2018年职称英语考试阅读理解精选文章4

 　　火鸡盛宴和感恩节的祝福

　　四周前美国的孩子打扮成魔鬼，四处要糖吃。这就是万圣节。几周之后就是圣诞节，美国的房子都会染成红色和绿色，里面充满了礼物。

　　似乎这一切还不够，这周的星期二， 美国 人还会庆祝另外一个节日——感恩节。

　　孩子们有两天不上课，商店歇业，房子里面家人喜欢的食物堆成了山。

　　每年在Gainesville, 佛罗里达，整个一个班会一起庆祝感恩节。整个班会打扮起来，为家人表演剧目。剧目过后一家人分享一顿传统的感恩节美食，比如火鸡和南瓜饼。

　　Dean Foster, 一个11岁的男孩愿意加入这次庆祝。他说：“我喜欢感恩节，因为不用上学，有很多好吃的，还有快乐的家庭聚会。”

　　他9 岁的弟弟Ben 说，感恩节最好的地方，就是它结束时就是圣诞节开始的时候。

　　但是在食物和花掉的大笔的钱背后有另一层寓意。周二晚上，Dean 和Ben的家人会做一个篮子，吃晚饭的时候把它放在桌子上。

　　每个人会把他们要感谢的东西列在一张单子上，放在篮子里。一家人会读出每一张单子上写的内容，花时间感谢上帝，感谢彼此给予这样舒适幸福的生活。

　　感恩节是一具传统节日，起源于第一批朝圣者来到美洲开始新生活的时候。艰苦的第一年后，在秋天取得了大丰收。他们举行了盛宴，并邀请了当地的土著印第安人一起感谢上帝给予他们充足的食物。

　　很多国家庆祝感恩节，时间经常是在庄稼成熟，收割完毕准备过冬之后。

　　Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving

　　Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents, for Christmas.

　　As if all this isn’t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival—Thanksgiving.

　　Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food.

　　Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, an entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families, After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie.

　　Dean Foster, an 11yearold boy will take part in this celebration. He said: “I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family.”

　　His brother Ben, nine, said: “The best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas.”

　　But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening. Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal.

　　Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives.

　　Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food.

　　Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.