人教版八年级上册英语期末复习：阅读理解 刷题练习题30篇（含答案解析）.docx

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人教版八年级上册英语期末复习：阅读理解刷题练习题30篇

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In1621,thePlymouthcolonist(殖民者)andWampanoagIndianssharedanautumnharvestfestivalthatisknowntodayasoneofthefirstThanksgivingCelebrationsinthecolonies(殖民地).Formorethantwocenturies,daysofthanksgivingwerecelebratedbycoloniesandstatesthemselves.Itwasn’tuntil1863,inthemidstoftheCivilWar,thatPresidentAbrahamLincolnmadeitknowntothepublicthatanationalThanksgivingDaywillbeheldeachNovember.

InmanyAmericanfamilies,theThanksgivingcelebrationnowcentersoncookingandsharingabigmealwithfamilyandfriends.Turkeyhasbecomeasymboloftheholiday.Today,however,nearly90percentAmericanseatthebird—whetherroasted,bakedordeep-friedonThanksgiving.Othertraditionalfoodsincludestuffing(火鸡填料),mashedpotatoes,cranberrysauceandpumpkinpie.VolunteeringisacommonThanksgivingDayactivity,andcommunitiesoftenholdfooddrivesandhostfreedinnerstothepeopleinneed.

ParadeshavealsobecomeanimportantpartoftheholidayincitiesandtownsacrosstheUnitedStates.PresentedbyMacy’sdepartmentstoresince1924,NewYorkCity’sThanksgivingDayparadeisthelargestandmostfamous,attractingsome2to3millionpeoplealongits2.5-milerouteanddrawingahugenumberoftelevisionaudience.

Beginninginthemid-20thcenturyandperhapsevenearlier,thepresidentoftheUnitedStateshas“pardoned”(赦免)oneortwoThanksgivingturkeyseachyear,sparingthebirdsfromslaughter(屠杀)andsendingthemtoafarmtoliveahappylife.AnumberofU.S.governorsalsoperformtheturkeypardoningactivityeveryyear.

1．WhendidThanksgivingbecomeanationalholiday?

A．In1621. B．In1863. C．In1924. D．In1620.

2．WhatwasthereasonwhyThanksgivingwascelebratedin1621?

A．Tocelebrateanautumnharvest.

B．Tocelebratethenewcolony.

C．TocelebrateanIndiantraditionalfestival.

D．Tocelebratethef