專題09感恩節(jié) -備戰(zhàn)2022年中考英語閱讀理解熱點(diǎn)話題特訓(xùn)

09感恩節(jié)Passage1①BlackFridayisthedayaftertheAmericanholidayofThanksgiving(感恩節(jié))onthefourthThursdayofNovember.Thename"BlackFriday"originatedin(起源于)Philadelphia.Therepeopleusedittodescribetheheavytraffic(交通)onthedayafterThanksgiving.BlackFridayisapopulardayforpeopletostartshoppingforChristmas.Onthatday,manythingsareonsale.ButisBlackFridayalwaysgoodforpeople?②Manyofuslovetogetdiscounts(折扣),becausewecanbuymanythingsatalowprice.However,itisn'talwaysagoodthing.BlackFridaymakespeoplebuymanythings,butinfact,theydon'treallyneedsomeofthesethings.③Thenwhat'sthealternative(可供選擇的事物)toBlackFriday?Youdon'tneedtobuyasmuchaspossibleonBlackFriday,andyoucouldbuynothing.Peopleinsomecountrieshold(舉行)BuyNothingDay(BND)onthesamedayasBlackFriday,andinothercountriespeopleholditonthelastSaturdayinNovember.Therulesaresimple.Justdon'tbuyanythingatallfor24hours.ItissurethatBNDmakespeoplethinkmoreabouttheirspending.④WhatotherthingscanpeopledoonBuyNothingDay?Somepeoplegoforawalk;somepeoplestayathome;somepeoplegiveoutclothestopeopleinneedonthatday.1．OnBlackFriday,________________.A．AmericansgotoworkasusualB．peopleusuallyshopsforthanksgivingC．peoplecanbuymanythingscheaplyD．mostpeoplebuynothingnow2．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．ThetrafficisusuallyheavyonThanksgiving.B．BlackFridayandBNDareonthesameday.C．BlackFridayisbothgoodandbadforpeople.D．BNDmakespeoplethinklessandbuyless.3．What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．TotellussomethingaboutBlackFriday.B．Toletusknowwhentobuycheapthings.C．TotellpeoplesomerulesofBlackFriday.D．Totellpeoplesomepopularholidays.Passage2IntheUnitedStates,everyyear,ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.CanadaalsohastheThanksgivingDay.ButbecauseCanadaisinthenorthoftheUnitedStates,soitiscolderandtheharvestcomesearlierintheyear.InCanada,peoplehaveThanksgivingDayonthesecondMondayofOctober.Theharvestbringsalotoffoodtopeople.OnThanksgivingDaypeopleinCanadaandAmericaliketohaveabigmealwiththeirfriendsandfamilyjustlikeChinesepeopledoatMid-AutumnFestival.ManyCanadiansandAmericansputflowers,vegetablesandfruitsaroundtheirhomes.AtaThanksgivingDaydinner,manyCanadiansandAmericanswilleatturkey,potatoes,andpumpkinspie.Thesearefoodlikethefoodofmanyyearsago.Theyaresaying“Thankyou”fortheharvestthatcomeseveryyear.4．WhichcountryhastheThanksgivingDayliketheUnitedStates?A．Japan B．China C．Canada D．Korea5．IntheUnitedStates,ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayof________.A．January B．May C．November D．December6．CanadahasThanksgivingearlierintheyearbecause________.A．theylikeflowers B．theharvestcomesearlier C．theyhaveabigmeal D．theywanttobedifferent7．Theharvestbrings________topeople.A．flowers B．turkeys C．food D．pumpkins8．WhatdopeopleusuallysayonThanksgivingDayfortheharvest?A．Goodmorning. B．I’mhungry. C．