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【题目】Thanksgiving is one of the biggest American holidays. And at the center of Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey. You may wonder why the word "turkey" ______ both a country and a bird that Americans eat for Thanksgiving dinner. Many think the bird comes from the of Turkey. But turkey is not from Turkey. In fact, the fact that the turkey bird is called by that name is one big mistake. We could say it is a case of identity.

First of all, "Turkey" has meant the "land of the Turks" since _____ times. The word turkey, _______ to the bird, first appeared in the English language around 1540. And the misunderstanding ______ the word turkey happened because of birds that look _________.

There is an African bird called the guinea fowl. This _____ bird came to Europe through Turkish lands. So, the English mistakenly called the male bird the "turkey cock" and called the bird the "turkey hen." It became to eat the bird for Christmas dinner.

When the moved to North America, they saw a bird that looked like the guinea fowl, which at that time was called the "turkey cock" and _____ gave it the same name. So we now call this North American bird turkey even though it has no at all with the country Turkey.

And there is another piece to the puzzle. The case of mistaken identity crosses land and language____.The Turkish, for their part, call the North American bird "hindi," the Turkish name for India. The reference to India probably comes from the old, wrong idea that the New World was in Eastern Asia. Sometimes, that is _____ language changes over time – by mistakes.

Another interesting fact about the turkey is that it became the national bird of the United States. Some people thought it should be the of the U.S.Founding father Benjamin Franklin did not think the eagle was a ______ icon for the new country. He thought the eagle was "lazy" and "of character" because it stole food from others. He thought that the turkey was a "more ________ bird" and a "true original native of America."

【1】A. explains B. presents C. recognizes D. describes

【2】A. name B. bird C. nation D. tradition

【3】A. mistaken B. right C. real D. unknown

【4】A. ancient B. past C. gone D. future

【5】A. applying B. turning C. appealing D. referring

【6】A.on B. to C. over D. in

【7】A. like B. same C. similar D. equal

【8】A.foreign B. beautiful C. strange D. local

【9】A. baby B. female C. other D. American

【10】A. trend B. delicious C. popular D. well-known

【11】A. Europeans B. Africans C. Americans D. English

【12】A.but B. because C. and D. so

【13】A. question B. difficulty C. connection D. business

【14】A. study B. borders C. link D. conflict

【15】A. Why B. Which C. When D. how

【16】A. almost B. just C. never D. merely

【17】A. bird B. sign C. symbol D. leader

【18】A. moral B. fair C. spiritual D. considerate

【19】A. good B. bad C. logical D. legal

【20】A. representative B. respectful C. respectable D. responsible

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【11】A

【12】D

【13】C

【14】B

【15】D

【16】A

【17】C

【18】A

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】主旨大意：文章主要介绍了火鸡被错称为turkey的由来.欧洲人因为在美洲看到了当时被称为turkey cock的guinea fowl才将它称为turkey.实际上火鸡与土耳其这个国家没有关系.

【1】考查动词的辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：你可能不知道为什么turkey这个词既描述一个国家又表示一种我们感恩节晚餐会食用的禽类。A. explains 解释，B. presents 呈现，C. recognizes 认出，D. describes 描述；综合上下文和句意，这里应该填D 描述。

【2】考查名称辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：许多人认为这种鸟来自土耳其这个国家.A. name 名字，B. bird 鸟，C. nation 国家 D. tradition 传统，综合上下文和句意，这里应该填C 国家。

【3】考查形容词辨析以及上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：我们可以说这是弄错的例子，A. mistaken弄错的，B. right对的，C. real真的，D. unknown不为人知的，故选A。

【4】考查形容词辨析以及上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：首先，turkey从古代开始就意味着土耳其人之地。.A. ancient 古代的 B. past 以前的 C. gone 过去的 D. future 将来.这里应该填形容词，所以排除D项.综合上下文和句意，这里应该填A 古代的。

