2. 外语
  3. Thanksgiving is America’s national holiday for giving thanks to God. Thanksgiving Day has a special【S1】______for Americans becau

Thanksgiving is America’s national holiday for giving thanks to God. Thanksgiving Day has a special【S1】______for Americans becau

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问题     Thanksgiving is America’s national holiday for giving thanks to God. Thanksgiving Day has a special【S1】______for Americans because it is traced back, to that group of people who were among the first to come to the New World in search of freedom.
    In 1620, 102 sea weary (疲倦的) Pilgrims landed on the peninsula of Cape Cod. Their ship, the Mayflower, had【S2】______to go to Virginia, but it made its landfall far to the north. After some weeks of【S3】______they decided not to make the trip to Virginia but to remain where they were. But when they stepped ashore in this【S4】______alien world, they were totally isolated from any outside【S5】______and knew no means of livelihood. And the greater trouble is that in the woods live Indians, some of whom were【S6】______This added to the hardship of daily life. But the vast【S7】______of forests gave them a hope. In this way, the nation’s forefathers not only【S8】______the first severe winter, but also saw the first harvest of crops in the next autumn. Their Indian friends were also invited to join their festival.
    This story is told every year to young children in schools as Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday of November) 【S9】______
    Today, in the US Thanksgiving Day is celebrated by many Americans whose roots do not stem from Britain. Now it is marked by families gathering together to enjoy a【S10】______dinner for roast turkey, and to tell the things for which they are thankful.
A) approaches F) utterly K) exploring
B) hostile G) survived L) structure
C) traditional H) assistance M) significance
D) justified I) intended N) interfered
E) stretches J) appropriate O) normally
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答案M
解析 名词辨析题。空格处单词位于形容词special之后，介词for之前，需要填入名词，由special修饰。该句意为“对于美国人来说，感恩节可以追溯到第一批来美国大陆寻找自由的人们，因而具有特殊的——。”分析各个选项释义，只有significance“意义，重要性”符合题意。
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