英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇30: 火鸡漫谈(含答案)
<p> 30. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span></p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="native">native</span>1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="buff">buff</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>2 <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brighter">brighter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="plumage">plumage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hen">Hen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drab">drab</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wattle">wattle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="wattles">wattles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="tuft">tuft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bristles">bristles</span>3 <span word="resembling">resembling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beard">beard</span> <span word="projecting">projecting</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="domesticated">domesticated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bronze">Bronze</span>, <span word="Narragansett">Narragansett</span>, <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bourbon">Bourbon</span> <span word="Red">Red</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrim">Pilgrim</span> <span word="s">s</span>4 <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thanksgiving">thanksgiving</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrim">Pilgrim</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Bradford">Bradford</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Pilgrim">Pilgrim</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="fowling">fowling</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span>, <span word="ducks">ducks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geese">geese</span> .</p><p> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>5 <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bald">Bald</span> <span word="Eagle">Eagle</span>6 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bird">Bird</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="character">character</span>; <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sharping">Sharping</span>7 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Robbing">Robbing</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="Bird">Bird</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="withal">withal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> .</p>
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