Question

阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D 中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent Americans will eat turkey. But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous! Every year, turkey farmers present a turkey to the US president. But instead of eating this turkey, the president gives it a “pardon”. The turkey is flown to Florida for a Thanksgiving Parade(游行). Then it lives on a farm for the rest of its life.

Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America’s national bird.

Turkeys that are kept on farms are large, awkward birds that can not fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at speeds up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.

Turkeys don’t have ears. They hear by using a growth above their beaks(尖喙). But their hearing is five times better than human hearing.

Turkeys are such interesting birds—no wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be America’s national birds!

1.   people eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day in America.

A. A few B. Some   C. Most   D. All

2.The underlined word “pardon” means   .

A. 赦免     B. 赐死      C. 礼物    D. 原谅

3.A wild turkey can fly at the speed of   .

A. 88 kilometers per hour  B. 40 kilometers per hour

C. as fast as a kept one  D. five times faster than man

4.The turkey doesn’t have   .

A. eyes   B. ears C. a mouth  D. wings

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. The turkey on the farm  

B. The history of the turkey

C. How to keep the turkey 

D. The star of Thanksgiving

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了在美国，感恩节的非常出名的特殊的火鸡的故事。

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2.词义猜测题。Pardon的意思是赦免、宽恕，故选A。

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5.主旨大意题。根据But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous!故选D。

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