资源描述：
《【英语】新疆兵团农二师华山中学2015-2016学年高二上学期学前考试》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、2015-2016学年第一学期高二年级学前考试第一部分阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）AAholidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcamefromOldEnglish.Atfirst,holidayshonoredsomeholyeventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholiday
2、s.ChinaobservesNewYear’sDay(January1),MayDayandNationalDayaslegal(法定的)holidays,asitwasonOct.1,1949thatthePeople’sRepublicofChinawasfounded.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStates,congresshasdeclaredseveraldaysaslegalholidayssuchasNewYear’sDay(January1),MartinLutherKing,
3、Jr.’sBirthday,Washington’sbirthday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.Someholidayscelebratedspecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountry,suchasGreece’sIndependenceDay,Italy’sLiberationDayandIndia’sIndependenceDay.IntheUnitedStates,banksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonS
4、unday,thefollowingMondayisusuallyobserved.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidays,althoughschoolsandbusinessdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine’sDayandHalloween.1．Inthesentence“ChinaobservesNewYear’sDay(January1)’’,observemeans______A.celebratesB.praisesC.spend
5、sD.cares2．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______A.ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB.studentsdon’thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC.ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD.Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfrombanksonlegaldays.3．Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry’sdevelopment?1
6、3A.China’sNationalDayB.Valentine’sDayC.Italy’sliberationDayD.IndependenceDay4．IfalegalholidayfallsonSundayintheUSA,peopleusuallycelebrateon______.A.SundayB.thefollowingC.thefollowingTuesdayD.thefollowingMondayBWhenIwasinjuniorhighschool,whatmyfriendsthoughtofmewasrealimportanttome.Duringthose,ye
7、ars,Igrewmuchtallerthanmostofmyclassmates.Ididn'twanttobelaughedatformyunusualheight,soIwentalongwiththecrowdwhowouldplayjokesonotherkidsatschool.Ofcourse,thejokesweredirectedatothersandnotatme.OncemyfriendsandIputIcyHot(止痛贴
