64．Which of the following festivals lasts the longest?

　　 A．Argosy Christmas Ship Festival.　　　　　 B．Holiday Island Lights Festival.

　　 C．Christmas Lighting Festival.　　　　　　　　 D．Holiday with Lights.

63．The article is written to ________________________.

　　　 A．tell the readers something about the history of America

　　　 B．tell the readers something about Americans' diligence.

　　　 C．tell the readers something about how to spend Thanksgiving Day in America.

D. tell the readers the history of one of the famous holidays in America-Thanksgiving Day.

C

Argosy Christmas Ship Festival

Seattle

December 1-December 23, 2004

The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival is a ship-to-shore holiday celebration that has become a local Northwest tradition. Aboard the Christmas Ship, some of the finest Northwest choirs sing holiday greetings. These performances are broadcast via speakers to bonfire (篝火) sites and to other boats participating in the parade.

Holiday Island Lights Festival

Friday Harbor, Sand Juan Island

December 1-December 31, 2004

An island-wide holiday tradition that includes local businesses decorating contest, a tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 4 with shops staying open until 7:00 pm. On Dec. 11 a Lighted Boat Parade starts the evening, to be followed by the Santa ship coming into Friday Harbor for the children, shops staying open until 7:00 pm.. Dec. 18-19 Roche Harbor’s Christmas Festival begins at 3:00 pm and will include artists booths, Victorian carol singing, story telling, theater and dining.

　　 Christmas Lighting Festival

Leavenworth

December 4-December 19, 2004

This old-fashioned Lighted Farm Implement (器具) parade, which expressed its admiration for the Yakima Valley’s agricultural heritage, including entries with up to 35, 000 lights decorating the tractor, plow or thresher of your choice! Pre-parade activities include a Christmas Tree Ceremony and other special entertainment before the parade. Join us and you’re sure to enjoy the carolers dressed in traditional turn-of-the-century attire (服装) as they wander though out the Downtown area.

Holiday with Lights

Federal Way

December 10, 2004-January 1, 2005.

With over a million twinkling lights displayed throughout the park, your heart will be filled with cheer and the spirit of the season! Holiday light displays, festive music and strolling carolers, visit with Santa, enchanted village rides, and much more.

62．Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the story?

a．Over half of the settlers died of starvation or diseases．　　　

b．The settlers sailed to America on the May flower.

c．The settlers got their first good harvest．　　　　　　　　　　　　

d．President of the United States announced the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year

A．b-a-c-d　 　　 B．a-b-d-c　 　　 C．d-c-b-a 　　　 D．d-a-c-b

61．Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day to ________.

　　 A．recall the old times　　　　　　　　　　　 B．honor their ancestors

　 　C．express their thanks for harvest and God　　 D．wish a good future

60．In which year did Americans observe their first officially Thanksgiving Day?

　　　 A．1960　　　 　　　 B．1961 　　　　　　　　 C．1962　 　　　　　　　 D．Not mentioned

59．According to the article, in which fields is Harvard top in the world?　

　　　 A．Literature, arts, and law.

　　　 B．Religion, law and arts.

　　　 C．Literature, arts and computer science.

　　　 D．Religion, computer science and literature.

B

Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

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In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims(清教徒)，they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a hard two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or diseases. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord (God) should be fixed. Years later, President of the United States announced the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get an agreement on the accurate kind of stuffing (填料)for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year' s bounty and sincerely ask for continued blessings.　

58．What can we conclude from the article?　

　　　 A．Harvard campus is actually a district of a big city.

　　　 B．There are no competitions at Harvard University.

C．Graduation ceremonies are not complex at Harvard.

　　　 D．All Harvard buildings date back to the 18th century.

57．The author was most impressed by 　　　　, according to the article.　

　　　 A．Harvard's mix of tradition and new technology

　　　 B．the classes held on beautiful lawns at Harvard

　　　 C．Harvard students not taking their graduation ceremony seriously

　　　 D．the feeling of not living in modern society on the campus

56．The article is mainly about 　　　　.　

　　　 A．the author's campus life in Harvard B．the author's impression of Harvard

　　　 C．Harvard's old buildings　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the academic system at Harvard