福建省莆田市莆田第二中学高一上学期期末考英语试题.pdfVIP

2023-2024莆田二中高一上英语期末卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Weddingsareoneoflifesbiggestcelebrations,andtheyareobservedinjustabouteverycountryandculture

ontheplanet.Herearesomeweddingtraditionsfromaroundtheworld.

Scotland

Scottishweddingsusuallyfeaturethehandfastingceremony.Duringtheceremony,thebride(新娘)and

bridegroomeachholdapieceofcloth.Thesearecarefullywoundaroundthecouplesjoinedhands.Whenthey

pulltheirhandsapart,thepiecesbecometiedintoaknot(结)-asymbolofthenewunion.

Germany

GuestsataGermanweddinggettoseeaninterestingsight:thenewlymarriedcouple-stilldressedintheir

suitandweddingdress—cuttingalengthofatreeinhalfwithatwo-personsaw(锯).Inthisway,theyshowtheir

abilitytoworkasateamtofaceanychallengetheywillmeetinlife.

Norway

ANorwegianweddingcakeismadeupofprogressivelysmallerlayersoficedcakerings,whichgivethe

caketheshapeofChristmastree.Theinsideisemptyandhasgiftsorevenabottleofwine.Thebrideandgroom

liftthetopringofthecake,andthenumberoflayersthatsticktoitissaidtorepresentthenumberofchildren

theywillhave!

England

BridesinEnglandtypicallywearsomethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue

fortheirbigday.ThemodernpracticecomesfromatraditionalEnglishsong,andthethingsthemselvesrepresent

protection,cheerfulness,goodluck,andpurity,respectively.

Thoughthecustomsmightvary,thefeelingremainsthesame.Acrosstheworld,weddingsaretimesto

celebratelove,happiness,andfamily.

21.Whyisatwo-personsawusedintheGermanwedding?

A.ToentertaintheweddingguestsB.Tomarkthecouplesunitedefforts.

C.Torepresenttheupcomingchallenges.D.Tokeepthe