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高中英语人教版(新课程标准)2017-2018学年高一下册必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world单元检测试卷
Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.
Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4,1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time, other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving.
Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.
PROGRAM TITLE |
Hispanic Studies Program |
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UNIVERSITY |
Universidad de Barcelona |
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MINIMUM AGE |
18 |
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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT |
Open to all levels of Spanish speakers. Beginning level students, however, must have completed at least one semester of college-level Spanish. |
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ACCOMMODATIONS |
Student apartments, local host families, and residence halls (Additional fees. Only available during the fall semester). Host family includes 2 meals per day and laundry service. All Barcelona housing includes internet access. |
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G.P.A. REQUIREMENT |
2.75 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION |
Spanish, Catalan, and English |
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ACCEPTANCE TO U.S. UNIVERSITY REQUIRED |
No |
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DATES & PRICES |
Fall 2017 |
September, 4, 2017 —December 21, 2017 |
$11,680 |
Academic Year 17-18 |
September 4, 2017 — April 28, 2018 |
$23,380 |
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Spring 2018 |
Late January, 2018 — April 28, 2018 |
$11,680 |
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Barcelona is a city of contradictions: old and new combined, beautiful and industrial, traditional and modern. Bordered by France to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the east, Barcelona is one of the most “European” of Spanish cities. Stroll Las Rambles, one of the city's most famous and busy avenue. Students taking a gap year in Barcelona will find it to be a very cosmopolitan(世界性的) city that combines the latest trends with the most typical Spanish traditions. Barcelona offers museums, cinemas, restaurants, the beach, the mountains, and people from all over the world. Although local people speak both Spanish and Catalan, the mixture of local residents and international visitors makes it an easy city to understand and makes yourself understood. Barcelona exposes students to several cultures, languages, and world views; but then again, what else could be expected from the complex city of Barcelona? |
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