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1、- 1 -甘肃省定西市通渭县第二中学甘肃省定西市通渭县第二中学 2017-20182017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期学年高一英语下学期期中试题中试题(时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分)第卷第一部分：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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEarth Day is celebrated every year on April 22.Take some time to find out about how one man, who was determined t
2、o change the way we treated our planet, didnt stop until he had made a difference.In 1963, Senator Gaylord Nelson wasnt happy with the earths condition.He wanted to clean up the planet, solve pollution and environmental problems.A senator (参议员) is someone US citizens choose to help make laws, so Gay
3、lord had a lot of power.He went to John FKennedy, the President at the time, with his ideas.The President agreed that the planets environment was a serious issue, so President Kennedy went around the country on a fiveday tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet.People began making small ch
4、anges but it wasnt enough.A few years later, Senator Nelson decided to put one day aside every year for the cause of saving the planet.On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated.More than 20 million people took part in Earth Day activities in 1970.Since then, Earth Day has become an intern
5、ational holiday.People all over the world are doing something to make the Earth a cleaner, better place.- 2 -A rock band named Dramarama wrote a song about Earth Day in 1993 called What Are We Gonna Do.Encouraging your family to recycle on a regular basis is a good way to help the Earth.1Who is Gayl
6、ord Nelson?AHe is a lawyer.BHe is the President of the USA.CHe is a senator.DHe is a rock singer.2Which of the following is better for us to do to help the Earth?ATo work hard to be a senator.BTo take a fiveday tour around the world.CTo take part in Earth Day activities every year.DTo recycle on a r
7、egular basis.3Which of the following about Earth Day is NOT true according to the passage?AEarth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year.BEarth Day has become an international holiday since 1970.CEarth Day is celebrated by 20 million people every year.DDramarama wrote What Are We Gonna Do about Ear
8、th Day in 1993.4Whats the best title of the passage?AA Founder of Earth DayBThe Foundation of Earth DayCHow to Protect the EarthDA Senator and the PresidentBFull of beauty, happiness and a healthy love of life, the Bulgarian (保加利亚人的) festivals and customs date back to old time when man tried to live
9、 in peace with nature.The merriest and richest festivals are Christmas and the New Year, when the socalled “sourvakari” makes the round of house with wishes for health and wealth.Other main festivals include “ladouvane” a holiday for young girls on New Years Day or Midsummer Day (24th June), Shrovet
10、ide and Mummers Games which mark the start of spring, and “lazrouvane” a traditional festival for love and family, health and richness.And among them, the widely popular and typical Bulgarian customs and festivals are - 3 -“martenitsas” and rosepicking.Every year on March 1st, the Bulgarians give ea
11、ch other “martenitsas” a small doll made of white and red strings, a symbol of the beginning of spring, health and happiness.In late May and early June every year, the rosepicking season starts in the Valley of Roses which is between the Balkan Range and the Sredna Gora Mountains.Rosepicking starts
12、at dawn, before sunrise and before the pleasant smell of the rose has disappeared.The Bulgarian rose produces 70 percent of the worlds rose oil which is used by the very wellknown perfume (香水) company as a basic element of its products.This is the time of the Festival of Roses, celebrated with carni
13、vals, happy activities, folk songs and dances in Karlovo and Kazanluk on the first Sunday in June.5The passage is mainly about _.AChristmas and the New Year in BulgariaBthe origin of Bulgarian festivals and customsCrosepicking and perfume industry in BulgariaDtypical customs and festivals of Bulgari
14、a6Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A “Martenitsas” the Beginning of SpringBBeauty, Happiness and LoveCBulgarian Festivals and CustomsDRosepicking and “Martenitsas”7The author of this passage intends to _.A. let us know some knowledge of Bulgarian cultureBtell us the diffe
15、rences between customs and festivalsCexplain the connection between customs and industryDfind the origin of the Bulgarian customs8This passage is most likely to appear in a _.Amagazine of travelBbook on world cultureChistory bookDdaily newspaperCOne summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for
16、a holiday and we - 4 -decided to travel there without going through a travel agency.You know, you would be submerged (淹没) in crowds of tourists and lose lots of opportunities to get familiar with the country more closely.We started to think over our trip and managed to come up with a free tour of Italy.The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive (印象深刻的)We look forward to going there again! Of