Hello. D．ThankyouPassage3ThefourthThursdayofNovemberisThanksgivingDay.ItisaholidayintheUSA．Usually,familymembersandfriendsgettogetherforadinner.Peoplesometimesdrivetheircarsalongwayforafamilyreunion（團(tuán)聚）.ManypeoplealsotakeFridayoffandmakeitalongweekendholiday,becausemostAmericansdonotworkonSaturdaysandSundays.ThanksgivingDaybeganin1621,thesecondyearafterthefirstEnglishsettlers（定居者）reachedthenewworld.Theydidnothaveenoughfood.ButtheAmericanIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtofarm.IntheautumnaftertheEnglishsettlerscametoAmerica,theyhadagoodharvest(豐收).Theyweresopleased.TheydecidedtoinvitetheirIndianfriendstoadinnerinorderto(為了)thankthemfortheirhelpandGod.Asfarasfamilyreunion,ThanksgivingDayisevenmoreimportantthanChristmasorNewYear’sEvetomostAmericans.9．IfNovember1stisMonday,whenisThanksgivingDay?A．November4 B．November18 C．November25 D．November210．InthepassagetheAmericanIndianswerevery________.A．brave B．foolish C．kind D．clever11．WhenthefirstEnglishsettlersreachedAmericathey________.A．livedhappily B．hadadifficulttimeC．taughttheAmericanIndianshowtofarm D．broughttheAmericanIndiansfood12．WhydopeoplecelebrateThanksgivingDay?A．TothanktheAmericanIndiansfortheirhelpandGod.B．ToinvitetheIndianfriendstoadinner.C．Toinvitethesettlestothenewworld.D．Todrivealongwayforafamilyreunion.13．Wecanguesstherearemorefamilyreunions________.A．onThanksgivingDaythanonChristmasDayB．onChristmasDaythanonThanksgivingDayC．onNewYear’sEvethanonThanksgivingDayD．onNewYear’sEvethanonChristmPassage4OnthemorningofThanksgivingDay,itsnowedheavily.Nobody(沒有人)couldcometovisitMary’sfamily.Shewasnothappy.“Itisnotinteresting,”shethought.Andherneighborswerenothappy,either(也).“Iplannedtogotomyson’shome,”saidMr.Smith.“Ididn’tmaketurkey.”“Iplannedtogotomysister’shome,”saidMrs.Black.“Imadespecialbread,butnoturkey.”“Ididn’thaveturkey,either,”saidMs.Green.Maryhadanidea.Shetoldittohermother.“Goodidea,”saidhermother.“Iinvite(邀請)youtocometomyhomeforthanksgivingdinner,”Marytoldherneighbors.“Wehaveturkey.”TheneighborswereveryhappyandwenttoMary’shome.Therewaslotsofnicefoodtoeat.MarywasthankfultosharegoodfoodwithherneighborsonThanksgivingDay.14．WhatwastheweatherlikeonThanksgivingDay?A．Windy. B．Rainy. C．Snowy. D．Sunny.15．WheredidMr.Smithplantospend(度過)hisThanksgivingDay?A．Hisson’shome. B．Hisdaughter’shome.C．Hissister’shome. D．Hisbrother’shome.16．What’sMary’sidea?A．Tomakeaturkeyforherneighbors. B．Toinviteherneighborstohavedinner.C．Tovisitherneighbors’homefordinner. D．Toplaygameswithherneighbors.17．Theunderlinedword“thankful”means________inChinese.A．好奇的 B．內(nèi)疚的 C．認(rèn)真的 D．欣慰的18．Fromthepassage,weknowthatMaryisa________girl.A．lucky B．friendly C．noisy D．specialPassage5Thanksgivingwasjustaroundthecorner.Themenuhadbeenset.Theshoppinglistwasmade.Everythingseemedperfect.Icouldtasteturkeyandmashedpotatoes（火雞和土豆泥）.Picturesofdifferentpies,fruitandvegetablescameintomymind.Icouldn'twait！