[中学联盟]甘肃省武威第五中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docVIP

2015-2016学年第一学期武威五中高二年级英语试卷 命题人：邹敏 第一卷 一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分） A Holidays in the United States usually come at least once a month. Most months have a national holiday that has been arranged to be celebrated on a Monday. The holidays have all been decided to be celebrated on a Monday so that the workers may have 3-day weekends—that is, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in order to rest or travel, or do things with their families. Major holidays in the United States such as New Years Day or Christmas Day or the day, when we remember the first settlers of the United States, called Thanksgiving Day, are celebrated all over the country. During these holidays most businesses close and the workers stay home and celebrate with their family. Vacation can be from 2 weeks a year to 5 weeks a year. This usually depends on how long you’ve been working for a company, what type of position you have, whether you have a very high position or a very important position and its difficult to find someone to replace you. In this case, you might take a few days at a time rather than taking one month all at once. Usually the more time you spend working for a company, the more time you may get for a vacation. 1. The government of the United States makes it a rule for workers to have a_____weekend almost once a month. A. 1-day B.2-day C. 3-day D. 4-day 2. Workers in the United States sometimes work from________. A. Monday to Saturday B. Tuesday to Sunday C. Thursday to Friday D. Tuesday to Friday 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this passage? A. Only a few shops remain open on New Year’s Day. B. Most of the workers needn’t work on Christmas Day. C. Thanksgiving Day is important for American people. D. All the workers have a half- month vacation at least. 4. The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that_____. A. no one can be found to take his place B. he hasn’t a most high position