单选题

单选题 How long did the first Thanksgiving Day last?

A、 Three weeks.
B、 Two weeks.
C、 Three days.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle. Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War. 清教徒们历时三天的一个宴会被视为第一个感恩节，故选C项。

单选题 What is the purpose of American Jobs Act calling for cutting wage taxes?

A、 To prevent public employees from losing their jobs.
B、 To call for less spending on roads and infrastructure.
C、 To encourage more people to look for jobs.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] The American Jobs Act calls for cutting wage taxes on most businesses. It seeks to prevent public employees like teachers, police and firefighters from losing their jobs to budget cutting measures. And it calls for more federal spending on roads and transportation infrastructure to help create jobs. 减低工资税的首要目的是保护public employees，使他们不丢掉工作。

单选题 Why does the problem of debts affect a lot more nation than just the ones that are struggling with money?

A、 The nations use the same currency.
B、 The nations have joint business corporations.
C、 These nations' economies are interdependent.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] It's in the middle of a crisis because several countries in the European Union have massive debts. This problem affects a lot more nations than just the ones that are struggling with money. Seventeen countries all use the same currency, the euro. And if any of them take a big hit economically, all of them could be affected. 新闻最后提到由于欧盟17个国家使用同一种货币，因此只要有一个国家经济出现问题，所有其他国家都会受到影响。

单选题 How much money can each child beggar earn a day for their minders?

A、 Dozens of dollars.
B、 Hundreds of dollars.
C、 A dozen or so dollars.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] A BBC investigation has found that many child beggars active on the streets of London come from Romania's Gypsy community and each can earn hundreds of dollars a day for their minders. The Gypsies, also known as Roma, are Europe's largest ethnic minority and the poorest, but the BBC found many who manage the beggars to be owners of large houses and luxury cars. 新闻第二句话提到每一个儿童乞丐一天可以乞讨到hundreds of dollars。

单选题 Why did Spain's top footballers hold a strike?

A、 Leading players got killed in a row.
B、 Two important games were postponed.
C、 There was a pay dispute.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] Spain's top footballers have called off their strike and will be back in action on Saturday after resolving a pay dispute in marathon negotiations overnight. The row forced the postponement of the opening games in Spain's top two divisions last weekend. 文中讲到西班牙球员因为付款争议而使得比赛延期。