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2020级高一年级第二学期期末考试

英语试卷

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheUnitedStatescelebratesValentinesDayeachyearonFebruary14.ManyothercountriescelebrateValentinesDay,too,eachintheirownway.HereisalookattheValentinesDaytraditionsinthreecountries.

Wales：landoflovespoons

InWales,itiscalledSt.DwynwensDay,whichtakesplaceonJanuary25.Thetraditionalromanticgiftonthisdayisalovespoon.

Beginninginthe17thcentury,Welshmenmadebeautifulwoodenspoonsasashowoftheirloveforthatspecialpersonintheirlives.Eachshapeofthespoonshasadifferentmeaning.Forexample,horseshoesmeangoodluck；keysrepresentthekeytoaloversheart；andwheelsareasignofsupport.

Argentina：aweekofsweets

ArgentinacelebratesValentinesDayinFebruary,butalsogivesawholeotherweektoloveinJuly.TheycallitSweetnessWeek.Ifyoukisssomeone,theyhavetogiveyouasugarytreat.

SweetnessWeekstartedin1989withacandycompanycalledArcor.Theymadeanadvertisementcalled“CandyforaKiss.Theideawastogivethecompanyschocolatesandothercandiesinexchangeforasweetkissonthecheek.Thecampaignhadastrongereffectthanthecompanyexpected—itledtoanewholiday!

EveryJuly,coupleswhotakepartgiveeachothercandiesandkissesallweeklong.

SouthKorea:threeisacharm

ForSouthKoreans,ValentinesDayhappensinthreeparts：February14,March14andApril14.

OnFebruary14,womentraditionallygivemengiftsofchocolatetoshowtheirlove.Onemonthlater,onaholidayknownasWhiteDay,menshowtheirthanksbygivingwomenasweetgift.Thename“WhiteDaycomesfromthecustomofgivingwhite-coloredgifts.

LetsnotforgetBlackDayonApril14.SinglepeoplewhodidnotgetgiftsonFebruary14orMarch14oftengatheronBlackDaytoeatnoodleswithblackbeansoup.

1.Whatdoesakey-shapedspoonmean?

ADeeplove.