(十三)

　　If you are studying English, the Language Study Fair (游樂會)that is being held this month will certainly attract you. The fair is going on between the 28th and 30th of June at the National Education Centre. It is held to answer all your questions about self-study no matter how your English is.

　　The Language Study Fair gives a very good chance for you to see and to get all kinds of information to help you improve the way you study. Over 350 producers of educational materials (材料)will be at the fair. Come along to this, and you won’t waste your money in the future on materials that are out-of-date, or books that you just don’t need. We’ve got lots of different things for you to see and hear. There will be stands (展臺)showing different kinds of self-study textbooks and talks by educational speakers on the best ways to study by yourself. We’re sure you’ll also enjoy watching people using the latest computer programs to make studying English alone so much easier. This is for you to make good decisions about what to buy. You can come to the fair from nine thirty to five. Tickets cost £5 each, or £3 if you’re a full-time student. All tickets can be booked by ringing the ticket hotline. The number is 9847711.

　　So, we hope to see you there!

　　1. Who will go to the Language Study Fair?

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　　2. What will attract those who go to the Language Study Fair ?

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　　3. What will you buy if you want to make studying English much easier?

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　　4. What is the opening time of the fair?

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　　5. How can you get a ticket for the fair?

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　　【答案與解析】

　　1. School students / English learners / Lovers of English. 由句子“If you’re studying English, the Language Study Fair that’s being held this month will certainly attract you.”可以推知：不論是學(xué)生還是英語學(xué)習(xí)者和愛好者等都會前往。

　　2. All kinds of information on English learning / Educational materials / Different kinds of self-study textbooks / Talks on the best ways to study by yourself / The latest computer programs to make studying English alone so much easier.根據(jù)短文第二段的大部分內(nèi)容介紹“語言學(xué)習(xí)游樂會”的主要內(nèi)容，這些也是展示會上引人注目的內(nèi)容。

　　3. Different kinds of self-study textbooks and the latest computer programs 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容推測自學(xué)課本和教學(xué)自學(xué)方法的電腦軟件可以幫助學(xué)習(xí)英語的人自己自學(xué)英語，提高自學(xué)英語的效率。

　　4. From nine thirty to five between the 28th and 30th of June. 根據(jù)短文中的句子“The fair is going on between the 28th and 30th of June.”和句子 “You can come to the fair from nine thirty to five.”可知。

　　5. By ringing / Phone the ticket hotline / By calling 9847711.根據(jù)短文中的句子 “All the tickets can be booked by ringing the ticket hotline. The number is 9847711.”可以知道答案。

　　(十四)

　　Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問題。

　　1. Where was Goethe walking?

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　　2. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?

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　　3. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?

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　　4. Did the young man make way for Goethe?

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　　5. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?

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　　【答案與解析】

　　1. In a park。 所問的問題是“歌德正走在什么地方?”根據(jù)Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park(有一次，德國大詩人歌德正在一個公園里散步)就能作出上述回答。

　　2. A young man。所問的問題是“誰從路的另一端向歌德走來?”根據(jù)Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road(就在那個時候，一個年輕人從從路的另一端向他走來)就能作出上述回答。

　　3. Yes, it was。所問的問題是“這條路太窄兩個人不能同時經(jīng)過嗎?”根據(jù)It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. (這條路太窄兩個人不能同時經(jīng)過)就能作出上述回答。

　　4. No, he didn’t。所問的問題是“那個年輕人給歌德讓路了嗎?”根據(jù)Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.”(當(dāng)時，那個年輕人粗暴地說：“我決不會給一個傻瓜讓路)就能作出上述回答。

　　5. Goethe。所問的問題是“誰很快轉(zhuǎn)身走回去?”根據(jù)Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road(歌德微笑著說：“我總是給傻瓜讓路”，說吧，他很快轉(zhuǎn)身走回去)就能作出上述回答。

　　(十五)

　　Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. They celebrate it on the last Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain, where this festival is called Harvest Festival, people celebrate it earlier in the year, in September.

　　A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the ground. In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the autumn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks to God on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.

　　The first thanksgiving service (儀式) in North America took place on December 4th, 1619 when 38 English people, arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journeys. The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately the harvest was good. they decided to celebrate it with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted three days.

　　A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named November 26th as the Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.

　　Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time.

　　1. Is Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the same day in North American countries?

　　2. When did the first thanksgiving service take place in North America?

　　3. Who made the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day in the USA?

　　4. What does the word “fortunately” mean in Chinese?

　　5. Translate the sentence "They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had." into Chinese.

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. No, it isn’t. 回答一般疑問句用Yes或No回答。

　　2. On December 4th, 1619. 細(xì)節(jié)題。見第3段第一句。

　　3. President Abraham Lincoln 細(xì)節(jié)題。見第4段最后一句。

　　4. 幸運(yùn)地　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前后的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可推測出。

　　5.翻譯：他們感謝上帝在這一年中賜給他們的好運(yùn)和給他們帶來的好收成。