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16－17学年度第二学期高三年级英语学科第一学段模拟试卷

注意：本试卷共6页，满分100分，时间90分钟

第I卷 （共60分）

第一部分 阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）

第一节 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。（共20小题，满分40分）

A

There are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries. The origins of most of the days are unknown. They were certainly not created by individual people. Other days, however, especially those celebrated in western countries often owe their origins to a particular person. One of the most

popular of these, even though it is fairly recent, is Mother’s Day. Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures. The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria, during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods”. The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday. However, over the years this custom was gradually forgotten, and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.

Born in 1864 in Virginia, US, Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude(感激) to their mothers for all their love and care. Encouraged by a friend, she wrote to thousands of important people —politicians, churchmen, doctors, city officials and asked them to support her idea: a special day of the year for thanking mothers.

In 1910 the Governor of Western Virginia introduced Mother’s Day in the state. The date chosen was May 10 —the second Sunday in May, which is still observed in America today. This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarvis’s mother died. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mother’s Day throughout the United States.

Soon there was a Mother’s Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.

Anna Jarvis, a sad and disillusioned(幻想破灭的) woman died in 1948.The custom she

had worked so hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original purpose. It had been taken over by business. As with Christmas, the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multi-million dollar industry. 1. The passage mainly tells us________. A. how Mother’s Day came into being Day

C. a woman named Anna Jarvis D. President Wilson and Anna Jarvis 2. Hilaria was a festival in________. A. Asia Church

3. Anna Jarvis intended to establish a festival for mothers because________. A. her students had nothing to do

B. she wanted to know important people in this way C. she wanted to do something for mothers D. she wanted people to thank their mothers

4. May 10 became the date for Mother’s Day because____. A. May 10 was the date on which Anna Jarvis’s mother died B. it was the second Sunday in May in 1910 C. May 10 is a lucky day

D. President Wilson like the date

5. The underlined word “observed” in Paragraph 3 most probably means________. A. watched

B. followed C. ruled

B

Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

“You bring your uncle to my talk this evening,” said Mark Twain. “I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

D. set

B. America C. Ancient Rome D. the Christian

B. how people celebrate Mother’s

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend, “I know that man. He's been deaf for years.” 6. The writer wrote the passage mainly to________.

A. tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes B. tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain

C. tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer D. tell readers how to tell a funny story

7. One day Mark Twain met ________at lunch. A. a friend young girl

8. Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk?

A. Because he thought he could make him laugh. B. Because he wanted to get to know the old man.

C. Because the old man could tell stories. D. Because he wanted to learn from the old man.

9. Mark Twain stopped finally because he was________. A. disappointed

B. sorry

C. ill

D. sleepy

B. his brother C. his teacher

D.

a

10. Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because________.

A. his jokes were not funny B. the old man wasn't interested in the jokes

C. the old man could tell more funny jokes D. the old man was deaf C

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