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1、xx届高三英语上学期第六次月考试题第一部分听力第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）“ThedaywillbethemostmemorableinthehistoryofAmerica,”wroteJohnAdamsin1776.“Peoplewillhonoritwithparades,fireworksandcelebrations”,headded.AdamswastalkingaboutthesecondofJuly.ThatisthedaytheContinentalCongressvotedinsupporto
2、findependencefromtheBritish.ButthedatewrittenontheDeclarationofIndependenceisJuly4.So,since1776,AmericanshavecelebratedJuly4asthecountry'sIndependenceDay.SeveralearlypresidentsoftheUnitedStatesdiedonJuly4.TheyincludeJohnAdams,whobecamethesecondpresident.AdamsandThomasJefferson,thecount
3、ry'sthirdpresident,bothdiedonthecountry's50thanniversaryofIndependenceDay.JamesMonroe,thefifthU.S.president,diedonJuly4,1831.Andthe30thpresident,CalvinCoolidge,wasbornonJuly4.MostAmericanscelebrateIndependenceDaywithbarbecues,paradesand,yes,fireworks.Butafewcelebratebyeatingallthehotdo
4、gstheycan.Sincetheearly1970s,arestaurantcalledNathan'sFamoushasorganizedapetitiontoseewhocaneatthemosthotdogsinashorttime.TheeventisnowshownonsportsbroadcasterESPN.Itincludesawomen'spetitionandamen'sevent.BothareheldinNewYorkCity,inanareacalledConeyIsland.In10years,JoeyChestnuthaswonth
5、emen'scontestninetimes.Inxx,hesetarecordatthepetitionbyeating70hotdogsin10minutes.Thexxwomen'swinner,MikiSudo,haswonineachofthepastthreeyears.Inxx,sheate38(andahalf)hotdogs.Let'sgobacktothosefireworks,probablythemostmonimagerelatedtoIndependenceDay.Americansreally,reallylovefireworks.T
6、heAmericanPyrotechnicAssociationreportedthatAmericansspent$825milliononfireworkslastyear.Wheredomanyofourfireworksefrom?China.Bytheway,wealsoimportmostofourAmericanflagsfromChina,too.21.WhendidtheContinentalCongressvotetobreakawayfromtheBritish?A.July2,1776B.July4,1776C.July4,1831D.Jul
7、y2,182622.HowmanypresidentsarerelatedtotheIndependenceDay?A.2B.4C.3D.523.Inwhichyeardidn’tMikiSudowinthehotdogmatch?A.xxB.xxC.xxD.xxBIbelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.IamAWife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefresh
