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Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.
Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals(个人) long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth（财富） over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.
In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialized（过度商业化）society—changing from a meaningful time for family to a day devoted to products and shopping.
Black Friday has shown that with current common standards(标准), people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.
1.What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to?
A. The sign of a shift. B. The true value of Thanksgiving.
C. The shopping crowd. D. The material wealth.
2.In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?
A. They’ll visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.
B. They’ll choose a big store for their first visit.
C. They’ll make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.
D. They’ll go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.
3.In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should ______.
A. appreciate what we've possessed with our families
B. stay with our families as long as we can
C. try to spend less to get low cost products
D. set aside a single day to buy more
4.What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate Thanksgiving?
A. puzzled B. unconcerned
C. happy D. worried
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Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, so why not show the Earth some gratitude this year? Prepare an eco-friendly celebration that even Mother Nature would be proud of. Here are some small things you can do to make a difference.
Bring your own bag.
1.you’ll help reduce millions of plastic bags that make their way to landfills, waterways and oceans each year.
2.
With all the heat produced from cooking a giant feast, your house will be warmer than usual. Turn down the thermostat(恒温器）at least two degrees to save energy.
Let’s talk turkey.
The big meal is over, so what do you do with all the leftover（剩余的) turkey? 3. using the extra meat to make a delicious soup you can drink after the holiday.
Buy locally.
Produce travels an average of 1,500 miles before reaching your home. Buy ingredients at a nearby farmer’s market to avoid harmful gases created by transporting food from far away.
Avoid wasting food.
The number of garbage trucks Americans fill each year would stretch halfway to the moon. Create natural fertilizer(肥料） for your garden by composting （将…制成堆肥）vegetable waste.
Don’t use the paper napkins.
Eating all that delicious food can get untidy, so use cloth napkins rather than paper. 4. .
Make green decorations.
5.Create a colourful centrepiece using fruits and vegetables that you can eat later.
A.Be green by giving
B.Turn down the heat
C.Don’t let it go to waste
D.Help those who need it this holiday
E.Make your own festive holiday decorations
F.Shop for the holidays with a reusable fabric bag
G.Cloth napkins can be washed and reused, which saves trees.
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Home gardening is an enjoyable family activity. It brings many benefits to your body’s health, your wallet and the environment. There is the fun of growing whatever pleases you all year round. And you can get the freshest and safest vegetables.
However, being a home gardener in modern society is tricky. As you have too much to do every day and have no time to take good care of them, all your plants may die. Luckily, there are many gardening apps that are helpful in teaching the art of growing a wonderful garden.
One of them is Gardenia. It can provide a great deal of information for crazy gradeners who want to increase their gardening skills and continue growing fresh produce. If you’ve got a smart phone with this app, everything becomes a lot easier, whether you are a beginner or an expert in home gardening.
Gardenia is designed to teach you the best gardening tips, and it can predict how fast the plants much have grown and what needs to be done. It is light with a beautiful interface (界面), user - friendly and easy to use. Anyway, Gardenia is a perfect planting organizer for you to use and plan your green tasks. It was developed by an experienced home gardener.
The best thing about this app is its over 90,000 different plants library for you to choose and the right way of planting each of them. More importantly, it helps everyone recognize a plant that grows well in their local area. So it’s always something you deserve to enjoy! Do use it on your phone if you’re really interested in gardening.
1.What do we know about home gardening according to paragraph 1?
A. It is beneficial to our health. B. It prevents us feeling lonely.
C. It increases our sense of safety. D. It can make us happy ail the time.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “tricky” in paragraph 2?
A. interesting B. boring
C. satisfying D. challenging
3.Which of the following can Gardenia provide for its users according to the passage?
A. Suggestions from gardening experts B. Inspirational stones about gardening
C. The tips on growing green vegetables D. The ways to be an expert in gardening
4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To show his love for Gardenia B. To introduce the app Gardenia
C. To express his love for gardening D. To share his gardening experience
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I advise you to give up smoking for it is _____to your health.
