泽熙美文Cloze Test
The traditional American Thanksgiving day celebration 1 to 1621. 2 that year a special least was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colonists who 3 there had left England because they felt 4 of religious freedom. They came to the 5 and faced difficulties in 6 the ocean. The ship which 7 them was called Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad storms. They were 8 in learning to live in the new earth by the Indians who 9 the region. The puritans, 10 they were called, had much to be thankful 11 . Their religious practices were 12 longer a source of criticism by the government. They learned to 13 their farming habits to the climate and soil. 14 they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving 15 , they invited their 16 , the Indians, to join them in dinner and 17 of gratitude for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children who left 18 . They remembered their 19 who did not see the shore of Massachusetts. They 20 the 65 days journey which had tested their strength.
1.
A.dates
B.starts
C.returns
D.goes back
正确答案：D
[解析] 此句话的意思是：美国庆祝感恩节的传统要追溯到1621年。A．dates约会，定日期；date from起源于，date back to追溯到；B．starts起程，开始；C．returns回报，报告；D．goes back to追溯到。
2.
A.In
B.At
C.During
D.For
正确答案：A
[解析] 与year连用的介词通常是in。in years上了年纪。
3.
A.didn’t settle
B.were settled
C.settle
D.once settled
正确答案：D
[解析] the colonists who once settled there意思是“曾经定居在那儿的殖民者”。
4.
A.refused
B.denied
C.rejected
D.declined
正确答案：B
[解析] A．refused拒绝。B．denied否定，否认；不承认。C．rejected拒绝接受。D．declined谢绝，拒绝。felt denied of religious freedom意思是“不被承认宗教信仰的自由”。
5.
A.new city
B.new state
C.new land
D.new country
正确答案：C
[解析] 此句话是讲“英国殖民者登上新大陆”。new land新大陆，新天地。其他选项都不符合文意。
6.
A.going to
B.hauling to
C.coming across
D.deporting beyond
正确答案：C
[解析] haul拖，拉；come across横贯，横跨；deport驱逐出境。coming across the ocean是指“横跨大洋”。从英国到美洲要横跨大西洋。
7.
A.loaded
B.led
C.carried
D.packed
正确答案：C
[解析] A．load使装载，使负荷；B．lead带领，指路；C．carry携带，运送。D．pack包装，装备。表示船装载人的时候用carry。载乘着他们的船只的名字叫做“五月花号”。
8.
A.assisted
B.obliged
C.invited
D.permitted
正确答案：A
[解析] 此句话的意思是：他们在当地印第安人的帮助下学会在新的地方生存。A．assisted帮助，援助，协助。assist in doing sth. 帮助某人做某事。B．obliged责成，使负债务。C．invited引起，吸引。D．permitted许可，准许。
9.
A.resided
B.dwelt
C.inhabited
D.lived
正确答案：C
[解析] A．resided住，居住(in；at)。B．dwelt居留；寓于(at；in，on)。C．inhabited住着的；(屋子)在使用的。an inhabited island有人居住的岛。D．live in住进。
10.
A.since
B.like
C.for
D.as
正确答案：D
[解析] as they were called正如他们被称呼的那样。as在这里作连词。
11.
A.for
B.to
C.of
D.at
正确答案：A
[解析] 此句话的意思是：正如他们被叫做清教徒那样，他们有许多东西要感谢。be thankful for对……表示感激。
12.
A.no
B.not
C.much
D.any
正确答案：A
[解析] 此句话是讲：他们的宗教习惯不在是政府批评的来源了。no longer不再。
13.
A.form
B.develop
C.get
D.adjust
正确答案：D
[解析] 此句话是讲：他们学着将他们的农业知识适应当地的气候和土壤。adjust…to调整，使适应。
14.
A.While
B.When
C.So
D.If
正确答案：B
[解析] 此句话是说：当他们选择11月份的第四个星期二作为庆祝感恩节的日子。when引导的状语从句用一般过去时。