ThedaybeforeThanksgivingmydadcalledafamilymeeting.Hesaidweneededtopracticebeingthankful."Wearegoingtohelpoutatahomelessshelter（收容所）onThanksgivingDay.”Icouldn'tbelievethiswashappening.Sowewouldn'tcookourownThanksgivingdinner.Theholidaywouldn'tbethesame.Ithoughtthedaywouldberuined.Thenextmorning.wegotupearly.Ifollowedmyfathertotheshelterwithmysleepyeyes.Ihadnogreatexpectationsandfeltdownalltheway.Assoonaswearrived,wegottowork.Therewassomuchtobedone.ButallIcouldthinkaboutwasthedinnerIcouldn'tenjoy.However,thosethoughtssoondisappeared.Overthenextfewhours,Iwatchedhundredsofpeoplecomethroughtheshelter.Forsome,thiswastheonlyhotmealtheywouldeatthatweek.Forothers,itwasthefirsttimetoeataThanksgivingmeal.Theshelterwasfilledwithjoy.Throughthisexperience,IlearnedthatThanksgivingisatimetothinkaboutyourblessings（祝福）andlookforwaystoblessothers.WhenIgaveupwhatIhadwanted,IdiscoveredhowmuchIhave.Itismuchbettertogivethantoreceive.Intheend,thatThanksgivingbecameanunforgettableexperience.19．Whydidthewriter'sfatherdecidetogotothehomelessshelteronThanksgivingDay?A．Becausehefoundtheydidn'thaveenoughfoodthisyear.B．Becausehewantedtoletthefamilylearntobethankful.C．Becausehewasavolunteerofthathomelessshelter.20．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ruined"probablymeaninChinese?A．美好的 B．破滅的 C．悲痛的21．Howdidthewriterfeelbeforeworkingintheshelter?A．Sleepyandunhappy. B．Quietandpeaceful. C．Excitedandcheerful.22．Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A．Thewriterhadalwaysthoughtabouthelpingothersbefore.B．Thepeopleintheshelteralwayshadcoldandterriblefood.C．Thewritermightgotothehomelesssheltereveryyearfromthenon.23．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Helpingothersishelpingyourself.B．Beingthankfulforlifeandfindingwaystoblessothers.C．Rememberingtoshowourlovetothepeoplewelove.Passage6.OnThanksgivingDay,mostofuswillsitdowntoenjoyaturkeydiner.ThebirdalsoshowsuponthetableatChristmas.Howdidwestartwiththetraditionofsavoringturkeysduringtheholidays?Theywerefresh,cheap,andbigenoughtofeedagroupofpeople.Americanslikehavinglargepoultry（家禽）forcelebrationsbecausetheydon'tneedtopayalotforthebirds.Cowsweremoreusefulalivethandead,andbeefwasn'twidelyoffereduntilthelate19thcentury.Chickenwasmorehighlyregardedthanitistoday.Venison（鹿肉）wouldhavebeenanotherchoice,especiallyduringthe17thand18thcenturies.EatingturkeywasalsoaBritishholidaycustompeoplebroughttotheNewWorld.Amongthebigbirds,turkeyisthemostsuitableforThanksgiving.Turkeyswereborninthespring.Theyspendaboutsevenmonthseatinginsectsonthefarm.ByThanksgiving,theyhavegrowntoabout10pounds.Turkeysarecheaperthangeese,whicharemoredifficulttoraise,andcheaperbythepoundthanchickens.Costisanimportantfactorforholidayshoppers,becausepeoplewillnotpreparejustonemeal.ThanksgivingDayisthetimetobakemealandothertypesofpies.Thefoodscanlastthroughthewinter.24．