Ⅳ. 阅读理解(10分)

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

第Ⅱ卷(共60分)

Ⅴ. 词汇运用(20分)

(Ⅰ)根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词(10分)

1. There is a big star and four smaller stars in our national f  _______    .

2. There are four s_______      in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

3. Tree Planting Day comes on the t     _______ of March.

4. The singer was standing   _______   (在……之中)his fans.

5. This is his  _______     (第四)time to help me out of trouble.

(Ⅱ)用所给词的适当形式填空(10分)

6. My uncle    _______      (teach)in this school since he was twenty years old.

7. Which of the    _______     (follow)is NOT true about Thanksgiving?

8. I was just leaving when someone   _______      (knock)at the door.

9. It’s silly of you  _______       (copy)others’homework.

10. We started as soon as she       _______  (arrive)in Sanya.