A. harm B. harmless C. harmful D. harmfully
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I feel a bit nervous since this is the first time that I _______ to give a lecture to so large an audience till now.
A. am invited B. have invited
C. have been invited D. will be invited
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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.This 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 4,1619，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.
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 neighbours.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.We can infer from the passage that New England must be ________.
A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the Atlantic
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.
B.Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.
C.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.
D.There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
C.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday
D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places
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Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.
As is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I ________ pride and pleasure to ________ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in a ________ way: changing the dishes color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus, my American friends could discover the ________ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “________” job, I was often rewarded by their ________ of thanks such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
________ something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style fish for dinner. I was ________ with my work.
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked ________ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their ________？” they asked，“It’s terrible!”
________ or terrible？I can’t understand. But I do know that fish heads are delicious. The head is the ________ part of fish; in ________ only the important guest can have the ________ of enjoying it.
Another ________ thing is: the American friends often said to me“________ ”as they ________ home fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ________ actually helping myself to any of the food. ________, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ________ hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
1.A. took B. shared C. held D. had
2.A. leave B. fetch C. cook D. buy
3.A. simple B. new C. same D. magic
4.A. importance B. joy C. trouble D. way
5.A. new B. daily C. good D. hard
6.A. smile B. flowers C. talk D. expressions
7.A. However B. But C. So D. And
8.A. surprised B. pleased C. strict D. proud
9.A. worriedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. happily
10.A. heads B. skins C. tails D. bones
11.A. Particular B. Wonderful C. Comfortable D. Beautiful
12.A. biggest B. best C. dearest D. lightest
13.A. the West B. China C. USA D. the East
14.A. ability B. safety C. chance D. honor
15.A. enjoyable B. exciting C. interesting D. common
16.A. dear me B. excuse me
C. help yourself D. enjoy yourself
17.A. collected B. wanted C. bought D. brought
18.A. and B. but C. without D. not
19.A. In return B. Above all C. After all D. At last
20.A. always B. often C. never D. usually
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Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.
As is said, “the best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I ______ pride and felt pleased to ______ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in ______ way: changing the dishes’ color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus, my American friends could discover the ______ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “______” job, I was often rewarded by their ______ of thanks such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style ______ for dinner. I was ______ with my work.
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked ______ at the fish, then looked at me. “______ do all the fishes have their heads?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Beautiful or terrible? I can’t understand. But I ______ know that fish heads are delicious. The ______ is the best part of fish; in ______ only the important guest can have the ______ of enjoying it.
Another ______ thing is: the American friends often said to me “______” as they brought home fruits or other things. ______ Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ______ actually helping myself to any of the food. ______ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how often I brought home foo
d, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ______ hesitated (犹豫) to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.1.A. took B. shared C. held D. had
2.A. leave B. fetch C. cook D. buy
3.A. a
simple B. a new C. the same D. their4.A. importance B. joy C. trouble D. way
5.A. new B. daily C. good D. hard
6.A. smile B. flowers C. expressions D. talk
7.A. egg B. fish C. soup D. meat
8.A. surprised B. pleased C. good D. praised
9.A. worriedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. happily
10.A. Why B. When C. How D. Where
11.A. should B. will C. can D. do
12.A. flesh B. head C. soup D. tail
13.A. the West B. China C. USA D. fact
14.A. honor B. mood C. belief D. permit
15.A. easy B. exciting C. interesting D. alternative
16.A. eat them please B. please help us C. help yourself D. excuse me
17.A. According to B. Instead of C. More than D. In spite of
18.A. nor B. but not C. without D. not
19.A. In return B. Above all C. After all D. At last
20.A. had B. often C. never D. usual
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–Smoking is bad for your health. --Yes, I know. But I can’t _____.
A．give it in B．give it up C．give it out D．give it away
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----Smoking is bad for your health.
---- Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ______.
A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away
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d, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ______ hesitated (犹豫) to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
simple B. a new C. the same D. their