高一年级期中考试英语试卷

高一年级第二学期期中考试

英语试卷

满分150份时量：120分钟

第一部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home usually go back for it. So before it comes, everyone completely cleans the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils(炊具). They have to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—"dumplings", which means "come together".

On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. After they enjoy the meal, they watch Spring Festival Gala and they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, but they have different customs.

1. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?

A. In March or April.

B. In May or June.

C. In January or February.

D. In November or December.

2. is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.

A. Chicken

B. Dumpling

C. Fish

D. Sandwich

3. The family when they are getting dinner ready on the Spring Festival Eve.

A. give each other the best wishes

B. buy each other presents

C. sing, dance and play cards

D. watch Spring Festival Gala

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. At the Spring Festival, the family members usually come back to their hometown.

B. Before the Spring Festival, every family usually does some cleaning and shopping.

C. You can hear the noise of burning fireworks and see lion dancing on the Spring Festival.

D. Only the Han people celebrate their Spring Festival in China.

B