春季高一英语下学期期中试卷-人教版教材高一全册英语试卷.doc

湖北省黄冈中学2015年春季高一年级期中考试英语试题
考试时间：150分钟满分：120分
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
（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。
A
Ican’tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.You’llfindthatsomefestivalsarecelebratedbyanentirecountry,whileothersmaybeknownonlytoasinglecityorregion,buteitherwayfestivalsplayanimportantroleinacertainculture.Justenjoythem!
★Tomatina—Bunol,Spain
EverylastWednesdayinAugust,thetownofBunolisfilledwithtonsoftomatoesintheworld’sbiggestfoodflight.Manypeopleweargoggles(护目镜)duringthishourofgreatfun,asthetownbecomesaredriver.
★BoryeongMudFestival—Boryeong,SouthKorea
FortwoweeksinJuly,millionsgatherinBoryeongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawaytohelpselltheregion’smineral-richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartywithmusicandfireworks.Themudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproducts(化妆品),buthereyoucancakeyourselfingreyasyouwant.
★Holi—India
Holi,theFestivalofColors,isaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidays.Duringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonth,usuallylateFebruaryorearlyMarch,theairisfullofbrightlycoloredpowder(粉末).Thefestivaliscelebrateddifferentlythroughoutthecountry,withbonfiresandmusic,butthecheerfulspiritiscommonamongHindupeoplearoundtheworld.
★InternationalPillowFightDay—Worldwide
Tensofthousandsofpeopletookpartinthe4thannualInternationalPillowFightDayonApril2,2013．FromLondontoVancouvertomanyothercities,thefestivalisheldinmorethan100countries.SojustbringasoftpillowinearlyApril,andwatchfeathersfly.
21．Accordingtotheauthor,_______________.
A．it’susuallyhardforpeopletoacceptadifferentculture
B．festivalsinacertaincultureoftenchangewithtime
C．thereshouldbefestivalscelebratedbythewholeworld
D．festivalsgivepeoplethebestchancestoexperienceaculture
22．Welearnfromthepassagethat_______________.
A．thetownofBunolinSpainisonariver
B．InternationalPillowFightDayhasashorthistory
C．cosmeticproductssellwellonBoryeongMudFestival
D．HoliisthegreatestfestivalforIndianpeople
23．Thepa