外研版英语九上试题module2--unit2课文翻译

U nit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.

自从最早的拓荒者抵达美国以来，我们就庆祝这个节日了。

Reading and vocabulary

1 Work in pair. Talk about the picture.

2 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.

a) The meaning of Thanksgiving

b) A special dinner

c) Things to do during the festival

d) The history of the festival

Thanksgiving

1 Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among/ə'mʌŋ/ family and friends. People make short-speeches/spiːtʃ/ and give thanks for their food.

2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəs /from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow/ɡrəu/ corn/kɔ:n/. The following/'fɔləuiŋ/ year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.

3 We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food. We lay/lei/ the table and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food. So we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes/'diʃiz/.

4 The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the Thanksgiving Day festival, there are plenty /'plenti/ of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as it goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy’s store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and 听力与词汇

1 结对练习。谈论图片。

2 阅读这篇文章并将标题与段落相匹配。

a) 感恩节的意义

b) 一顿特别的晚餐

c) 节日期间做的事情

d) 节日的故事

感恩节

1 感恩节是美国的节日。它在11月的第四个星期四。那是家人和朋友在一起吃一顿特别晚餐的时间。人们做简短的演讲并且向他们的食物表示感谢。

2 自从最早的拓荒者在十七世纪从英国乘船抵达美国以来，我们就庆祝这个节日了。当他们横渡大西洋时，很多人死了，他们登陆后的第一个冬天比任何英国的冬天都糟糕。当地居民，印第安人，教他们如何种植玉米。第二年他们一起吃新食物做的晚餐进行庆祝。

3 今天我们仍然用一顿传统的晚餐庆祝感恩节。在我们的房子里，厨房总是最拥挤的地方，因为我们都帮着准备食物。我们整理桌子，然后在晚餐开始前，我父亲向这些食物表示感谢。所以，我们会记得我们为什么庆祝这个节日。我们通常吃的太多，但是一年仅有一次。我们经常谈论很多并且也在晚饭后讲故事。当结束的时候，每个人都帮着洗盘子。

4 当朋友和家人聚在一起庆祝节日时，节日时一个非常忙碌的时间。在感恩节期间，还有许多其他去看和做的事情。我们生活在纽约，我们去看梅西感恩节大游行，因为它会沿着几个街道和在著名的梅西百货商店完成。感恩节是圣诞季节的开