河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题

河南省鹤壁市祁县第一中学2020年级高中一年级高中英语下学期期中考试题阅读理解的第二部分(共2个，40分满分)第一节(共15题：每题2分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从给定给每个标题的4个选项(a、b、c、d)中选择最合适的选项，然后在答案卡上涂黑该项目。a音乐opera at music hall : 1243 elm street。the season lasts from June to August，With additional performances in March and sep tember。the opera honors enjoy the arts membership discounts . phone : 241-2742 . http:/www . city chamber orchestra : the orchestra plays at memorial hall at 1406 elm street，which offers sever al concerts from March to June . call 723http :/www.chamber symphony orchestra : at music hall and river bend。for ticket sales，call381-3300。regular season lass from September to may at music hall in summer at river bend . http:/www . symphony . org/home . ASPcollege conservatory of music(CCM): performances are on the main campus(校园)of the university，Usually at Patricia Cobbriver bend music theater : 6295 ke ke kellog ave . large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover(price difference)。big name shows all summerlong！phone : 232-220 . http:/www . river 21.which number should you call if you want to see an opera？a . 232-220 . b . 723-1182 . c . 381-3300 . d . 241-2742。22.when can you go to a concert by chamber orchestra？A.February。B. August。C. may.d. November。23.where can students go for free performances with their I . d . cards？A.musichall.b. memorial hall。C.river bend music theater . d . Patricia cobbett theater。24.how is river bend music theater different from the other places？A.it gives shows all year round . b . it has seats in the open air。C.it offers membership discounts . d . it presents famous musical works。bI really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job . I also think my work is important . th EreI wason t an excellent student because I didn t do much school work。in my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn t have much to Offer .I just accepted that I wason t the type to have a career。I then found myself a job . looking after two little girls，it wason t too bad at first . but the problems began when I agreed to live in，So thatwe agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，Shed give me time off the next。but unfortunately，it didnt often work out。I was getting exremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children。One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，And met mean who used to go school with me。I told her about my situation。she suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification If I wanted to work with children . I didn t think I would be accepted because I didn tshe persuaded me to phone the local c Ol lege and they were really helple .my experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course。I had to leave my job with the family，and got work heling out at a kindergarten。Now Ive got a full-time job there。I shall always be thankl to mean。I wish I had known earrier that you could have a career，even if you aren t top of the class at school .25.What is the authors present job？A.looking after children at a kinder garten。B.Working part-time in a college。C.helping children with their school work。D.taking care of children for a family。26.when staying with the two girl s family，the author _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.was paid for extra work。B. often worked long hours。C.got much help from her boss . d . took a day off every other week。27.why did the author leave her first job？A.She found a full-time job。B.She was fed up with children。C.she decided to attend a part-time course。D.she need a rest after working extra hours .cthansgiving day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada。families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing。thank siving day is really a harvest festival。this is why it is celebrate in late fall，After the crops are in。but one of the first thank sikins in America had nothing to do with a good harvest .on December 4，1619，The pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles city，Virginia。they knelt down and thanked god for their safe journal across the Atlantic .the first new England thankinsgiving did celebrate a rich harvest .the pilgrims landed at what is now ply mouth，Massachusetts，In1620。they had a difficult time and the first winter was cruuel。many of the pilgrims died。but the next year，They had a good harvest。so governor Bradford declared a threeday feast。the pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast。every one brought food。时间，殖民地began to celebrate a day of thanksiving。but it took years before there was a national thanksiving day。during the civil war，Sarah josepher hales Viera linson to do something about it。he proclaimed the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksiving。Todd，美国单元ebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November。C