In America, turkey(火鸡) is served as the main course on special ________.

       A. occasions   B. situations    C. positions    D. Scenes

If I were to explain Thanksgiving Day to a foreigner, I would call it simply Turkey（火鸡） Day. Yet, this special holiday has much more to it.

    Historically, the first settlers of America celebrated Thanksgiving with a harvest dinner because they successfully went through a hard winter. They also took this chance to thank their Indian friends for their help. Thanksgiving is a great American tradition to share this holiday with family members and friends. Its importance is almost equal to Christmas in American everyday life.

    A college friend of mine once invited me to celebrate this holiday with her family. This gave me an inside look at how Americans celebrate this holiday.

    When we arrived at her house, my friend's family greeted us warmly. Once in a while I went to the kitchen to catch a glimpse of the turkey in the oven. The turkey is cooked, whole. It is filled with a mixture of bread crumbs, vegetables and spices. It usually takes four to five hours or more to cook, depending on the size of the turkey.

    When it was finally done, two people carried the turkey to the table on a plate, decorated with fruits and leaves. It was the size of a small pig. It looked very impressive having a whole turkey on the table.

    When all the food was on the table and the guests were seated, everyone fell silent—it was time for everyone to say a small prayer（祈祷） of thanks. Unlike in China, where only the host makes a speech, it was this family's tradition to ask each and every person, young or old, family or guest, to say what they were thankful for. This included me, Well, as one might guess, I was thankful for my first American Thanksgiving.

    Then all our attention returned to the turkey. We broke into laughter when nay friend's mother came out of the kitchen with an electric knife to cut the Turkey into thin slices.

Each dish was passed around and everyone loaded their plate with turkey, potatoes, and other vegetables.

1．The best title for this passage is   

A． What a Large Turkey                   B． My First Thanksgiving

C． Warmly Welcomed                   D． What a Different Custom

2．Which of the following made the deepest impression on the writer?

A． Thanksgiving is even more important than Christmas.

B． The warm welcome received from the family.

C． The large turkey.

D． How the festival came into being.

3．The underlined word "glimpse" in the fourth paragraph has the same meaning as

A． curiosity           B． admiration       C． smell        D． look

4．Which of the following best shows the equality in American families?

A． The mother cut up the turkey with an electric knife.

B． Everyone at the table was asked to say a prayer.

C． Everyone was given the same foods and dishes.

D． The writer was treated warmly and equally.

5．How was the turkey cut into pieces?

A． With an electric knife.

B． Everyone cut off a piece of it.

      C． It was cut up with an ordinary knife.

D． The mother cut it up with the father's help.

After 10 months in office, Barack Obama pardoned (赦免) a bird from the National Turkey Federation (全国火鸡联盟). It is a holiday tradition that 　41 back to 1947. It is said the __42__ Obama pardoned that day, 　43 “Courage”, weighed 20 kg. Because of his pardon, “Courage” would 　__44 the Thanksgiving dinner. “But I heard that 　45 Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact,” Obama 　46 said, “I understand them; the turkey looks really 　__47 .”

On the Thanksgiving holiday, the 　48 Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or dinner. Obama joked about also wanting to 　49 the tradition and eat “Courage”. “If my daughters hadn’t 　50 me, I would have tasted ‘Courage’.” he said.

Obama said he 　51 all the American people at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving Day. He also talked about the first family’s 　52 to celebrate the coming festival. “Just like millions of other families across our country, we’ll give our thanks to God for the 　53 we have,” Obama said. “We also remember that many members of our American family are still 　54 .”

Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a(n) 　55 in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s. “Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties,” he added. “So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we’ve 　56 , let’s also give a hand to those who are less 　57 .”

After his speech, “Courage” was lifted to a table and Obama 　58 his hand over the turkey’s head, pretending to be very 　59 , and said, “You are pardoned.” Because of Obama’s pardon, “Courage” would spend the rest of its life 　60 at a Disneyland amusement park.

41. A. turns　　　　　 B. holds　　　　 C. dates　　　　 D. looks

42. A. duck　　　　　 B. pig　　　　　　　　　 C. cow　　　　　　　　 D. turkey

43. A. named　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　 D. believed

44. A. forget　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. survive

45. A. since　　　　　 B. although　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. because

46. A. jokingly　　　 B. secretly　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. surprisingly

47. A. strong　　　　 B. fat　　　　　　　　　 C. ugly　　　　　　　　 D. delicious

48. A. first　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　 C. fourth　　　 D. last

49. A. break　　　　　 B. exchange　　　　　 C. follow　　　 D. remember

50. A. frightened　 B. disappointed　　　 C. supported　　　　 D. prevented

51. A. gave　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　 D. passed

52. A. question　　　 B. explanation　　　 C. solution　　　　　　 D. plan

53. A. happiness　　 B. energy　　　 C. excitement　　　　 D. surprise

54. A. moving　　　 B. working　　　　　 C. hurting　　　　　　 D. dreaming

55. A. honor　　　　 B. record　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　 D. exception

56. A. thought　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　 D. given

57. A. successful　 B. beautiful　　　　　 C. fortunate　　　　　 D. popular

58. A. raised　　　　 B. washed　　　　　　 C. warmed　　　　　 D. found

59. A. glad　　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　 D. handsome

60. A. alone　　　　　 B. safely　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. patiently

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Modern Farms of America Today

　　On the old-time farms in America there were chickens and turkeys (火鸡). There were also cows, pigs and other livestocks(家畜). But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the entire farm family with the help of a “hired man” . Sometimes extra labourers were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 percent of the power used, labour 15 percent and machines only 6 percent.

　　Today all that has changed. On many modem farms machines now provide 96 percent of the power, human labour 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. Modern farms are enterprising (企业性的)business which keep only livestocks that can pay its way(支付费用). The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Their work has been replaced by a whole army of machines.

　　Farms in the machine age also use the new fertilizer, new feeds (饲料), new hybrid (杂交) seeds, and other helps developed by farm sciences. As a result the farmers are able to produce more food with less labour. This means fewer but larger farms, and fewer but more prosperous farmers.

1．On the old-time farms in America most of work was done by ________.

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A．very few machines

B．the entire farm family

C．extra labourers and hired men

D．all kinds of animals

2．On the old-time farms most power was provided by ________.

[　　]

A．chickens and turkeys

B．human labour

C．horses

D．machines

3．On the modem farms almost all the work is done by ________ .

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A．even more hired men and extra help

B．the entire farm family

C．horses and a few more machines

D．a whole army of machines

4．The children of the farm family ________.

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A．go to school by bus every morning.

B．work on the farm or in the house.

C．drive cars to go to school .

D．have to keep livestock for money.

5．In the machine age farmers ________.

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A．are able to produce more food with less labour

B．are able to make farm machines

C．are more prosperous

D．both A and C