Unit 4 Astronomy- the science of the stars reading课时作业

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. That is why it is celebrated in late fall after the crops are in. But one of the first Thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1919, 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 yea, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three--day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.

In time, 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. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 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.

1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated________．

A. in spring B. in summer C. in autumn D. in winter

2. The first to celebrate Thanksgiving were________．

A. some people from England B. the American Indians

C. Sarah Josepha Hale D. Governor Bradford

3. Which of the following is NOT true?