Theunderlinedword"savor"inparagraph1probablymeans“_________”inChinese.A．享用 B．欣賞 C．飼養(yǎng) D．清潔25．Howlongdoturkeysgrowtoabout10pounds?A．Aboutthreemonths.B．Aboutsevenmonths.C．Aboutoneyear.D．Aboutelevenmonths.26．WhydoAmericansenjoyeatingturkeysonThanksgivingDay?A．Turkeysarefresh. B．Turkeysarebig.C．Turkeysarecheap. D．Alloftheabove.27．Whatweremoreusefulalivethandead?A．Turkeys. B．Chicken. C．Cows. D．Geese..Passage7To：Mary@From:Sunjiale@Subject:Autumn！Date:15/09/20168：00p．m.Hello，Mary!TodayistheMid-AutumnFestival.Wewillwatchthemoontonight，andlookforChang'e.Weusuallyeatmooncakes.Theyareround，likethemoon.NationalDayisalsoinautumn，onOctober1st.Mymotherandfatherareusuallyfreeforthreedays!Wewilldomanythingstogether.IlikegoingtotheNationalDaycelebration.Butthebestthinginautumnismybirthday.It'sinOctober.Iwillbefourteenyearsold.Goodbye.Yours，SunJialeTo：Sunjiale@From:Mary@Subject:________！Date：15/09/20169：12p．m.DearSunJiale，Thankyouforyoure-mail!Iloveautumn，too.InCanada，wehaveanautumnholidaycalledThanksgivingDay.Familymembersalwayscelebrateittogether.Iwillgotomygrandmotherandgrandfather'shouse.Myuncles，auntsandtheirchildrenwillbethere，too.CanadianThanksgivingDayisinearlyOctober.IntheUSA，theycelebrateThanksgivingDayinlateNovember.Haveagoodtimeonyourbirthday，Jiale!Onmybirthday，Ihaveacakewithcandles.Everyonesingsthesong“Happybirthday”．ThenIblowoutthecandles!Willyouhaveacakeforyourbirthday?Yourfriend，Mary28．SunJiale'sbirthdayis________.A．onSeptember29th B．inSeptemberC．beforeSeptember29th D．a(chǎn)fterSeptember29th29．AmericanscelebrateThanksgivingDay________.A．inearlyOctober B．inearlyNovemberC．inlateOctober D．inlateNovember30．Canadiansusually________onThanksgivingDay.A．eatcakes B．staytogetherC．watchthemoon D．singasong31．ThesubjectofMary'se-mailis“________”．A．Yourbirthday B．MybirthdayC．ThanksgivingDay D．NationalDay32．WhatmustMaryandSunJialeusewhentheywritetoeachother?A．Pens. B．Paper.C．Computers. D．TelephonesPassage8Hi,friends!MynameisJason.Iam11yearsoldandIliveinChicagointheUSA．Therearemanyholidayseveryyear,andmyfavoriteoneisThanksgiving(感恩節(jié)).Itisafamilyholiday.ThanksgivingcomesonthefourthThursdayofNovembereveryyear.ThereisnoschoolonThanksgivingDay.That’sgreat!MyfamilygetstogetheronThanksgivingDay.Mybrotherwilldrivehomefrom

NewYork.Wealwayshaveabigdinner.Mymommakesalotofdeliciousfood.Mysisteralwayshelpsherinthekitchen.Wehaveroastturkey,sweetpotatoes,pumpkinpie(烤火雞，紅薯，南瓜派)andsoon.Turkeyisamustinmyfamily.Beforedinnerwegivethankstoeverythingwehave.Ilovethisholidayverymuch.Itteachesmetobethankfulinlife.Myfavoritethingabouttheholidayisbeingwithmyfamilyandhavingagreattimewiththem.Thatisaveryimportantthingoftheholiday.33．Lookatthepicture.Jason’sfavoriteholidayisonNovember______.A．2ndB．16thC．23rdD．28th34．WhoalwayshelpswiththeThanksgivingdinner?A．JasonB．Jason’sdad.C．Jason’ssister.D．Jason’sgrandma.35．HowmanychildrenarethereinJason’sfamily?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.36．WhatdoesJason’sfamilydobeforetheThanksgivingdinner?A．Theygivesomefoodtootherpeople.B．Theysaythankstothingstheyhave.C．Theyplayaninterestinggame.D．Theysingfortheholiday.37．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Jasonisa12-year-oldboyin

