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festivals
festivals
in the United States is Thanksgiving Day.Thanksgiving is usually a family day.So most of the Americans return home to spend time with their whole family.The date of Thanksgiving（2）changes
changes
from year to year，but it is held on the fourth Thursday in November.The（3）
history
history
of Thanksgiving goes back to 17th century.It was in September of 1620，a group of settlers（移居者）took a ship called the "Mayflower" and then left England.They sailed across the Atlantic（4）to start
to start
a new life in the New World （now called America）.During the first winter in the new land，（5）although
although
they work hard，they still met some problems including poor food，cold weather and serious diseases.By the end of this terrible winter，only about 50 percent of（6）them
them
survived（生存）.The following spring，the Native（本土的）Americans saw the settlers having a hard time and decided to help.They showed the new settlers（7）
how
how
to grow corn（谷物）and how to hunt and fish（8）wisely
wisely
.The friendship developed between them.In 1621，the harvest（收成）was much （9）better
better
，and the settlers had a feast（宴会）to thank the Indians for their help.Then this feast became an event to（10）memorize
memorize
the first Thanksgiving feast.This festival is truly a celebration of Thanksgiving.【考点】人与社会．
【答案】festivals；changes；history；to start；although；them；how；wisely；better；memorize
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