高一期中考试模拟题——外研版.doc

高一英语期中考试模拟一 第I卷(共70分) 第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Have you ever wondered why our Easter(复活节) celebrations include bunnies(兔子)，brightly colored eggs，baskets filled with bite-size candy,and a banquet(宴会) of ham or lamb? In fact, most of our Easter traditions are rooted in Christian faith and early religions．Heres a brief history lesson on customs. Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny—a．k．a Osterhase(German)or Oschter Haws(Dutch)—made its U．S．Debut(初次露面) when German and Dutch settlers arrived in colonial Pennsylvania villages during the1700s．Pre—Christian Germans honored an Anglo-Saxon goddess，Eostre，who represented the rising of a new sun season．It’s believed that she had a hare as a companion that represented fertility(生育力)and rebirth． Easter Basket Similar to the meaning of leaving cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve，children would leave homemade nests in which the Easter Bunny could lay its colored eggs．Over time，this tradition turned into decorated (装饰) Easter baskets filled with fake grass，chocolate candy and jellybeans． Easter Eggs Christians(基督徒) don’t eat meat and eggs for 40 days in preparation for spiritual update．On Easter Sunday, red colored eggs decorated tables to promote the joy of a new season and represent Jesus’s blood on the cross．The colored egg tradition may also have roots in spring festivals，in which eggs were decorated，colored and exchanged as celebrations of spring． Ham You know block-eyed peas bring luck on New Year’s Day, but what if we told you a pig had much the same effect? The pig was considered a symbol of luck in pre-Christian Europe，and early Christians were said to have continued this tradition，making it the center of meals on significant holidays like Christmas and Easter． If we took a poll on eating ham or lamb on Easter,we’d likely be a country divided． 1．What does the passage mainly focus on? A．Easter presents． B．Easter beliefs． C．Easter customs． D．Eas