2018-2019学年吉林省长春外国语学校第二学期高一年级开学考试试卷与答案

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2018-2019学年吉林省长春外国语学校第二学期高一年级开学考试

英语试题

I．阅读理解（共两节，25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

Teachers’ Day is, interestingly, not celebrated on the same day all over the world. In some countries it is marked by a holiday, in others it is a working day.

International Teachers’ Day is celebrated on October 5. Being held ever since 1994, it is in honor of teachers' organizations worldwide. Its aim is to encourage supports for teachers and to meet the needs of students.

China ― In 1939, Teachers’ Day was set for August 27, Confucius' birthday. In1951, the celebration was stopped. However, it was founded again in 1985, and the day was changed to September 10. India ― Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 in hono ur of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second president of India, whose birthday falls on that day.

Russia ― In Russia, Teachers’ Day was celebrated on the first Sunday of October between 1965 and 1994. Since 1994, the day is observed on the October 5, just the same day as World Teachers' Day. The US ― In the US, Teachers’ Day is non-official holiday. It is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week of May. A number of activities are organized in schools to honor teachers. The celebrations can continue for the whole week of May.

Thailand ― In Thailand, National Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on January 16. The first Teachers’ Day was held in 1957. The day is a holiday in schools.

1．Which country celebrates Teachers’ Day in October?

A．India. B．Russia. C．Thailand D．The US. 2．Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “observed”?

A．stopped B．held C．celebrated D．fell

3．Which of the following is possibly true?

A．China has celebrated Teachers’ Day since the year 1931.

B．Te achers’ Day is an official holiday in the United States.

C．Teachers’ Day is a working day in schools of Thailand.

D．Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday is in September.

4．From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．The first Teachers’ Day was hel d in 1965 in Thailand

B．Teachers’ Day falls on Confucius' birthday in China

C．International Teachers’ Day aims to benefit teachers and students

D．A lot of activities are held on Teachers’ Day across the world

B

American schools do not have separate classes for boys and girls. If boys want to cook or to sew, they can learn these things in classes that are no longer just for girls. If girls want to repair cars, they can now learn this in school. Most students like to have boys and girls on the same baseball team.

Many boys and girls dress alike in school. They wear blue jeans and sport shirts. Some have long hair and some have short hair. Sometimes a boy has longer hair than a girl.

Even the language is different. Students learn to say fire fighter instead of fireman, police officer instead of policeman, and letter carrier instead of mailman. A person does not need to be a man to fight a fire or to deliver the mail.

Most people think that these changes are great. They give all people an equal chance to be happy and to do what they want to do with their lives. Fathers like to tell their sons that they can grow up to be president. Today, mothers can tell the same things to their daughters.

5．What does “mailman” mean?

A．Milkman. B．Writer. C．Postman. D．Reporter. 6．The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．these changes B．American schools

C．most people D．American students

7．What do most people think of the changes in American schools?

A．Surprising. B．Strange. C．Good. D．Bad.

8．We may infer from the text that in the past in American schools ________.