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【题目】 Turkey is an important part of American traditional food. Here are some cool facts about the delicious food and the bird it comes from.

☆According to some Americans, the name turkey came from the sound turkeys make when they are afraid—turk, turk, turk.

☆Adult turkeys have about 3500 feathers. The heaviest turkey was raised in England, it weighed 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.

☆There are over 8000 turkey farms in the US. 90% of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day and 50% eat turkey on Christmas.

☆For their first meal on the moon, American astronauts Neil armsrtong and Edwin Aldrin ate roast turkey!

☆Since 1947, an American organization has been giving the American president a live turkey for Thanksgiving. The president gives a pardon(特赦令) to the bird and it will live the rest of its years on a farm

☆In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were raised.

根据材料内容选择正确答案。并将其标号填入题前括号内。

【1】From the passage, we can know that the name of the turkey came from .

A.the place they liveB.the feather they have

C.the sound they makeD.the shape they have

【2】The heaviest turkey was .

A.86 poundsB.3500 poundsC.8000 poundsD.256 pounds

【3】Most of the Americans eat turkey when they are on .

A.Spring FestivalB.Thanksgiving Day

C.Christmas DayD.New Year’s Day

【4】 eat turkeys when they are on the moon.

A.American homesB.American astronauts

C.American presidentsD.American organizations

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Turkey is a kind of bird

B.An American organization has been giving the American president a live turkey.

C.In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were raised.

D.In fact, most of the Americans don’t like Turkey.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

火鸡是美国传统食物中重要的一个部分。本文介绍了一些关于火鸡的事实，以及这种鸟类来自于哪里。

【1】细节理解题。根据“…the name turkey came from the sound turkeys make when they are afraid—turk, turk, turk.”可知火鸡的名字来源于他们害怕时候发出的声音。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据“The heaviest turkey was raised in England, it weighed 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.”可知最重的火鸡，重达86磅。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据“90% of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day and 50% eat turkey on Christmas.”可知大多数美国人都在感恩节吃火鸡，只有一半的人在圣诞节吃。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据“For their first meal on the moon, American astronauts Neil armsrtong and Edwin Aldrin ate roast turkey!”可知美国宇航员在月球上的第一餐吃的就是烤火鸡。故选B。

【5】细节理解题。根据“…the bird it comes from.”可知火鸡是一种鸟类，因此A选项是正确的；根据“Since 1947, an American organization has been giving the American president a live turkey for Thanksgiving.”可知一个美国组织给美国总统一只活的火鸡，因此B选项是正确的；根据“In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were raised.”可知2005年，大约饲养2.56亿只火鸡，因此C选项是正确的；本文并未介绍人们不喜欢火鸡，相反，根据“90% of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day and 50% eat turkey on Christmas.”以及“In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were raised.”可知美国人在感恩节和圣诞节会吃火鸡，单2005年一年，火鸡的养殖量就达到2.56亿只，因此可推测美国人是喜欢火鸡的，因此D选项是错误的。故选D。