陕西省咸阳百灵中学2018届高三英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案）.doc

-11-陕西省咸阳百灵中学2018届高三英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案）一、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)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AAmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay.It'snotjustaboutadayoffschoolandthebeginningofsummer.ThisholidaygoesallthewaybacktotheCivilWarandiscelebratedbymillionsofpeople，especiallyAmerica'sveterans(退伍军人)．MemorialDayisadaytorememberallthosewhodiedwhileservingtheircountry.ThefirstMemorialDaywasobservedonMay30，1866inColumbus，Georgiabywomen'sgroupswhodecoratedthegravesofsoldierswithflowers.In1868，GeneralJohnLogan(amemberoftheSenate[参议院]atthetime)，officiallymadeMemorialDayaholidaytohonorsoldierswhohaddiedintheCivilWar.AfterWorldWarI，theholidaydidn'tjusthonorthosewhodiedfightingintheCivilWarbuthonoredallAmericanswhodiedfightinginanywar.AlthoughthemajorityofthecountrycelebratesMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay，somesouthernstatescelebrateitondifferentdays.Sincethelate1950s，the1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantry(步兵团)putsmallAmericanflagsoneverygrave(thereareabout260，000ofthem)atArlingtonNationalCemeteryontheThursdaybeforeMemorialDay.Theythenpatrol(巡逻)thegraveyard24hoursadayduringtheweekendtomakesurethateveryflagremainsstanding.OntheSaturdaybeforeMemorialDay，theBoyScoutsandGirlScoutsplaceacandleateachgrave(thereareabout15，300ofthem)attheFredericksburgandSpotsylvaniaNationalMilitaryParkonMarye'sHeights.They'vebeendoingthissince1998.【语篇解读】每年五月的最后一个星期一是美国对阵亡将士的纪念日。本文介绍了这个节日的来历。1．PeoplebegantohonorallthosewholosttheirlivesinAmerica'swars________．A．in1866B．in1868C．afterWorldWarID．inthelate1950s2．The1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantrycelebrateMemorialDayby________．A．placingacandleateachgraveB．puttingsmallAmericanflagsoneachgraveC．goingaroundthecemeterytoprotecttheflowersD．decoratingthegravesofsoldierswithflowers3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________．A．Americanshaveathree－dayholidayduringMemorialDayB．peoplevisitthegravesoftheirancestorsonMemorialDayC．MemorialDayiscelebratedinmanydifferentcountriesD．themeaningofMemorialDayisthesameasbefore4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMemorialDayfromt