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河南省信阳市固始县联考2025-2026学年高一上学期

11月期中英语试题

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读(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

TheNewYearisaspecialtimeforeverybodyaroundtheworld.Let’sseehowtheycelebrateit.

Denmark

Peoplebreakplatesaroundthefrontdooroftheirhouses.Theybelievethatthemoreplatestheybreak,themorefriendstheywillmeetinthenewyear.Theyalsojumpfromachairwhentheclockhits12!Theycallit“jumpingintothenewyear”.

Spain

Whentheclockhits12,peopleeat12grapes!Thenumber“12”symbolizes(代表)the12monthsinayear.TheSpanishpeoplethinkiftheyeatgrapestheywillhavegoodluckforthewholeyear.

Greece

Whenmidnightcomes,childrenortheheadofthefamilywillgetoutofthehouseandthenwalkbackin.Peoplecallitthefirstfootingandbelievethisbringsgoodluck.(PeopleinEnglandhavethistraditionToo!)Theyalsohaveacakewithacoininsideit,andwhoevergetsthepieceofcakewiththecoinwillbespeciallyluckyinthenewyear.

1.WhatdopeopleinDenmarkdotocelebratetheNewYearwhentheclockhits12?

A.Theyjumpfromachair B.Theyeat12grapes.

C.Theygetoutofthehouses. D.Theyhaveacakewithacoininit.

2.Whichcountryhasthetraditionofthe“firstfooting”accordingtothepassage？

①Denmark②Spain③Greece④England

A.①② B.①③ C.②③ D.③④

3.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleinDenmarkbreakplatestocelebratetheNewYear.

B.PeopleinSpainthinkeatingCakeswithcoinsinsidebringsthemgoodluck.

C.ThewholefamilyinGreecegooutsidewhentheNewYearcomes.

D.ThepassagetellsushowpeopleinfivecountriescelebratetheNewYear.

B

Iworkinanursinghomeandmyjobistotakecareoftheelderly.

Thisyear,anoldladythatIcaredfor,Alice,hadgonethroughadifficulttime.Shegotdementiaandsoshehadbeeninthehospitaltwice.InNovemberIwasfinallyabletoget