先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填和相应空白处的最佳答案。

　　Each Thanksgiving Day, a very strange thing happens at the White House．There, the U．S．president will pardon(赦免)a 　　1　　－a turkey!

　　In the morning, two turkeys are taken to the White House．The president will pat(轻拍)one of them on the head, ．Then the turkeys are pardoned! People won't eat them and they will go to a zoo and live 　　2　　!

　　The turkey pardoning began in 1947．　　3　　 then, every U．S．presidint has pardoned a turkey on Thankgiving Day． 　　4　　 do the two lucky turkeys come from? Actually, each April, pepple prepare 　　5　　 of turkeys．Tthey give them the best food and let them live in houses 　　6　　 air –conditioning!

　　As Thanksgiving gets 　　7　　 , two of the best turkeys are chosen．The othdrs become Thanksgiving dinndrs somdwhere．One lucky bird is the 　　8　　 and one is the first runnerup(第二名)．The runnper up is just in case the winner dodsen't behave well．Both birds 　　9　　 about 23 poundx and look beautiful．

　　People vote(投票)on the White House website to 　　10　　 the two turkeys’names．In2004, President Bush pardoned a turkey named Bisuit, An d his friend, the first runnst runner up, was called Gravy．

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　　First Frenchman：I once heard someone shout, “Look out,” I put my head out of a window and a basin(盆)of water fell on me．It seems that “Look out” may mean “don't look out．”

　　Second Frenchman：Once I was on a ship and heard the captain(船长)shout, “All hands on deck,” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them．

　　Third Frenchman：I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, “He's not up yet．Come back in half an hour,” When I went again for him, she said, “He's not down yet．”

　　“If he's not up and he's not down, where is he?” I asked．

　　She said, “He's still in bed．When I say ‘He's not up 'I mean ‘he has not yet got up'．When I say‘He's not down 'I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs．”

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　　In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange．Some of his wheat was lying on the ground．The flattened wheat formed(形成)a circle about six meters across．Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat．

　　Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields．These circles were larger－nearly 15 meters across．That same year , another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land－one large circle between two small circles．During the following years, farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often．

　　The circles are called “crop circles” because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn．The wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it．Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night．They appear only in the months from May to September．What causes the crop circles?

　　At first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making them to attract tourists．(In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many scientists don't believe them．)People tried to copy them：They tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found．They couldn't do it．They couldn't enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldn't flatten the wheat without breaking it．

　　Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared．Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space(外层空间)or the marks left by their spaceships．

　　Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them．In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared．They had all the latest high-tech equipment(最新高科技设备)．The equipment－worth 1.8 million dollars－got nothing．But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the field behind them, which were quite different from the others．The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything．

　　When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said, “It was just like something that had landed in the field from the air and gone back up again．I don't know what to make of these things．”

　　Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia．Experts from all over the world have studied them, and they say what Steven said：They don't know what to make of these things．

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　　Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor(分娩)．The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir．You're the father of twins!”

　　“What a coincidence(巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

　　Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets(三胞胎)．

　　“Wow! That's unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company．”

　　An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets(四胞胎)．Surprised, he only could answer, “I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted(晕)．The nurse ran fast to his side．As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．”

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　　Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world．Although hot weather just makes most people hot, it can cause medical problems and death．

　　Floods, storms and other terrible natural events kill thousands of people every year．And we hear much about them in news reports．We generally hear little about heat, which experts say may be nature's most dangerous killer．

　　Health experts say that since the year 1900, very hot weather has killed more people in the United States than any other natural event．One year－the unusually hot summer of 1980 heat caused about 1,700 deaths in the United States．In 1995, more than 600 people died in another heat wave in one city－Chicago, Illinois．

　　Besides drinking lots of cool water, doctors say there are some other things to do to protect against the health dangers of heat．Stay out of the sun, if possible．Wear loose(宽松的)and light-colored clothes．Wear a hat while in the sun．Eat fewer hot and heavy foods．And, when possible, cook foods during cooler time of the day．If possible, rest more often．

　　Health experts say these simple steps can prevent the dangerous health problems caused by heat．They will prevent sickness, help you feel better and may even save your life．

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　　Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift．It was a smile．

　　It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away．As a result, no one knew who I was．I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone．

　　Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break．I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems．

　　Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom．I didn't know who he was．He passed by me and then turned back．He looked at me, with a smile．

　　Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy and warm．That smile changed my life．I started to talk with other students and made friends．Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now．

　　One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn't remember doing so!

　　It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone．I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone．So smile at the world and it will smile back．

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　　When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18．But after that, I won't care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want．” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job．So he sent resumes(简历)to many companies he liked on the Internet．“But, most got no reply,” he said．“Maybe they were surprised about my elementary school(小学)education．”

　　By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工)in the supermarket, for 0.5 yuan a box．Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I'll take this job．At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油)．” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18^th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket．He did that for three months．

　　Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it．But they were also worried about his school education．He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed．He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year．

　　And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss．In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief(主编)．And the only writer was hi s father．

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　　Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

　　By J．K．Rowling

　　Paperback, 784 pages．

　　Publisher：Arthur a Levine(07/07/2009)

　　Reading level：Age：9－12

　　Price：＄16.69

　　Deceptively Delicious

　　By Jessica Seinfeld

　　Hardcover, 204 pages．

　　Publisher(出版商)：Collins(09/01/2007)

　　Reading Level：Parents

　　Price：＄12.83

　　Rich Dad, Poor Dad

　　By Robert T．Kiyosaki

　　Paperback, 266 pages

　　Publisher：Business Plus(01/01/2010)

　　Reading Level：Age 20－25

　　Price：＄5.59

　　The Road

　　By Cormac McCarthy

　　Paperback, 304 pages．

　　Publisher：Vintage Books(09/11/2007)

　　Reading Level：Adults

　　Price：＄5.50

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　　When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．

　　Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice．“This lady came up, and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea．' That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables．She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through－it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said．

　　The performance was posted On line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．

　　Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean, that's hardly a makeover．” she added．

　　Ms．Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的)talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．''

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　　The Aborigines(澳洲土著)have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years．They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life．For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs．From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time．Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time．

　　The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth．For Aborigines, no one can own the earth－the earth belongs to the spirits．

　　In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages．The groups did not have a leader．Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group．People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other．

　　Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770．Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English．More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines．The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines．The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia．

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