题目

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你和美国的网友Peter相互了解对方国家的传统节日，请根据下表要求写一篇关于感恩节( Thanksgiving Day)的文章，放在你的微博里，请Peter赐教。

起源	美国
目的	最初为感谢印第安人，现在人们常在这一天感谢他人
庆祝国家	美国和加拿大
时间	美国：每年11月的第四个星期四 加拿大：每年10月第二个星期一
庆祝方式	休息两天，家人团聚，互相问候，表达感恩
传统食物	火鸡

注意：
1．请使用规范英语，词数不少于100;
2．可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3．参考词汇：火鸡Turkey。
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答案

Thanksgiving Day，which was created by Americans, was aimed at giving thanks to Indians, the local people in America, who helped the European settlers go through the hard days at the very beginning.   
Now Thanksgiving Day is mainly celebrated in America and Canada. In America , it falls on the fouth Thursday in November, but in Canada, it is celebrated in second Monday of October.
On this special day, people have two days off and all family members get together to enjoy time with their family. It is a tradition to eat turkey on that day.
Nowadays, people show gratitude to parents, friends or anyone who is helpful by greeting each other. The theme of Thanksgiving Day  has added even more meanings, which will become more and more popular.

解析

试题分析：这是一篇提纲类书面表达，文章的要点也基本上都给出来了，而且很具体，考生要把要点解释清楚，不能有遗漏。除了表达这些要点以外，还要阐述自己的观点，这就要求考生自己拓展发挥，在写作的过程中，要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型，如强调句，倒装句等，让文章更上档次。同时在列举措施的时候要使用合适的连接词如：First，second， Besides, What’s more等，让文章看起来很有条理，也很流畅。本篇文章在写作时不要啰嗦，力求简洁。
【亮点说明】所给范文语言简洁，运用了一些词组：falls onhave two days off get together范文中的句式多变，运用不同的语法知识：Thanksgiving Day，which was created by Americans, was aimed at giving thanks to Indians, the local people in America, who helped the European settlers go through the hard days at the very beginning.这句话用了两个定语从句， It is a tradition to eat turkey on that day. 这句话用了it做形式主语。Nowadays, people show gratitude to parents, friends or anyone who is helpful by greeting each other. The theme of Thanksgiving Day  has added even more meanings, which will become more and more popular. 这两句话都用了定语从句。