閱讀下面材料,然后按要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Time to give thanks

When it comes to Thanksgiving, turkey may be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s the right picture, but it’s not complete.

Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year, Thanksgiving Day is a time for thanksgiving and feasts.It’s about expressing your gratitude to the important people and all the good things in your life.

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with much warmth and keep many traditional customs.Here we introduce two of the rules Americans typically follow on this day.

1.Time for prayers and paying back

Thanksgiving Day has been associated with prayers in church and in homes for centuries.Attending church prayer services in the morning is the first step of many celebrators on Thanksgiving Day.The churches provide worship (禮拜) services and organize special events for the occasion.

Before Thanksgiving meals, some families gather together and read prayers to thank God for his kindness and the gifts he has bestowed upon (給予) them in the form of friends and family.

Some people also do voluntary community work on this day, as a way of paying back.

2.Family reunions and showing gratitude

Like China’s Spring Festival, preparing a big meal and bringing the family together at home is a long-standing tradition of Thanksgiving.Distances don’t really matter as relatives return home to be with their family, no matter how far away.

寫作內(nèi)容:

1.以約30個詞概括上文的主要內(nèi)容。

2.以約120個詞談?wù)勀銓κ菚r候感恩了的想法,內(nèi)容包括:

(1) 你認為我們中國人有沒有必要過“感恩節(jié)”?為什么?

(2) 以你自己的經(jīng)歷或者身邊的人為例,闡述重視感恩的必要性;

(3) 總結(jié)你的觀點。

寫作要求:

1.作文中可以使用實例來支持你的論點,也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容論述,但不得直接引用原文中的句子;

2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

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