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1、XX学校20132014学年度第二学期期中考试试卷 高一 英语 座位号 一. 听力部分 （共35分）第一节 听力理解 （5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；第一节15小题，第二节5小题，每小题2分;满分40分）第一节 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 AThanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their bless

2、ing.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 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. Th

3、ey 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 a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the

4、next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day 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）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national

5、 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 celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate

6、 Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.1. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were . A. some people from EnglandB. the American Indians C. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford2. We can infer from

7、 the passage that New England must be . A. in the U. S. A.B. in Great Britain C. in CanadaD. on some island off the Atlantic3. 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 to decide on thanksgiving cele

8、brations. C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God. D. Theres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.4. The passage mainly tells us . A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A. B. how

9、Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesBHow Americans Began to Eat TomatoesPeople have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomat

10、o is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable w

11、as poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a

12、 way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the Presidents party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.5. After you

13、 read the passage, which of the following do you think is true? A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them. B. Americans didnt eat tomatoes before 19th century. C. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes. D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.6. The passage tells us

14、 that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes .A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boyC. because his parents told him so D.rom books7. According to the text, _ made the beautiful pink soup served at the Presidents party? A. the President himself B. a French c

15、ook C. the Presidents cook D. the Presidents wife8. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the Presidents party was made of tomatoes. B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the Presidents cook was nice. C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.CMeeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people