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,beefandporkarestillmorepopula