河北省元氏县第一中学2019_2020学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

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1、河北省元氏县第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题考试时间120分钟，满分120分第一部分阅读第一节．阅读理解（共10小题，每小题3分，满分30分）AAsfarbackinhistoryaswecantell,peoplehavecelebratedthestartofaNewYear.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinsummer.ThatiswhentheNileRiverfloodeditsbanksbringingwaterandfertility（肥沃）totheland.Thepeo

2、pleofancientBabylonandPersiabegantheirNewYearonMarch21,thefirstdayofspring.AndsomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearwhenthenutsoftheoaktreesbecameripe.Thatwasusuallyinlatesummer.Noise-makingisanotherancientcustomontheNewYear.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytodriveawaytheevilspiritsof

3、theoldyear.Peoplearoundtheworlddodifferentthingstomakealotofnoise.Theymayhitstickstogether,beatondrums,blowhorns,orexplodefire-works.AmericanscelebratetheNewYearinmanyways.Mostdonothavetogotoworkorschool.Sotheyvisitfamilyandfriends,attendchurchservices,shareaholidaymeal,orwatchNewYear

4、’sparades（游行）ontelevision.Mostyearsuniversityteamsplayinspecialholidaygames.Forthosewhohavebeenbusyatworkorschool,NewYearmaybeadayofrest.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYear

5、inspring.B.ThepeopleofancientBabylonbegantheirNewYearonMarch21,thefirstdayofspring.C.SomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearinearlysummer.D.ThepeopleofancientPersiabegantheirNewYearinlatesummer.2.WhydopeoplemakealotofnoiseontheNewYearaccordingtothepassage?-11-A.Thenoiseisconsidered

6、necessarytofrightentheevilspiritsoftheoldyear.B.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytoshowpeople’sexcitement.C.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.D.Peoplehavenootherbetterwaystoshowtheirhappiness.3.AmericanscelebratetheNewYearbydoingthingsasfollowsexcept______

7、__.A.restingathomeB.visitingfamilyandfriendsC.attendingchurchservicesD.havingsportsandgamesBFebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheair,romanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thday,itisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner

8、,buyh