geese anturkeys. 你的答案： B 本題答案： B 試題解析：第六段最后一句 10. The best title for the passage is _______. A. The Origin of Thanksgiving Day B. How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Day C. The Custom of Thanksgiving Day D. The Significance of Thanksgiving Day 你的答案： C 本題答案： A In the water around New York city is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of U. S independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, l886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want, they can then walk up l68 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city
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