Today Jesse brought Sue a record of her favorite music, because she has a new record player. He also brought Paul a toy truck and Ann a plastic （塑料） book with bright pictures, and Betty a bunch of flowers. Betty cooked a nice turkey, and they all ate too much. After dinner the children wanted to go out to the park with Jesse. But they had to stay home, because it was raining. Later, Dave and Jesse sat down in front of the TV to watch a football game.
16 Thanksgiving is not a truly American tradition
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 Thanksgiving Day falls on the 4th Thursday in November.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 The turkey is a most popular food on Thanksgiving Day
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 Jesse and his boss are good friends.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 Elizabeth enjoys going to work in downtown New York
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 The children like Jesse because he once traveled around the world
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 Jesse had a good time in his friends' home
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
答案
16. B 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. B 22. A
解析
16.B 文章第一段的大意是：许多美国传统不是真正源于美国，与其它不同的是，感恩节起源于美国，是真真正正的美国传统节日。
17.C 文章中没有提及感恩节是哪一天。
18.A 答题依据在第二段的第二句。感恩节这天火鸡通常是必不可少的。
19.C 文章第三段首句只说 Betty 是 Jesse 老板的秘书，并未提及 Jesse 和他老板的关系。
20.B 答题依据在第三段。Betty 住在市郊，但每天要花约一个小时乘公交和地铁到市区工作，她感到很累很烦。
21.B 答题依据在文章第五段。Jesse 给孩子们讲好多其他国家的故事，但第三句提到他根本没有见过这些国家，因此他并没有周游世界。
22.A 答题依据在最后一段。Jesse 带去了好多礼物，要不是因为下雨孩子们会和他一起公园玩，之后 Dave 和 Jesse 一起看足球赛，可见 Jesse 在朋友家玩的高兴。
★★★2009年《职称英语考前每日一练》节目单★★★
