高一英语上学期周练测试卷（12.30）-人教版教材高一全册英语测试卷.doc

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高一英语周练试题（11）
一、阅读理解
MayorBilldeBlasiodesignated(指定)theLunarNewYearanofficialpublicschoolholidayinNewYorkCityinJune,2015.
ThemovecameafterdeBlasioinMarch,2015declaredschoolholidaysonthemost-observedholidayinIslam,Eidal-FitrandEidal-Adha.DeBlasio,makinggoodonapromisemadeduringhis2013mayoralcampaign,saidstudentswouldalsohaveadayoffontheLunarNewYear,andnotlongagotheAsianholidaytookplaceonFebruary8,2016.
"About15%ofthecity’sschoolsystemisofAsiandescent(血统),andmanystudent,havebeentakingthedayoffasasickday”saidStateSenatorDanielSquadron.“It’sabigdeal,”hesaid,whosedistrictincludesManhattan’sChinatown.“Familieshavehadtochoosebetweentheirmostimportantculturalcelebrationandmissingadayofschool.”
Thecity’sDepartmentofEducationhadbeenworkingonthepracticalarrangementsforaddinganotherholidaywhilemaintainingthelegal180schooldays.Theproblemwassolvedbycombiningtwohalfdaysthatpreviouslydidnotcounttowardsthetotaltoformasinglefulldaythatcanbecountedtowardsthetotal.AfterSanFrancisco,NewYorkisthesecondmajorurbanschooldistricttoaddtheLunarNewYeartotheofficialschoolcalendar.
“Thisholidayisnotaboutkidsjustgettingadayofffromschool,”saidAssemblymanRonKim.“It’sabouttheCityofNewYorktellinghundredsofAsian-AmericansocietiesthatAmericaisaculturalmeltingpot.”Kimsaidrecognizingtheholidayisonewayofpushingbackagainstfeelingsofisolationandmarginalization(边缘化)feltbytheAsian-Americancommunity.
1．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartyinParagraph2mean?
A.Makeuseof. B.Standby. C.Keepupwith. D.Goagainst.
2．HowdoesNewYorkmaketheLunarNewYearanofficialpublicschoolholiday?
A.Bycancellingalegal1-dayholiday.
B.BycopyingthewayofSanFrancisco.
C.Byaddinganewfulldaytotheschoolcalendar.
D.Bychangingthelegal180schooldays.
3．WhatdoweknowfromRonKim’swords?
A.He’sopposedtothenewschoolholiday.
B.AsiancultureisvaluedmostinNewYork.
C.AsiancultureispartoftheAmericansociety.
D.TheholidaywipesoutAsianAmericans’isolation.
4．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.AnewpublicschoolholidayinNewYork
B.ApromisemadebythemayorofNe