四川省雅安市天全中学学年高三暑假练习周考一英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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四川省雅安市天全中学学年高三暑假练习周考一英语试题Word版含答案
天全中学2017-2018学年暑期加课
英语练习题一
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ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?
WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?
SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?
GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates,makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879.CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.
ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.
LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm"GeorgeWashington’sBirthday."butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm"Presidents’Day."Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.
ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?
Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.
1.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.
A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincoln
C.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar
2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.
B.Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.
C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.
D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.
3.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?
A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.
C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.
4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDay
B.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’Day
C.TocelebratePresidents’Dayornot
D.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day
B
Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.
Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden,IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作机)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:
yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcom,andourfavorite―redtomatoes.
AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.
Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.
Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone'sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecomerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile,Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.
5.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?
A.Thegardenwasplantedwithcolorfulflowers.
B.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilledbyhisfather.
C.Helovedwhathisfathergrewinthegarden.
D.Heenjoyedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.
6.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather.
A.devotedmoretogardening B.turnedtoot
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