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54.~56.題為題組     The notion of “thanksgiving” is often associated with the American pilgrims, who gavethanks for a good harvest after a harsh first year on the new land. Yet the AmericanThanksgiving was far from the first or the only harvest festival around the world. Centuriesago, the ancients had been expressing gratitude to heaven or nature for the abundance of food.In addition to having feasts, they also held certain rituals. The Egyptians gave thanks bypresenting a goddess of harvest with that year’s first or last bundle of wheat. And the Englishwould select a young girl for the harvest parade. Adorned with grain and fruit, she would beriding on a carriage drawn by white horses. The Aztecs also selected a young girl for thefestival. Yet, the chosen maiden was not as lucky as her English counterpart. Her head wouldbe cut off in a ritual, as a sacrifice to the Aztec goddess of harvest. Nowadays, people’ life nolonger revolves around agriculture, so these harvest rituals have gradually disappeared. Stillthe attitude of being grateful for the things we have remains.
54. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The importance of being grateful.
(B) How humans give thanks to gods.
(C) Inhumane rituals in harvest festivals.
(D) The origin of the American Thanksgiving.

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答案：[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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