甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题201905020178.wps
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1、甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学 2018-20192018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试 题 第一部分:阅读理解(共两节, 每小题 2 2 分,满分 4040分) A Looking for something entertaining to do?Check out some awesome festivals around the world. KoninginnedagKoninginnedagThe NetherlandsThe Netherlands Koninginnedag or Queens Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of
2、 the Netherlands. Although the birthday of the current Queen, Beatrix, is actually during the winter, she has celebrated it on April 30th, the countrys official “Queens Day”since 1949. Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas(围巾)and body paint as crowds gather in th
3、e plazas and on boats in the rivers. Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music events, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day. Thai Elephant DayThai Elephant DayThailandThailand Thai Elephant Day is a national holiday in Thailand. Thai Elephant Day has been
4、celebrated on March 13th of every year since 1998. Because the elephant is the national animal of Thailand, it is highly respected and treasured. During the festivals elephants are honored during a ceremony in which they are fed bananas, other fruit, and sugarcane. The Fire FestivalThe Fire Festival
5、ShetlandShetland On the last Tuesday in January the entire town of Lerwick, Shetland goes up in flames. At the festival, youll find yourself sitting, dancing, or stumbling around the largest bonfire youve ever seen in your life. The festival lasts only one day but takes the entire year to plan. Be p
6、repared for an evening of singing, dancing, and fastpaced activity, and dont worry about making it to work the next dayits a national holiday! HoliHoliIndiaIndia Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of Indias most important holidays. On the day of the last full mo
7、on of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of brightcolored powder. The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, with bonfires and music, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world. - 1 - 1What do we know about
8、Koninginnedag? AIt is celebrated on the day of the current Queens birthday. BIt is not celebrated outside the city of Amsterdam. CEveryone must wear orange clothes to celebrate it. DIt has a history of more than sixty years. 2The festival celebrated on March 13th in Thailand is held to_. Ashow peopl
9、es respect for their Queen Bshow Thai peoples respect for elephants Cask people to protect endangered animals Dhelp people relax by singing and dancing 3Why dont people have to worry about working the day after the Fire Festival? ABecause people are allowed to sleep at work the next day. BBecause th
10、e activities are too simple to get people tired. CBecause people dont have to go to work the next day. DBecause the festival ends very early at night. 4If you are interested in the Festival of Colors,you should go to_. AIndia BShetland CThailand Dthe Netherlands B My mother always told us there is n
11、o use crying over spilt milk. That means you should not get angry when something bad happens and cannot be changed. She also told us you have to break some eggs to make an omelet(煎蛋卷). This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward. My mother believed you are what you eat. A good diet i
12、s important for good health. She would always give us healthy food. She liked serving us meat and potatoes for dinner. The meat and potatoes can also mean the most important part of something. People always said my father was the salt of the earth, because he would never pour salt on a wound, or mak
13、e someone feel worse about something that was already a bad experience. However, sometimes he told us a story that seemed bigger than life. So we had to take it with a grain(粒)of salt. That is, we could not believe everything he told us. My manager at work does not always know what is going on in ou
14、r office.Yet she is right about one thing: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Something may appear to be free, but there may be a hidden cost. When we fail to see problems at work, the - 2 - manager tells us to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to pay more attention and fix the problem. I o
15、nce made a big mistake at the office and felt silly. I had egg on my face. Over the weekend, my friend invited me to watch a football game on television. But I do not like football. It is not my cup of tea. I hope I have given you food for thought, that is, something to think about. 5. When problems
16、 came up, the authors mother told them to_. Agive up Bhurry up Cbe careful Dkeep calm 6Which of the following is used to describe the most important part of something? AThe milk and eggs. BThe salt and water. CThe tea and coffee. DThe meat and potatoes. 7. In peoples eyes, the authors father_. Aalwa
17、ys feels unhappy Balways tells lies Cis a very nice man Dis a good storyteller 8 If a girls face turns red because she does a wrong thing, she may say “_” AI am what I eat BI have egg on my face CIt is not my cup of tea DIm the salt of the earth C Food we eat seems to have a great effect on our heal
18、th. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80% of human illness is related to food and 40% of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new disc
19、overy. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives(添加剂)caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings(包装)of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat ar
20、e not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to g
21、et a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues. - 3 - 9According to this passage, we can know _. Aperhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat Bperhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat Ccancer was discov
22、ered in 1945 Dscience has made food unfit to eat 10Things that are used to keep colours in meats are_. Aharmful Buseless Chelpless Ddelicious 11Which of the following is NOT true? ASome wrappings of food are harmful. BFarmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals. C“ The pr
23、actice continues” means “things are still going on like that” D. We neednt take care of what we eat. 12All the additives _. Aare bright and colourless Bare not bright and colourful Chave indirect effects on our health Dhave direct effects on our health D One of the school days that I remember the be
24、st was my first day of school. Being a first grader seemed exciting to me then. I was to study in an allgirls school. My mother sent me to the front door of the classroom before leaving. “I have something to do”, she said. I didnt mind.I didnt want to appear too childish. The classroom held about fo
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