专题09感恩节 -备战2022年中考英语阅读理解热点话题特训

09感恩节Passage1①BlackFridayisthedayaftertheAmericanholidayofThanksgiving(感恩节)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(可供选择的事物)toBlackFriday?Youdon'tneedtobuyasmuchaspossibleonBlackFriday,andyoucouldbuynothing.Peopleinsomecountrieshold(举行)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（团聚）.ManypeoplealsotakeFridayoffandmakeitalongweekendholiday,becausemostAmericansdonotworkonSaturdaysandSundays.ThanksgivingDaybeganin1621,thesecondyearafterthefirstEnglishsettlers（定居者）reachedthenewworld.Theydidnothaveenoughfood.ButtheAmericanIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtofarm.IntheautumnaftertheEnglishsettlerscametoAmerica,theyhadagoodharvest(丰收).Theyweresopleased.TheydecidedtoinvitetheirIndianfriendstoadinnerinorderto(为了)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(没有人)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(邀请)youtocometomyhomeforthanksgivingdinner,”Marytoldherneighbors.“Wehaveturkey.”TheneighborswereveryhappyandwenttoMary’shome.Therewaslotsofnicefoodtoeat.MarywasthankfultosharegoodfoodwithherneighborsonThanksgivingDay.14．WhatwastheweatherlikeonThanksgivingDay?A．Windy. B．Rainy. C．Snowy. D．Sunny.15．WheredidMr.Smithplantospend(度过)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．内疚的 C．认真的 D．欣慰的18．Fromthepassage,weknowthatMaryisa________girl.A．lucky B．friendly C．noisy D．specialPassage5Thanksgivingwasjustaroundthecorner.Themenuhadbeenset.Theshoppinglistwasmade.Everythingseemedperfect.Icouldtasteturkeyandmashedpotatoes（火鸡和土豆泥）.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．破灭的 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．欣赏 C．饲养 D．清洁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!TodayistheMid­AutumnFestival.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，Thankyouforyoure­mail!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．afterSeptember29th29．AmericanscelebrateThanksgivingDay________.A．inearlyOctober B．inearlyNovemberC．inlateOctober D．inlateNovember30．Canadiansusually________onThanksgivingDay.A．eatcakes B．staytogetherC．watchthemoon D．singasong31．ThesubjectofMary'se­mailis“________”．A．Yourbirthday B．MybirthdayC．ThanksgivingDay D．NationalDay32．WhatmustMaryandSunJialeusewhentheywritetoeachother?A．Pens. B．Paper.C．Computers. D．TelephonesPassage8Hi,friends!MynameisJason.Iam11yearsoldandIliveinChicagointheUSA．Therearemanyholidayseveryyear,andmyfavoriteoneisThanksgiving(感恩节).Itisafamilyholiday.ThanksgivingcomesonthefourthThursdayofNovembereveryyear.ThereisnoschoolonThanksgivingDay.That’sgreat!MyfamilygetstogetheronThanksgivingDay.Mybrotherwilldrivehomefrom

NewYork.Wealwayshaveabigdinner.Mymommakesalotofdeliciousfood.Mysisteralwayshelpsherinthekitchen.Wehaveroastturkey,sweetpotatoes,pumpkinpie(烤火鸡，红薯，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】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国的“黑色星期五”。文章介绍了“黑色星期五”对人们既有好的一面，又有不好的一面。1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Onthatday,manythingsareonsale.”可知“黑色星期五”那天有很多商品都在打折，故人们可以便宜地买到很多东西。故选C。2．推理判断题。根据第二段“becausewecanbuymanythingsatalowprice…butinfact,theydon'treallyneedsomeofthesethings.”可知，人们在“黑色星期五”那天可以便宜地买到很多商品，但这些商品却大多都不是我们所需要的；故可推知“黑色星期五”对人们既有好处也有坏处。故选C。3．主旨大意题。分析全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了美国的“黑色星期五”，它对人们既有好处也有坏处。故选A。4．C5．C6．B7．C8．D【分析】这篇短文主要介绍了加拿大和美国的传统节日——感恩节。4．细节理解题。根据第一段“InCanada,peoplehaveThanksgivingDayonthesecondMondayofOctober.”