[单项选择]On the fourth Thursday of November, every year, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. The day is a national holiday which is set aside each year as a time to give thanks to God for our blessings (祝福).
Legend has it that the first English colonists (殖民者) in Massachusetts (马萨诸塞州) started the custom. According to the story, the Pilgrims~ first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half of the colonists died from disease. The following spring the Indians taught them how to grow corn. In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a large feast to share in the bounties (慷慨) of the land. This is the first Thanksgiving.
The traditional foods of the big Thanksgiving Day meal include roast turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and Indian bread puddings.
A. In the 17(上标)th century.
B. On Thursday.
C. Last November.
D. In the 16(上标)th eentury.

[单项选择]On the fourth Thursday of November, every year, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. The day is a national holiday which is set aside each year as a time to give thanks to God for our blessings (祝福).
Legend has it that the first English colonists (殖民者) in Massachusetts (马萨诸塞州) started the custom. According to the story, the Pilgrims~ first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half of the colonists died from disease. The following spring the Indians taught them how to grow corn. In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a large feast to share in the bounties (慷慨) of the land. This is the first Thanksgiving.
The traditional foods of the big Thanksgiving Day meal include roast turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and Indian bread puddings.
A. To show friendship.
B. To ask for their help in the coming winter.
C. So they could eat some Indian bread puddings.
D. To try to teach them to grow crops.

[填空题]On the fourth Thursday of November every year, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. (S1) ________ which is set aside each year as a time to (S2) ________. Legend has it that the first English settlers in Massachusetts (S3) ________. According to the story, the Pilgrims-- as they were called--(S4) ________ of 1621 and for having harvested their first summer crop. (S5) ________ to join them (S6) ________ in the bounties of the land. The (S7) ________ of the big Thanksgiving Day meal include roast turkey, cranberries, (S8) _________________ , and Indian bread pudding. Since the day is set aside for giving thanks, it has also become a traditional family day. Large dinners (S9)____________________________are common throughout America (S10)____________________________.S1