職稱英語勾躍閱讀理解綜合類第二階段

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FeastOnTurkeyandGoodWishesatThanksgiving

FourweeksagoUSchildrendressedasmonstersandaskedforsweets.ThatwasHalloween.Inafewweeks,AmericanhouseswillberedandgreenandfilledwithpresentsforChristmas.

Asifallthisisn’tenough,onThursdaythisweek,Americawillenjoyanotherfestival

—Thanksgiving.

Childrenwillhavetwodaysoffschool,shopswillcloseandhouseswillbefilledwithfamiliesenjoyingmountainsoffood.

Everyyear,inGainesville,Florida,allentireclasscelebrateThanksgivingtogether.Theclassdressesupandputsonysfortheirfamilies.AftertheysthefamiliesshareafeastoftraditionalThanksgivingfoodsliketurkeyandpumpkinpie.

DeanFoster,an11-year-oldboywilltakepartinthiscelebration.Hesaid:“IloveThanksgivingbecauseitmeanstimeoffschool,lotsofnicefoodandahappyfamily.”

HisbrotherBen,nine,said:“thebestthingaboutThanksgivingisthatwhenitisfinished,itistimetostartChristmas.”

Butbehindthefoodandthelargeamountofmoneyspentthereisanothermessage.OnThursdayevening,DeanandBen’sfamilywillmakeabasketandputitonthetableastheyeattheireveningmeal.

Eachofthemwillwritea1istofthingsthattheyarethankfulforandcethepaperinthebasket.ThefamilywillreadthepiecesofpaperandtaketimetothankGodandeachotherforprovidingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives.

Thanksgivingisatraditionalfestivalthatstartedin1621,whenthefirstpilgrimsarrivedintheUStostartanewlife.Afterahardyear,theyhadabigautumnharvest.TheyheldafeastandinvitedthenativeAmericannsalongtothankGodforgivingthemenoughfood.

ManycountriescelebrateThanksgiving.Theyoftenfallafterthefieldshavebeenharvestedandthecropscollectedforwinter.

OnHalloween,childrenintheUnitedStatesoftendressupas( ).

ghosts

yers

pilgrims

visitors

Whenareturkeyandpumpkinpieeaten?( )

OnHalloween.

OnThursday.

OnThanksgiving.

OnChristmasDay.

ThanksgivingisthetimefortheAmericanpeopletothankGodfor( ).

lookingafterthem

providingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives

clothingthem

protectingthem

ManychildrenintheUnitedStateslikeThanksgivingbecause( ).

theycanstaywiththeirparentsathomeandeatalotofnicefood

theycandressuplikemonsters

theycanputonys

theycanvisitAmericanns

ThefirstpilgrimssettledintheUnitedStatesin( ).

1621.

1620.

1622.

1619.

ModernSunWorshippers

Peopletravelforalotofreasons.Sometouristsgotoseebattlefieldsorreligiousshrines.

Othersarelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicturetakeninfrontoffamousces.ButmostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.

NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyandputupwithalotofinconveniencesforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.ResidentsofcitieslikeLondon,CopenhagenandAmsterdamspreadalotoftheirwinterinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.ThisisthereasontheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.Everysummer,morethan25millionpeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason:sun.

ThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyfortheeconomiesofMediterraneancountries.Italy's30,000hosarebookedsolideverysummer.And13millionpeoplecampoutonFrenchbeaches,parks,androadsides.Spain'slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhereelse.37milliontouristsvisityearly,oronetouristforeveryinSpain.

Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasonearth.Andwithincreasedtourism,it'sgettingworse.TheFrenchcan'tfigureoutwhattodowithallgarbageleftbycampersaroundSt.Tropez.Andinmanyces,swimmingisdangerousofpollution.

Noneofthis,however,isspoilinganyone'sfun.TheMediterraneangetsmorepopulareveryyearwithtourists.Obviously,theydon'tgothereforcleanwaterandsolitude.Theytoleratetrafficjamsandseemtolikecrowdedbeaches.Theydon'tevenmindthepollution.Nomatterhowdirtythewateris,thecoastlinestilllooksbeautiful.Andaslongasthesunshines,it'sstillbetterthansittinginthecoldraininBerlin,London,orOslo.

ThewriterseemstoimplythatEuropeanstravelmostlyforthereasonthat

theywanttoseehistoricremainsorreligiousspots.

theyareinterestedindifferentculturaltraditionsandsocialcustoms.

theywouldliketotakepicturesinfrontoffamoussites.

theywishtoescapefromthecold,darkandrainydaysbackathome.

Inparagraph2,citieslikeLondon,Copenhagen,andAmsterdamarementioned

toshowthattheyarenotgoodcitiesintermsofgeographyandclimates.

tolushowwealthytheirresidentsare.

tosuggestthatthesecitieslackcesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty.

toprovidethattheyhavegotmoretourismthantheycanhandle.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcountriesattractsmoretouriststhantheothers?

Italy

Spain

France

Greece

Thelatterhalfofthelastsentenceinparagraph3,i.e.,"oronetouristforeverylivinginSpain"means

allthe37millionpeoplelivinginSpainaretourists.

everyyearalmostasmanytouristsvisitSpainastherearepeoplelivinginthatcountry