2020-2021学年英语周报九年级新目标第25期答案及试题（第二十五期），将发布在下图中，扫码即可查看！
For 80 years, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has kicked offthe holiday season with glorious bands, balloons and floats(花车), and for one day, it has transformed New York City into a living comic book.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy's Department Store. It was first held in 1924. It was organized by Macy's employees, most of whom were firstgeneration immigrants(移民), who wanted to celebrate holidays like they did in Europe. The employees dressed in costumes(盛装) and marched on the streets with floats, bands and live animals borrowed from a zoo.
With an audience of over a quarter of a million people, the parade was such a success that Macy's declared it would become an annual event.
In 1927 Felix, the Cat became the first parade balloon to float over the city. Large animalshaped balloons replaced the live animals from then on. These giant signature(特有的) balloons are by far the biggest attraction of the parade. Each year sees parade balloons adding new characters from comic strip characters to timeless toys.
One tradition long gone is the releasing of the balloons after the parade. They would float for days and the lucky finder or finders could claim a cash reward if he or she returned the balloon or its remains to Macy's.
The parade has gone on every year except during World War Ⅱ when, aside from not having much to cheer about, the helium(氦气) air and rubber used for the balloons were needed for the war effort.
When the parade returned in 1945, it was televised in New York for the first time and also traveled its current route for the first time.
Nowadays, more than 10,000 people participate in the parade and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) will nationwide broadcast it live from 9 a. m. to noon. The NBC has even earned several Emmy Awards for this program.
As always, the parade will end with a visit from Santa Claus. The joyful old man will get settled in Macy's Department Store after the parade to start a month long search for who's been naughty and who's been nice.
24. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade originated from the fact________.
A. the first European immigrants showed thanks to the Indians for their help
B. Macy’s Department Store hoped to thank its employees for their devotion
C. the first European immigrants showed their traditional celebration of holidays
D. the employees of Macy’s Department Store showed thanks to the store
25. The parade wasn’t held once. The reason is that________.
A. people had to do other more important things that time
B. it was forbidden by the government that time
C. people couldn’t afford the expensive parade that time
D. a great misfortune prevented it from going on that time
26. According to the text, the following are true EXCEPT that________.
A. about two hundred and fifty thousand people participated in the first parade
B. large animal shaped balloons are one of the attractions in the parade
C. the visit from Santa Claus marks the end of the parade
D. the television’s live broadcast makes the parade more popular
27. The underlined word “kicked off” in the first paragraph means “________”.
A. put off B. opened up
C. dropped out D. turned into
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