Unit 1Festivals around the world(时间：90分钟满分：110分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for Gods blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But the first thanksgiving in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4,1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast(盛宴). The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.As time went by, other colonies(殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. In 1863, he proclaimed(宣布) the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbors. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.Thanksgiving Day is observed by church services and family reunions; the turkey dinner is a reminder of the four wild turkeys served at the Pilgrims first thanksgiving feast. There are slight differences in Canadas and the United States Thanksgiving in dates but the tradition is very similar. Other countries celebrate Thanksgiving Day as well.语篇解读本篇文章主要讲了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。1.The first group of people in America to have thanksgiving were _.A.some people from EnglandB.the American IndiansC.Sarah Josepha HaleD.Governor Bradford答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第二段的最后三句可推知，在美国第一批对上帝表示感恩的人来自英格兰，故答案为A。2.We can infer from the passage that New England must be _.A.in the US.A.B.in Great BritainC.in CanadaD.on some island off the Atlantic答案与解析：A推理判断题。由第三段前两句“The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620”以及常识可推知，Massachusetts 是美国的一个州且这个州位于新英格兰地区。故选A。3.Whats the passage mainly about？A.Its about how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the US.A.B.Its about how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated.C.Its about that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday.D.Its about how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with time and places.答案与解析：B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。故选B。BMy name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didnt like Emperor Claudius, and I wasnt the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasnt going to support that law！Did I mention that I was a priest (牧师)? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers. One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.On the day I was to die, February 14,269 AD. I left my friend a little note thanking a girl, who helped me keep my spirits up, for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, “Love from your Valentine.”4.Valentine was put in prison because _.A. he secretly got marriedB. he attracted the emperorC. he didnt serve in the armyD. he helped young people get married secret