六级冲刺练习阅读（149）
<p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="Came">Came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Being">Being</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1620, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sailboat">sailboat</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jamestown">Jamestown</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Plymouth">Plymouth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1620. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Terrible">Terrible</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="starvation">starvation</span>, <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pitiful">pitiful</span> <span word="rations">rations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Plymouth">Plymouth</span> <span word="Colony">Colony</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Carver">Carver</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1621. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Bradford">Bradford</span>.</p><p> <span word="Conditions">Conditions</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1621. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="berries">berries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="regretful">regretful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thankful">thankful</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="remained">remained</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="splendid">splendid</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Massasoit">Massasoit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span>.</p>
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