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.

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

A.the place they live B.the feather they have

C.the sound they make D.the shape they have

2.The heaviest turkey was .

A.86 pounds B.3500 pounds C.8000 pounds D.256 pounds

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

A.Spring Festival B.Thanksgiving Day

C.Christmas Day D.New Year’s Day

4. eat turkeys when they are on the moon.

A.American homes B.American astronauts

C.American presidents D.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.

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