Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. In that country they celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain, where the festival is called “ Harvest Festival”, people celebrate earlier in the year, in September.

A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the ground. In North America, Europe, and England, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.

The first thanksgiving service in North America took place on 4 December 1610 when 38 English people arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journey. The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately the harvest was good. They decided to celebrate with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted three days.

A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named 26 November as the Day of Thanksgiving. Almost a hundred years later, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.

Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time.

39. The story is about ____.

A. festivals                  B. an American festival  

C. English people in America   D. giving thanks for everything

40. The last Thursday in November in November is ____.

A. a festival in every country in the world

B. Thanksgiving Day in the United States

C. the day farmers pick fruit from the trees

D. the day the first English People came to America

41. On thanksgiving Day people ____.

A. plant their crops.  B. celebrate a safe journey

C. thank God for a good harvest

D. harvest their fruit and crops.

42. At the first thanksgiving service in North America, the people ____.

A. shot a lot of small animals

B. thanked God for a safe journey

C. thanked God for a good harvest

D. had a big dinner outside their houses.

WASHINGTON---Worldwide sales of personal computer in 1995 rose 24.7 percent over 1994 with Compaq（美國(guó)康柏電腦公司）holding its first—place position while IBM overcame（擊敗）Apple for the No.2 slot （表上排名）,according to Dataquest.

A total of 59.7 million computers were sold around the world with important gains（獲得）in Japan and Europe.

Compaq sold 5.99 million computers ,or 10percent of the market ,unchanged from 1994.

IBM sold 4.7 million with an 8 percent share of the market compared with 8.2 percent in 1994 .

Apple sold 4.7 million ,or 7.8 percent of the trade ,compared with 8.4 percent in 1994.

Their lost market share was taken up by Packard Bell and NEC ,which sold 3.1 million and 2.8 million computers separately.

56．Which company was the first in selling computers in 1994?

         A．Compaq     B．IBM   C．Apple D．NEC

57．Which company sold the third most computers in 1995?

         A．Compaq     B．IBM   C．Apple D．NEC 

58．What was the market share of Compaq in 1994?

         A．5.99%         B．8.2%  C．8.4%  D．10%

59．Packard Bell and NEC take up about            of the market share in 1995.

         A．8.2%  B．52%   C．10%   D．5%

任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分）

         根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A-F選項(xiàng)中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

         A．Join learning communities and help each other．

         B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you 'll make it ．

         C．Anytime is learning time．

         D．Get interested and arouse your desire for knowledge．

         E．Cover the same ground from different angles．

         F．Try to be a good and effective learner．

         As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily．

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Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success．You can' t learn what you do not want to learn．Emotion is an important part of the learning process．If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance．The key is to get started．If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you．You must always rem learning is just like eating．You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite．Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to leam well．

62．__________

         Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well -prepared for it．Never be disappointed no matter what happens．Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to grips （理解） with new information．It is like a jig - saw puzzle or a cross - word puzzle．As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer．The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher．Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time．

63．       

         Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed - lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to leam．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．

64．       

         Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time"．Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging．Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket．Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down．It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．

65．      

         The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience．Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style．You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn．

The survery shows that if people cannot afford        house, they will feel less content about ___life．                                                                 

         A．the; the    B．a(chǎn); /                  C．a(chǎn); the               D．/; the

Don’t expect too much of him．After all, he is a child of ____ intelligence．

       A．a(chǎn)verage    B．slight C．strange     D．different

Our company’s development will not stand       of anyone, nor will it threaten anyone.

A. in the way         B.in a way             C.on the way                D. by the way

The chemistry teacher demanded that the laboratory report _______ immediately after the experiment was done.

A. to be written                                                                         B. would be written          

C. be written                                                          D. must be written

I didn’t hear the phone．I ______ asleep．

       A．can be       B．must have been      C．must be      D．should have been

      高中生在成長(zhǎng)過程中會(huì)碰到一些煩惱。就這一話題你班正積極籌備召開一次主題班會(huì)。請(qǐng)你依據(jù)下表進(jìn)行必要的思考，并用英語準(zhǔn)備一篇到會(huì)發(fā)言的材料。詞數(shù)：100-120。

  注意：1. 開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。    2. 語言通順，結(jié)構(gòu)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。

        Figure: 外形,身材        

get rid of: 擺脫，去除

Boys and girls,

     We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. ___________________________________________________

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–Hey, look! You stepped on my foot.

   —Oh, I’m terribly sorry. ______________.

   A. I’m not noticing                       B. I wasn’t noticing

   C. I haven’t noticed                       D. I don’t notice