Module4CarnivalThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStatesstartedasawayofgivingthankstoagoodharvest.ItfallsonthefourthThursdayofNovember.TheoriginofthemodernThanksgivingDayistheharvestcelebrationinPlymouth，Massachusettsin1621.EarlyThanksgivingtooktheformofaspecialchurchservice，ratherthanafeast，asiscommonnow.GeorgeWashingtonannouncedthefirstnationalThanksgivingDayin1789.Since1863，ThanksgivingDayhasbeenayearlyholidayintheUnitedStates.Amorerecenttraditionstartedin1947.Sincethen，weoftenseeontelevisionthePresidentpardoningtheturkey.Itistraditionalforfamiliesandfriendstogettogetherforalargemealwithaturkey，potatoesandotherseasonalvegetables.ManyofthesefoodsarenativetoAmericaandwerenotavailableinEuropewhenEuropeansfirstsettledinAmerica.ThanksgivingDayparadesareheldinsomecitiesandtownsoftheUS.Manyfootballgamesareplayedandwatchingthemisapopularactivity.Somepeoplehaveafour-dayholidaysoitisapopulartimefortripsoutoftownandtovisitfriendsandrelatives.Mostgovernmentoffices，schoolsandotherorganisationsareclosed.Manyofficesandbusinessesallowstafftohaveafour-dayholiday.Publictransportationsystemsdonotusuallyoperateontheirregulartimetables.Itisoneofthebusiestperiodsfortravel.Thiscancauseovercrowding.Paradesandfootballgamescancauseproblemstothelocaltraffic，sosomestateshaveanextradayfortheThanksgivingholiday，knownasThanksgivingFriday.阅读短文，回答下列问题1．WhendidThanksgivingDaybecomeayearlynationalholiday?In1863.2．WhatarethetraditionalfoodsforUSpeople?Turkeys，potatoesandotherseasonalvegetables.PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Prereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1．carnivalA．n.鬼；幽灵2．ChristianB．n.狂欢节3．ghostC．n.服装；戏装；化装服4．costumeD．vt.掩藏；躲藏5．hideE．adj.基督教的答案1.B2.E3.A4.C5.D[第二组]6．confusionA．n.帝国7．extendB．vi.假装8．pretendC．n.杂乱；混乱9．firearmD．vt.延长10．empireE．n.火器答案6.C7.D8.B9.E10.A[第三组]11．memoryA．n.地方议会；政务委员会12．reviveB．adj.优美的；高雅的13．councilC．vi.漫步；闲逛14．wanderD．vt.复兴；再兴起；再流行15．elegantE．n.记忆答案11.E12.D13.A14.C15.BTrue(T)orFalse(F)．1．ThemostfamouscarnivalinEuropewasinVenice.(T)2．Themainreasonfortherevivalofcarnivalwasprobablythatmasksweremagicalandattractive.(F)3．InVenicepeoplecoveredtheirfaceswithmasks.(T)4．Manycrimeswentunpunishedatthebeginningbecausetheywerefamouspeople.(F)5．ThespiritofVenicecarnivalisquitethesameasRiocarnival.(F)Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1．Wheredidcarnivalbegin?A．LatinAmerica.B．Europe.C．America.D．Britain.答案B2．WhendidcarnivalstartinEurope?A．AfterEaster.B．BeforeEaster.C．Thewholewinter.D．Thelastdayofwinter.答案B3．WhichoneisTRUEaboutthecarnivalinVenice?A．ItisthemostfamouscarnivalinEurope.B．Itlastsforoneday.C．Itlastsforoneweek.D．Peoplecaneatanddrinkbuttheycannotweartheirmasks.答案A4．WhyweremasksbannedinVenice?A．Becausemaskswerenotwelcomedbytheordinarypeople.B．Becausemaskswerenotwelcomedbytherichandfamouspeople.C．Becausepeoplewhoworemasksusuallycarriedfirearms.D．Becauseitmightcausemanycrimeswhichwerehardtopunish.答案D5．WhatisthekeytothecarnivalinVenice?A．Musicandmovement.B．Musicanddance.C．Itcanattractmanyforeigners.D．Themysteryofthemask.答案DAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.WhencarnivalbeganinEurope，peoplesaw1.italastchancetohavefunattheendofthewinterseason.2.Having(have)funmeanteating...
