首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、In 1620. B、In 1621. C、In 1789. D、During Lincoln’s time. C
A、In 1620. B、In 1621. C、In 1789. D、During Lincoln’s time. C
admin
2011-01-10
39
问题
W: I finished the stories about Columbus last time. Now I would like to give you some details about the most truly American national holiday in the United States.
M: Is it Christmas?
W: No. Christmas is not a typical American holiday, but the holiday I’m talking here is closely connected with the earliest history of the country and it was first celebrated in 1621 by English settlers.
M: By English settlers? Why not native Indians?
W: Well, the settlers, or Pilgrims, fled from their native England to Holland in order to escape the religious prosecution. In 1620, they sailed to America on the Mayflower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. Storms forced them to sail away from their original destination, Jamestown in Virginia. And after a two-month voyage they landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in icy November.
M: I once read that during the first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics.
W: True enough. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. Luckily, a friendly Indian called Squanto taught them how to plant the corn and how to fertilize the soil.
M: So after the harvests in autumn, did the Pilgrims invite the Indians nearby to a meal for their help and friendship?
W: Yes, but to be more accurate, a thanksgiving feast.
M: I see, a day for giving thanks. Then on which day is it celebrated?
W: At that time, the Pilgrims objected to fixing the celebration by calendar. George Washington, the Public’s first president, set Thursday, November 26, 1789, as the first national Thanksgiving Day. Even so, the controversy continued over the date: Thanksgiving. And since Lincoln’s time, the celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on the fourth Thursday of November until today.
M: What do we usually do on Thanksgiving Day?
W: The pattern has never changed through the years. Usually a family journey or a big family dinner is planned for the annual reunion. On the dinner table, you can find apples, oranges, chestnuts, plum puddings, mince pie, squash and so on. And the best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
M: My mouth is watering now, Mrs. Brown. They have been the most traditional and always my favorite food on Thanksgiving Day. My mum cooks the same as the Americans do that day though we’re not native.
27.What did the woman most probably talk about last time?
28.Where was Thanksgiving Day first celebrated?
29.When was Thanksgiving Day set as a national day for the first time in American history?
30.What can be inferred from the conversation?
选项
A、In 1620.
B、In 1621.
C、In 1789.
D、During Lincoln’s time.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/pGQYFFFM
本试题收录于:
NAETI中级口译笔试题库外语翻译证书(NAETI)分类
0
NAETI中级口译笔试
外语翻译证书(NAETI)
相关试题推荐
Istestanxietydestructive?Canwemaketestanxietyworkforus?Theanswertobothofthesequestionsisyes.Testanxietyof
Shouldwecareifover150knownspeciesofanimalshave【C1】______fromtheearthinthelastfiftyyears?Shouldwebeconcerned
Seekingtobuildsupportamongblackfamiliesforitseducationreformlaw,theBushadministrationpaidaprominentblackpundi
Nextfall,whenyouseegeeseheadingsouthforthewinter,flyingalongin"V"formation,youmightconsiderwhatsciencehasd
Sino-foreigneducationalprogramonbusinessispopularinChinanow,andthedemandforhighlevelinterpretationisgreat.
Inthepopularmind,theInternetistherealizationoftheglobalvillage,wheretheflowofinformationandideasisunimpeded
Withcloud,mobility,bigdataandconsumerization,companiesareinevengreaterneedoftechnologytalentthantheywereinth
Justasthereareoccupationsthatrequirecollegedegreesalsothereareoccupationsforwhichtechnicaltrainingisnecessary.
女士们,先生们:金秋十月,北京气候宜人,中国国际投资贸易论坛今天在这里隆重召开了。我很高兴能够应邀出席本次论坛,首先我谨代表中华人民共和国商务部向远道而来的国内外朋友表示热烈的欢迎和衷心的感谢。[TONE]∥[TONE]众所周知,通
ThecolonyVirginiawasnamedafter_______.
随机试题
Comparedwiththerobot,thehumanworkerisundoubtedlysuperior.Heiscapableofperformingawidervarietyofwork.More
在进行大规模口腔流行病学调查时,常采用社区牙周指数反映牙周组织的健康状况,该指数所检查的内容为
下列选项中,不会影响颌面部外形的对称性的是
(2010年单项选择第36题)在指定地区全权代表委托人从事一般商务活动和某些非商务性的事务的代理形式称为()。
对外币报表折算时,实质上构成对境外经营净投资的外币货币性项目,因汇率变动而产生的汇兑差额,应记入“其他综合收益”项目。()
公司在经营活动中可以以自己的财产为他人提供担保。根据《公司法》的规定,下列关于担保的表述中,正确的是()。
国有企业甲、合伙企业乙、自然人丙拟共同投资设立一家有限合伙企业。三方关于该合伙企业的下列约定中,符合法律规定的有()。
六个城市的位置如图所示:在这六个城市所覆盖的区域中,有4所医院、2座监狱和2所大学。这8个单位的位置须满足以下条件:(1)没有一个单位跨不同的城市。(2)没有一个城市有2座监狱,也没有一个城市有2所大学。(
[*]
下面程序的运行结果是【】。main(){unsigneda=0112,x;x=a>>3;printf("x=%o",x);}
最新回复
(
0
)