山西省吕梁市高级中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

-9-2018年秋季学期高二期中考试（英语）试题（时间：120分钟满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分满分45分）阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheSpringFestivalItisusuallyheldbetweenJanuary&FebruaryasthebiggestChineseholidayandeveninotherAsiancountries.ChineseNewYearcelebrationstraditionallyrunfromthelastdayofthelastmonthoftheChinesecalendartotheLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstmonth.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiroUsuallyitisofficiallyheldinFebruary.Aweekofextravagantparadescostumesdancingmakesthisoneofthemostexcitingfestivalsintheworldwithtwomillionpeopleperdayonthestreets.ThefirstfestivalsofRiodatebackto1723.SaintPatrick'sDayFestivalItisaculturalandreligiouscelebrationheldon17thMarchthetraditionaldeathdateofSaintPatrickthemostimportantpatron(守护神)saintofIreland.Therewillbeagrandparademusiccomedyfilmanddrinking.ItwasmadeanofficialChristianfeastdayintheearly17thcentury.GrapeThrowingFestivalItisaharvestfestivalinSeptemberandcelebrateswinemakingandotherfoodsanddrinksmadefromgrapes.Grapefestivalsarecelebratedasatraditioninvariouspartsaroundtheworld.Throwinghugeamountofgrapesatpeopleandparticipatinginotherfuneventsareatradition.LoveParadeOneoftheworld'sbiggestfestivalsinGermanyinDecemberwascelebratedfrom1989-2003to2006-2010.Itincludedelectronicmusiccostumesand“let-lose”behavior.Unfortunatelybecauseofthedeathsof21participantsin2010duetoovercrowdingtheLoveParadehasbeencanceledeversince.1.Whichofthefollowingfestivalscandatebacktothe18thcentury?A.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiro.B.SaintPatrick'sDayFestival.C.GrapeThrowingFestival.D.LoveParade.2.Whichofthefollowingfestivalsareheldinmorethanonecountryaccordingtothetext?A.TheCarnivalofRiodeJaneiroandLoveParade.B.TheS