陕西省咸阳百灵中学高三下学期第一次月考英语试题.doc

咸阳百灵中学2016—2017学年度第一学期第一次月考

高三英语试题

命题人：豆晓维审题人：豆晓维

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一、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。

A

AmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay.Itsnotjustaboutadayoffschoolandthebeginningofsummer.ThisholidaygoesallthewaybacktotheCivilWarandiscelebratedbymillionsofpeople，especiallyAmericasveterans(退伍军人)．MemorialDayisadaytorememberallthosewhodiedwhileservingtheircountry.

ThefirstMemorialDaywasobservedonMay30，1866inColumbus，Georgiabywomensgroupswhodecoratedthegravesofsoldierswithflowers.In1868，GeneralJohnLogan(amemberoftheSenate[参议院]atthetime)，officiallymadeMemorialDayaholidaytohonorsoldierswhohaddiedintheCivilWar.AfterWorldWarI，theholidaydidntjusthonorthosewhodiedfightingintheCivilWarbuthonoredallAmericanswhodiedfightinginanywar.AlthoughthemajorityofthecountrycelebratesMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay，somesouthernstatescelebrateitondifferentdays.

Sincethelate1950s，the1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantry(步兵团)putsmallAmericanflagsoneverygrave(thereareabout260，000ofthem)atArlingtonNationalCemeteryontheThursdaybeforeMemorialDay.Theythenpatrol(巡逻)thegraveyard24hoursadayduringtheweekendtomakesurethateveryflagremainsstanding.OntheSaturdaybeforeMemorialDay，theBoyScoutsandGirlScoutsplaceacandleateachgrave(thereareabout15，300ofthem)attheFredericksburgandSpotsylvaniaNationalMilitaryParkonMaryesHeights.Theyvebeendoingthissince1998.

【语篇解读】每年五月的最后一个星期一是美国对阵亡将士的纪念日。本文介绍了这个节日的来历。

1．PeoplebegantohonorallthosewholosttheirlivesinAmericaswars________．

A．in1866 B．in1868

C．afterWorldWarI D．inthelate1950s

2．The1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantrycelebrateMemorialDayby________．

A．placingacandl