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短文填空:先通读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容和所给首字母,在空格内填入一个适当的单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。(本大题共10空,每空0.5分,共5分)

On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one l   1. turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p     2.a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e      3.this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s       4.to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r       5.of its life.

Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c      6.. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i   7.of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.

Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w       8.turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s      9.up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.

Turkeys don’t have ears. They h            10.with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.

 

【答案】

1.Lucky

2.Pick

3.Eat

4.Sent

5.Rest

6.Centuries

7.Instead

8.Wild

9.Speed

10.hear

【解析】

1.联系下文描述,可知此处指的是一只幸运的火鸡不但活了下来还出名了。根据首字母可知填形容词lucky幸运的,做定语。

2.联系下文描述,可知此处指的是每年养火鸡的农民都要选一只送给总统。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作,故用一般现在时态。主语turkey farmers 是复数,故谓语动词用原形。根据首字母可知填原形动词pick,挑选,拾取。

3.联系上下文,可知此处指的是美国总统并不吃这只火鸡。根据前文助动词does及首字母可知填原形动词eat,吃。

4.联系下文,可知这只火鸡被送到了佛罗里达。结合语境可知本句主语是动作对象,故用被动语态。根据首字母可知填过去分词sent,送。

5.结合语境可知此处指的是它就在一个农场度过了余生。根据首字母可知填形容词rest,剩余部分。

6.结合语境及常识,可知此处指的是火鸡成为美国文化的一部分已经有几个世纪了。根据首字母可知填复数名词centuries,世纪。

7.联系下文,可知此处指的是,美国总统富兰克林甚至想用火鸡代替秃鹰作为美国的象征。根据首字母可知太难副词instead,代替;

8.联系上下文,可知此处指的是野生火鸡非常快。根据首字母可知填形容词wild,野生的,做定语。

9.联系下文88 kilometers per hour 描述,可知此处指的是它们的速度。根据首字母可知填单数名词speed,速度。

10.联系一句描述,可知此处指的是他们用嘴上面的一个肉瘤来听。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作,故用一般现在时态。主语they表示复数含义,故谓语动词用原形。根据首字母可知填原形动词hear,听见。

 

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