【5】考查动词的辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：指这个鸟的turkey这个单词第一次是在1540年出现在英语语言中. 词组：refer to所指，故答案为D。

【6】考查介词的辨析和上下文联系理解，对……的误解，用介词over，故答案为C. over。

【7】考查形容词的辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：对于turkey这个词的误解是由于长相相似的鸟.A. like 象， B. same 一样的 C. similar 相似的 D. equal 相等的.首先这里应该填相似的而不是一样的，因为不同种类的鸟不可能长得完全一样.其次A项错误，因为应该使用alike而不是like.所以这里填C 相似的。

【8】考查形容词的辨析和上下文联系理解，根据上文：There is an African bird called the guinea fowl. 可知这是外国的鸟，A.foreign外国的，B.beautiful美丽的，C.strange 奇怪的，D.local当地的，故答案为A。

【9】考查形容词的辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：英国人误将雄鸟叫做turkey cock而将雌鸟叫做turkey hen.A. baby 幼儿 B. female 雌性的C. other 其他的 D. American 美国的. 根据cock是公鸡而hen是母鸡可以推知前后两句说的是雌雄两种鸟.所以填B 雌性的。

【10】考查形容词的辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：圣诞晚餐吃这种鸟变得流行起来.A. trend 趋势 B. delicious 美味的 C. popular 流行的 D. well-known 著名的.首先这里应该填形容词，A项的名词trend排除.综合上下文和句意，这里应该填C 流行的。

【11】考查上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：当欧洲人移居到北美，他们看到了很像guinea fowl的鸟. A. Europeans 欧洲人，B.Africans 非洲人，C. Americans 美洲人，D. Japanese 日本人.根据上文的This foreign bird came to Europe through Turkish lands可知，这里认错鸟类的是欧洲人.所以填A 欧洲人。

【12】考查形容词的辨析和上下文联系理解，这句话的意思是：他们看见一只鸟看起来像guinea fowl而且叫"turkey cock"，因此叫它是同样的名字A.but 但是，B. because因为，C.and并且，D.so因此，故答案为D.

【13】考查名词的辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：所以我们现在称这种鸟为turkey，即便它和土耳其这个国家并没有联系.A. question 问题 B. difficulty 难处 C. connection 联系D. business 事情.综合上下文和句意，并联系固定搭配 have connection with，这里应该填C 联系。

【14】考查名词的辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：这个错误的身份跨越了土地和语言边界，A. study学习，B. borders边界，C. link联系，D. conflict冲突，故答案为B。

【15考查疑问词的辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：这就是这么长时间语言怎么变化的， how. 故选D。

【16】考查副词辨析和上下文理解联系， 这句话的意思是另一个关于turkey的有趣事实是它几乎就会成为美国的国鸟。A. almost 几乎B. just 刚刚 C. never 从未D. merely 仅仅.综合下文有关于turkey和eagle品格的讨论，这里应该填A 几乎。

【17】考查名词辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：有些人认为它应该成为美国的象征。A. bird 鸟 B. sign 标志 C. symbol 象征 D.leader 领导者.根据下文的did not think the eagle was a good icon for the new country，可知这里应该填icon的近义词，所以选C 象征

【18】考查形容词辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：他认为鹰很懒惰并且道德品质恶劣.A. moral 道德的， B. fair公平的， C. spiritual 精神的 D. considerate考虑周到的. 这里应该填A 道德的。

【19】考查形容词辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：他认为鹰很懒，品德不好，A.good好，B.bad坏，C.logical 逻辑的，D.legal合法的，故答案为B.

【20】考查形容词辨析和上下文理解联系，这句话的意思是：他认为火鸡是更值得尊敬的鸟。A. representative 有代表性的B. respectful 尊敬的C. respectable 值得尊敬的D. responsible 有责任感的.根据下文的"true original native of America可知这里说的是火鸡值得尊敬，所以填C 值得尊敬的