On the fourth Sunday of every November，most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving．Special traditions in the US have been around for many years．（1） These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started．
（2） The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest （收获）．But it wasn't made into an official （官方的）holiday until 1863．The first large meal had turkey，fruits and vegetables，which are still common today．
（3） Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans （美洲印第安人）to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food．Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for．
（4） The parade （游行）includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats （花车）that carry famous people．There are also many musical performances to watch．This parade started in 1924，and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City．
（5） People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day
became an official holiday．Today，the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving．
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确．
A．Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about．
B．American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day．
C．However，some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from．
D．Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner．
E．A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving．
F．Every year，there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City．
It is Saturday .The Browns are at home .Mrs Brown are in the kitchen.She is making apple pies.The pies she makes are very delicious.Do you want to have a taste?Mr Brown isn’t in the living room.He is outside.He is washing his car.The car is new and very beautiful.So he looks after it very well.Jim is in the garden.He is playing football with some other boys.Where is his sister,Sue?She’s in the bedroom with her friend,Ann.They are watching the Animal World.There are _________ people in Mr Brown’s family.
A.six B.four C.twoMrs Brown is _____
A.making the apple pies
B. watching TV
C.washingMr Brown looks after ___ very well.
A. Mrs Brown B.his daughter C.his car Who are playing outside? ____
A. Mrs Brown and Sue
B.Some boys
C.Sue and AnnSue and Ann are _________.
A.watching TV in the living room
B. playing football in the open air
C. watching TV in Sue’s bedroom
Hello! My name is Mike. I am an American boy. I’m 12 years old. I study in Youyi School in Beijing. My home is near. I usually go to school on foot. Sometimes I go by bus. My father and my mother are teachers. They work in a middle school. It’s very far. They go to work by subway. They work very hard. I love them. My grandparents are in the USA. We are going to visit them by plane next year. How old is Mike?
A. He is eleven.
B. He is twelve.
C. He is ten.Is Mike an English boy?
A. Yes, he is.
B. I don’t know.
C. No, he isn’tHow does he usually go to school?
A. He usually goes to school on foot..
B. He usually goes to school by bus.
C. He usually goes to school by car.Do his parents go to work by bus?
A. Yes, they do.
B. No, they don’t.
C. Yes, he does.How are they going to America?
A. They are going to America by plane.
B. They are going to America by subway.
C. They are going to America by train.
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I’m Sarah. I live in a big city. Usually my father goes to work by car. He likes driving, but he doesn’t like driving to work. Why is that? Because it takes too much time. There is always a lot of traffic. His car is very slow. He goes home very late every day. And he is very tired（累的）. He doesn’t like playing with me after work. Today, he is happy. He says：“There is going to be a train near our home! I am going to work by subway next year. It is fast. I can read hewspapers on the train. I can listen to music, too!” My Mom says, “Then you can come back early and cook the meals.” I say, “You can play with me after work.”
判断正误，正确用T 错误用F表示Sarah’s father goes to work by subway.
He likes driving.
He goes home very late every day.
He often plays with Sarah after work.
He often cooks the meals after work.
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Hi, I'm Mary Brown. I have three photos. Look at the first one. Two girls are in it. They are my good friends Linda and Jane. |
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Who are they in this photo? These are my aunt and uncle. My uncle is my father's brother. The two children-are their son Jack and their daughter Alice. |
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The last one is my family photo. This is my grandmother. She's 80. These are my parents. The boy is my brother Mike. Who's the girl? Ha, it's me. I'm three years old in the photo. |
The first one is a photo of Mary's________.
| A．parents | B．aunts | C．friends | D．family |
Jack is Mary's________.
A, friend B. cousin C. brother D. uncleMike' s last name is________.
| A．Brown | B．Black | C．Smith | D．Green |
You can see_______ people in the last photo
| A．two | B．four | C．five | D．seven |
Hello! I'm Tom Green. I'm English. This is my mother. Her first name is Mary. This is my father. His first name is Steve. My phone number is seven six zero, nine one seven six. Li Lei is my friend. His English name is Paul. He is Chinese. His phone number is two eight one, five two four eight. Look at the photo. Who is that in the photo? It' s my cousin. His name is Eric. He is a middle school student.What’ s Tom’s last name?
| A．Tom. | B．Green. |
| C．Tom Green. | D．Green Tom. |
Tom' s phone number is _______.
| A．760-9176 | B．687-9716 |
| C．706-9671 | D．607-9176 |
What' s Li Lei' s English name?
| A．Mary. | B．Paul. | C．Tom. | D．Steve. |
_____ is in the photo.
| A．Paul | B．Tom | C．Steve | D．Eric |