阅读完形专练一ThanksgivingDayisanationalholidaythatAmericanscelebrateonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Thisautumnfestivalistraditionallycelebratedwithfamilyandfriendsoverabigmealthattakeshourstoprepare.Themealusuallyincludesturkeyservedalongwithdisheslikesweetpotatoes,greenbeansandpumpkinpie.Theturkeyisusuallyseasoned(调味)androastedinanoven,butsomepeoplefrythebirdinoilorcookitonagrill(烤架)orinasmoker.TheNationalTurkeyFederationestimatesthatAmericansateforty-sixmillionbirdsforlastyear'sholiday.Thegovernmentexpectsturkeyproductiontoincreasetwopercentthisyear.Abouttwo-thirdsoftheturkeysraisedintheUnitedStatescamefromsixstates:Minnesota,NorthCarolina,Arkansas,Missouri,VirginiaandIndiana.Turkeyiseatenallyearround,andAmericanshavebeeneatingmoreofitovertheyears,thoughchicken,beefandporkarestillmorepopular.FederationpresidentJoelBrandenbergersays2018willnotbeasprofitableforturkeyfarmersasthelasttwoyearswere.Feedcostsareupwhileturkeypricesareaboutthesame.In1939,astheGreatDepressionwasending,PresidentFranklinRooseveltestablishedtheholidayonthefourthThursday.HedidnotwanttoshortentheChristmasholidayshoppingseasoninyearswhenNovemberhasafifthThursday.TheseasontraditionallybeginswithabusyshoppingdayontheFridayafterThanksgiving,althoughsomestoresarenowopeningontheholidayitself.OneofAmerica'sfounders,BenFranklin,thoughttheturkeywouldbetterrepresentthecountryasitsofficialbirdthanthebaldeagle.ButJoelBrandenbergerdisagreed."Ithinkwe'rebetteroffhavingthebaldeagleonourcoinsandtheThanksgivingturkeyonourdinnertable."1.ThebigmealonThanksgivingDayincludesthefollowingdishesEXCEPT_____.A.sweetpotatoesB.greenbeansC.pumpkinpiesD.bakedsausages2.Theunderlinedword”profitable”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_______A.beneficialB.convenientC.boringD.comfortable3.Fromthepassage,wecanknow______.A.Americansdon’tlikeeatingporkB.AmericansprefertoeattheturkeyfriedinoilC.theturkeyareonlyeatenonThanksgivingDayD.mostoftheturkeysraisedinAmericacamefromsixstates4.WhydidFranklinestablishThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursday?A.ThereisafifthThursdaysometimesinNovember.B.Hedidn’twanttoshortentheChristmasholidayshoppingtime.C.HethoughtthefourthThursdayinNovemberwasagoodday.D.TheGreatDepressionwasoveronthefourthThursdayinNovember.LittleChadwasashy,quietyoungman.Onedayhecamehomeandtoldhismotherthathe'dliketo1avalentineforeveryoneinhisclass.Herheart2.Shethought,"Iwishhewouldn'tdothat!"becauseshehad_3thechildrenwhentheywalkedhomefromschool.HerChadwasalwaysbehindthem.Theylaughedand4ontoeachotherandtalkedtoeachother.ButChadwasnever5.However,shedecidedshewouldgoalongwithherson.Sosheboughtthe6,theglueandcrayons.Forthreeweeks,nightafternight,Chadmade35valentines.Valentine'sDaydawned(临近),andChadwasbesidehimselfwith7!Hecarefullyputtheminabag,andrushedoutofthedoor.Hismotherdecidedtobakehimhis8cookiesandservethemwithacoolglassofmilkwhenhecamehomefromschool.Shejustknewhewouldbe9.Maybethatwouldeasethe10alittle.Ithurthertothinkthathewouldn'tgetmanyvalentines---maybe11atall.Thatafternoonshe12thecookiesandmilkonthetable.Whensheheardthe13outside,shelookedoutofthewindow.Heretheycame,14andhavingthebesttime.And,asalways,therewasChad15them.Hewalkedalittlefasterthanusual.Shefully16himtoburstintotearsassoonashegotinside.Hishandswere17,shenoticed,andwhenthedooropenedsheheldbackthetears."Mommyhassomecookiesandmilkforyou,"shesaid.Buthe18heardhe...