河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题201805261306.doc
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1、河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节 (共 15 题:每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A MusicOpera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season lasts from June to August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the A
2、rts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742. http:/.Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March to June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http: /.Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300
3、. Regular season lasts from September to May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend. http:/www.symphony.org/home.asp.College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including perform
4、ances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCMs Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. http:/ww
5、w.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone: 232-6220. http:/.21.Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?A. 232-6220. B. 723-1182. C. 381-33
6、00. D. 241-2742.22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?A. February. B. August. C. May. D. November.23. Where can students go for free performances with their I.D. cards?A. Music Hall. B. Memorial Hall.C. Riverbend Music Theater. D. Patricia Cobbett Theater.24. How is Riverbend Music T
7、heater different from the other places?A. It gives shows all year round. B. It has seats in the open air.C. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.BI really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also th
8、ink my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业).I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to hav
9、e a career.I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off
10、 the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She
11、 suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification (资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a
12、part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.25. What is the authors pr
13、esent job?A. Looking after children at a kindergarten. B. Working part-time in a college.C. Helping children with their schoolwork. D. Taking care of children for a family.26. When staying with the two girls family, the author_.A. was paid for extra work. B. often worked long hours.C. got much help
14、from her boss . D. took a day off every other week.27. Why did the author leave her first job?A. She found a full-time job. B. She was fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.CThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United
15、 States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December
16、 4,1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.They had
17、a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies (殖民地) be
18、gan to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving.Today, Americans celebra
19、te this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.28. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _.A. in summer B. in winterC. in sprin
20、g D. in autumn29. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were _.A. the American Indians B. some people from EnglandC. Sarah Josepha Hale D. Governor Bradford30. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first t
21、o decide on thanksgiving celebrations.C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God.D. Theres a little differences between the American and the Canadian to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.31. The passage mainly tells us _.A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated
22、in the U.S.A.B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedC. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayD. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesDJust like rice and noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a wo
23、rld apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that sunflower seeds(葵花籽) would be so popular here. I found people having them while waiting for tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is alway
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