陕西省咸阳百灵中学届高三下学期第一次月考英语试题.docx
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陕西省咸阳百灵中学届高三下学期第一次月考英语试题
咸阳百灵中学2016—2017学年度第一学期第一次月考
高三英语试题
命题人:
豆晓维审题人:
豆晓维
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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。
A
AmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay.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.in1868
C.afterWorldWarID.inthelate1950s
2.The1,200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantrycelebrateMemorialDayby________.
A.placingacandleateachgrave
B.puttingsmallAmericanflagsoneachgrave
C.goingaroundthecemeterytoprotecttheflowers
D.decoratingthegravesofsoldierswithflowers
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.Americanshaveathree-dayholidayduringMemorialDay
B.peoplevisitthegravesoftheirancestorsonMemorialDay
C.MemorialDayiscelebratedinmanydifferentcountries
D.themeaningofMemorialDayisthesameasbefore
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMemorialDayfromthepassage?
A.MemorialDayiscelebratedthroughouttheUSAonthelastMondayinMay.
B.PeoplecelebrateMemorialDaytorememberthosewhowerekilledinwars.
C.MemorialDaybecameaholidaythroughouttheUSAintheyear1866.
D.PeoplecelebrateMemorialDayinordertoremembertheirdeadlovers.
B
YoumaybefamiliarwithsomeofancientChinesemusicalinstrumentscalledErhuorGuzheng,butyoumaybenotfamiliarwithsomeotherancientChinesemusicinstruments,suchastheHujia.Theseinstrumentsaregraduallydyingoutbecauseofalackofattentionandpreservationforthem.Butnow,ayoungmaninNortheastChina'sShenyangCityishopingtochangethat.
LiuDawasborninShenyangCity,LiaoningProvince,ChinaandgraduatedfromTchaikovskyMusicUniversityinUkrainetwoyearsago,wherehemajoredinpiano.Butratherthanapianist,Liuisnowmorelikeacarpenterformostoftheday.Andit'sallforonething:
torecreatethemusicalinstrumentsofancientChina.
“InUkraine,duringmajorfestivals,theartistsfromaroundtheworldwoulddressupintheirowntraditionalclothesandusetheirownmusicalinstrumentstoplay.Ihadanopportunitytoseealotofmusicinstrumentsinthesefestivals.SoIwasinspiredtopresentourculture,ourmusicaswell,fromwhereI'mfrom,”Liusaid.
LiuDastartedtorecreateancientChinesemusicinstrumentsafterhegraduatedfromuniversity.Itusuallytakeshimbetweensixtoeightmonthstomakeoneancientinstrument.LiuDahasevenlearnedtheManchuandMongolianlanguage,sohecouldconsulthistoricfilestomakeaccuratedesigns.
Duringthelasttwoyears,hehasrecreated23differentkindsofmusicalinstrumentsfromancientChina,somedatingbackoverthousandsofyears.“ThismusicalinstrumentiscalledaHujia,areedripe(牧笛).Itdatesbackto3,000B.C.It'sveryoldandithasaveryinterestinghistory,”LiuDasaid.
LiuDa'snextplanistoformabandwiththese23instrumentstogetanauthenticflavorforancientmusic.
5.WhyaresomeancientChinesemusicalinstrumentsdyingout?
A.Theyhavelosttheirvalueinthemodernsociety.
B.PeopleinChinaarenotabletoplaythem.
C.Peoplepaynoattentiontopreservationforthem.
D.PeopleinChinadon'tknowhowtorecreatethem.
6.WhatinspiredLiuDatorecreateancientChinesemusicalinstruments?
A.NoartistswereinvitedtoplayinmajorfestivalsinUkraine.
B.Musiciansplayedtheirownmusicalinstrumentsinfestivals.
C.Artistsfromothercou
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