Chicago.B．SchoolfinishesearlyonThanksgivingDay.C．JasonenjoysthehappyfamilytimeonThanksgivingDay.D．SweetpotatoesareamustforJason’sThanksgivingdinner.【答案】1．C2．C3．A【分析】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國的“黑色星期五”。文章介紹了“黑色星期五”對人們既有好的一面，又有不好的一面。1．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Onthatday,manythingsareonsale.”可知“黑色星期五”那天有很多商品都在打折，故人們可以便宜地買到很多東西。故選C。2．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“becausewecanbuymanythingsatalowprice…butinfact,theydon'treallyneedsomeofthesethings.”可知，人們在“黑色星期五”那天可以便宜地買到很多商品，但這些商品卻大多都不是我們所需要的；故可推知“黑色星期五”對人們既有好處也有壞處。故選C。3．主旨大意題。分析全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了美國的“黑色星期五”，它對人們既有好處也有壞處。故選A。4．C5．C6．B7．C8．D【分析】這篇短文主要介紹了加拿大和美國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——感恩節(jié)。4．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“InCanada,peoplehaveThanksgivingDayonthesecondMondayofOctober.”可知加拿大也慶祝感恩節(jié)。故選C。5．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“IntheUnitedStates,everyyear,ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.”可知，在美國，感恩節(jié)在十一月份的第四個星期四。故選C。6．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“ButbecauseCanadaisinthenorthoftheUnitedStates,soitiscolderandtheharvestcomesearlierintheyear.”可知，因?yàn)榧幽么笤诿绹谋辈?，天氣比較冷，收獲的季節(jié)來的更早一些，因此感恩節(jié)也更早。故選B。7．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段“Theharvestbringsalotoffoodtopeople.”可知，收獲可以給人們帶來食物，故選C。8．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Theyaresaying‘Thankyou’fortheharvestthatcomeseveryyear.”可知，人們通常會說“謝謝你”。故選D。9．C10．C11．B12．A13．A【分析】本文介紹了感恩節(jié)在美國人心中的重要地位，也介紹了感恩節(jié)的由來，慶祝時(shí)間等。9．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第一段“ThefourthThursdayofNovemberisThanksgivingDay.”可知感恩節(jié)在11月的第四個星期四，如果11月1日星期一，那么感恩節(jié)就在11月25日。故選C。10．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一段“…ButtheAmericanIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtofarm.”可知美國印第安人幫助白人并教他們?nèi)绾胃N?？梢娒绹〉诎踩撕苡焉啤９蔬xC。11．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一段“ThanksgivingDaybeganin1621,thesecondyearafterthefirstEnglishsettlers（定居者）reachedthenewworld.Theydidnothaveenoughfood.”可知第一批英國殖民者到達(dá)新大陸后，他們沒有足夠的食物，可見他們經(jīng)歷了很困難的時(shí)期。故選B。12．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段“TheydecidedtoinvitetheirIndianfriendstoadinnerinorderto(為了)thankthemfortheirhelpandGod.”可知他們決定邀請他們的印第安朋友共進(jìn)晚餐，以感謝他們的幫助和上帝，所以感恩節(jié)如此重要。故選A。13．