《2025年学典四川九年级英语全一册人教版A版》

五、阅读填空。根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。
On the fourth Sunday of every November, most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving. ______ However, some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from. There are four popular Thanksgiving traditions from which we can learn how these traditions started.

A large meal is important every Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest. ______ The first large meal included turkey, fruit and vegetables, which are still common today.
______ Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food. Today at the large meal, friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.
Every year, there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(游行)in New York City. The parade includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats(花车)that carry famous people. ______ This parade started in 1924, and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.
______ People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official(官方的)holiday. Today, the National Football League uses this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving.
A. Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.
B. There are also many musical performances to watch.
C. But it wasn't made into an official holiday until 1863.
D. Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.
E. Turkey is the most important food during a Thanksgiving dinner.
F. American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.
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答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读填空题，主要考查学生对短文内容的理解以及上下文逻辑关系的把握。解题的关键在于仔细阅读短文，理解每个段落的主题，然后从选项中找出与空白处前后文逻辑连贯、内容相符的句子。
1. 第一空前文提到“On the fourth Sunday of every November, most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving.”，后文说“However, some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from.”，这里需要一个过渡句引出下文关于感恩节传统起源的介绍，D选项“Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.”（美国的特殊传统已经存在很多年了）符合语境，起到承上启下的作用。
2. 第二空前文提到“The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest.”，后文说“The first large meal included turkey, fruit and vegetables, which are still common today.”，这里需要一个句子说明感恩节成为官方节日的时间，C选项“But it wasn't made into an official holiday until 1863.”（但直到1863年它才成为官方节日）符合逻辑。
3. 第三空后文提到“Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food. Today at the large meal, friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.”，都在围绕感恩展开，A选项“Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.”（感恩是这个节日的全部意义）符合主题。
4. 第四空前文提到“The parade includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats (花车) that carry famous people.”，后文说“This parade started in 1924, and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.”，这里需要一个句子补充说明游行的内容，B选项“There are also many musical performances to watch.”（还有许多音乐表演可以观看）符合语境。
5. 第五空后文提到“People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official (官方的) holiday. Today, the National Football League uses this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving.”，都在围绕美式足球展开，F选项“American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.”（美式足球是人们在火鸡节观看并与家人一起玩的活动）符合主题。
【答案】：
1. D；2. C；3. A；4. B；5. F