可知加拿大也庆祝感恩节。故选C。5．细节理解题。根据第一段“IntheUnitedStates,everyyear,ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.”可知，在美国，感恩节在十一月份的第四个星期四。故选C。6．细节理解题。根据短文第一段“ButbecauseCanadaisinthenorthoftheUnitedStates,soitiscolderandtheharvestcomesearlierintheyear.”可知，因为加拿大在美国的北部，天气比较冷，收获的季节来的更早一些，因此感恩节也更早。故选B。7．细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Theharvestbringsalotoffoodtopeople.”可知，收获可以给人们带来食物，故选C。8．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Theyaresaying‘Thankyou’fortheharvestthatcomeseveryyear.”可知，人们通常会说“谢谢你”。故选D。9．C10．C11．B12．A13．A【分析】本文介绍了感恩节在美国人心中的重要地位，也介绍了感恩节的由来，庆祝时间等。9．推理判断题。根据文中第一段“ThefourthThursdayofNovemberisThanksgivingDay.”可知感恩节在11月的第四个星期四，如果11月1日星期一，那么感恩节就在11月25日。故选C。10．细节理解题。根据文中第一段“…ButtheAmericanIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtofarm.”可知美国印第安人帮助白人并教他们如何耕种。可见美国印第安人很友善。故选C。11．细节理解题。根据文中第一段“ThanksgivingDaybeganin1621,thesecondyearafterthefirstEnglishsettlers（定居者）reachedthenewworld.Theydidnothaveenoughfood.”可知第一批英国殖民者到达新大陆后，他们没有足够的食物，可见他们经历了很困难的时期。故选B。12．细节理解题。根据文中第二段“TheydecidedtoinvitetheirIndianfriendstoadinnerinorderto(为了)thankthemfortheirhelpandGod.”可知他们决定邀请他们的印第安朋友共进晚餐，以感谢他们的帮助和上帝，所以感恩节如此重要。故选A。13．细节理解题。根据文中第二段“Asfarasfamilyreunion,ThanksgivingDayisevenmoreimportantthanChristmasorNewYear’sEvetomostAmericans.”可知就家庭团聚而言，感恩节对大多数美国人来说甚至比圣诞节或新年前夜更重要，所以感恩节上的家庭团聚比新年前夜或圣诞都要多。故选A。14．C15．A16．B17．D18．B【分析】感恩节早晨，玛丽和她的邻居都不高兴，因为外面在下大雪，她邀请邻居们到她家过感恩节，她们很开心。14．细节理解题。根据第一段“itsnowedheavily.”可知那是个是下雪天，故选C。15．细节理解题。根据第二段“Iplannedtogotomyson’shome,”saidMr.Smith.”可知史密斯先生计划和儿子过感恩节，故选A。16．细节理解题。根据第六段“Iinviteyoutocometomyhomeforthanksgivingdinner,”Marytoldherneighbors.”可知玛丽想邀请邻居到她家过感恩节，故选B。17．词语猜测题。前一句提到有很多好食物可以吃，和本句后面的sharegoodfoodwithherneighborsonThanksgivingDay.在感恩节和朋友分享好吃食物，可知判断她感到欣慰，故选D。18．推理判断题。根据短文最后一段玛丽邀请邻居到家里过感恩节，还准备了丰盛的食物，我们可以从中判定玛丽是友好的女孩，故选B。19．B20．B21．A22．C23．B【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了作者对感恩节期待已久，不料爸爸在感恩节的前一天说感恩节去收容所去帮助那里的人做事情，作者很不情愿，但这对作者来说是一个难忘的感恩节。19．细节理解。根据文中“ThedaybeforeThanksgivingmydadcalledafamilymeeting.Hesaidweneededtopracticebeingthankful.”感恩节前一天，我爸爸召集了一个家庭会议。他说我们需要练习感恩。可知，作者的父亲决定在感恩节去收容所工作是因为他想让家人学会感恩。故选B。20．词句猜测。根据上文“Sowewouldn'tcookourownThanksgivingdinner.Theholidaywouldn'tbethesame.”所以我们不会自己做感恩节晚餐。假期就不一样了。可知作者认为这一天会毁了。ruined的意思是“破灭的”。故选B。21．细节理解。Sleepyandunhappy.困倦的和不开心的；Quietandpeaceful.安静和宁静的；Excitedandcheerful.激动和开朗的。根据文中“Thenextmorning.wegotupearly.Ifollowedmyfathertotheshelterwithmysleepyeyes.Ihadnogreatexpectationsandfeltdownalltheway.”第二天早上。我们起得很早。我睡眼惺忪地跟着父亲来到庇护所。我没有太大的期望，一路沮丧。可知，在去收容所工作之前，作者非常困倦和不开心的。故选A。22．推理判断题。根据文中“Throughthisexperience,IlearnedthatThanksgivingisatimetothinkaboutyourblessings（祝福）andlookforwaystoblessothers.WhenIgaveupwhatIhadwanted,IdiscoveredhowmuchIhave.Itismuchbettertogivethantoreceive.Intheend,thatThanksgivingbecameanunforgettableexperience.”过这次经历，我了解到感恩节是一个思考你的祝福并寻找祝福他人的方式的时刻。当我放弃我想要的，我发现我有多少。施比受好得多。最后，感恩节成了一次难忘的经历。可推断出，从那时起，这位作家可能每年都去无家可归者收容所。故选C。23．主旨大意。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了作者的父亲决定在感恩节去收容所工作是因为他想让家人学会感恩。可知，作者将会对生活心存感激，想办法祝福别人。故选B。24．A25．B26．D27．C【分析】在感恩节和圣诞节的时候，西方人都会吃火鸡。为什么在节日里吃火鸡呢？这篇短文给我们分析了里面的原因。24．词义猜测题。根据语境“OnThanksgivingDay,mostofuswillsitdowntoenjoyaturkeydiner.ThebirdalsoshowsuponthetableatChristmas.Howdidwestartwiththetraditionofsavoringturkeysduringtheholidays?”可知，感恩节和圣诞节的时候，人们会享用火鸡。该句中savor与上文的enjoy同义，意为“享用”。故选A。25．细节理解题。根据短文第三段“Turkeyswereborninthespring.Theyspendaboutsevenm