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段“Asfarasfamilyreunion,ThanksgivingDayisevenmoreimportantthanChristmasorNewYear’sEvetomostAmericans.”可知就家庭團(tuán)聚而言，感恩節(jié)對大多數(shù)美國人來說甚至比圣誕節(jié)或新年前夜更重要，所以感恩節(jié)上的家庭團(tuán)聚比新年前夜或圣誕都要多。故選A。14．C15．A16．B17．D18．B【分析】感恩節(jié)早晨，瑪麗和她的鄰居都不高興，因?yàn)橥饷嬖谙麓笱?，她邀請鄰居們到她家過感恩節(jié)，她們很開心。14．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“itsnowedheavily.”可知那是個是下雪天，故選C。15．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Iplannedtogotomyson’shome,”saidMr.Smith.”可知史密斯先生計(jì)劃和兒子過感恩節(jié)，故選A。16．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段“Iinviteyoutocometomyhomeforthanksgivingdinner,”Marytoldherneighbors.”可知瑪麗想邀請鄰居到她家過感恩節(jié)，故選B。17．詞語猜測題。前一句提到有很多好食物可以吃，和本句后面的sharegoodfoodwithherneighborsonThanksgivingDay.在感恩節(jié)和朋友分享好吃食物，可知判斷她感到欣慰，故選D。18．推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文最后一段瑪麗邀請鄰居到家里過感恩節(jié)，還準(zhǔn)備了豐盛的食物，我們可以從中判定瑪麗是友好的女孩，故選B。19．B20．B21．A22．C23．B【分析】這篇短文主要講述了作者對感恩節(jié)期待已久，不料爸爸在感恩節(jié)的前一天說感恩節(jié)去收容所去幫助那里的人做事情，作者很不情愿，但這對作者來說是一個難忘的感恩節(jié)。19．細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“ThedaybeforeThanksgivingmydadcalledafamilymeeting.Hesaidweneededtopracticebeingthankful.”感恩節(jié)前一天，我爸爸召集了一個家庭會議。他說我們需要練習(xí)感恩?？芍髡叩母赣H決定在感恩節(jié)去收容所工作是因?yàn)樗胱尲胰藢W(xué)會感恩。故選B。20．詞句猜測。根據(jù)上文“Sowewouldn'tcookourownThanksgivingdinner.Theholidaywouldn'tbethesame.”所以我們不會自己做感恩節(jié)晚餐。假期就不一樣了?？芍髡哒J(rèn)為這一天會毀了。ruined的意思是“破滅的”。故選B。21．細(xì)節(jié)理解。Sleepyandunhappy.困倦的和不開心的；Quietandpeaceful.安靜和寧靜的；Excitedandcheerful.激動和開朗的。根據(jù)文中“Thenextmorning.wegotupearly.Ifollowedmyfathertotheshelterwithmysleepyeyes.Ihadnogreatexpectationsandfeltdownalltheway.”第二天早上。我們起得很早。我睡眼惺忪地跟著父親來到庇護(hù)所。我沒有太大的期望，一路沮喪?？芍谌ナ杖菟ぷ髦?，作者非常困倦和不開心的。故選A。22．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“Throughthisexperience,IlearnedthatThanksgivingisatimetothinkaboutyourblessings（祝福）andlookforwaystoblessothers.WhenIgaveupwhatIhadwanted,IdiscoveredhowmuchIhave.Itismuchbettertogivethantoreceive.Intheend,thatThanksgivingbecameanunforgettableexperience.”過這次經(jīng)歷，我了解到感恩節(jié)是一個思考你的祝福并尋找祝福他人的方式的時(shí)刻。當(dāng)我放棄我想要的，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我有多少。施比受好得多。最后，感恩節(jié)成了一次難忘的經(jīng)歷?？赏茢喑觯瑥哪菚r(shí)起，這位作家可能每年都去無家可歸者收容所。故選C。23．主旨大意。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了作者的父親決定在感恩節(jié)去收容所工作是因?yàn)樗胱尲胰藢W(xué)會感恩?？芍髡邔ι钚拇娓屑?，想辦法祝福別人。故選B。24．A25．B26．D27．C【分析】在感恩節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候，西方人都會吃火雞。為什么在節(jié)日里吃火雞呢？這篇短文給我們分析了里面的原因。24．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)語境“OnThanksgivingDay,mostofuswillsitdowntoenjoyaturkeydiner.ThebirdalsoshowsuponthetableatChristmas.Howdidwestartwiththetraditionofsavoringturkeysduringtheholidays?”可知，感恩節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候，人們會享用火雞。該句中savor與上文的enjoy同義，意為“享用”。故選A。25．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“Turkeyswereborninthespring.Theyspendaboutsevenm