2020-2021学年浙江省杭州市高桥初中教育集团九年级（上）第二次调研英语试卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题，每小题6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。 1．（6分）The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad. United Kingdom Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980，with the first evening party held in 2002.Every New Year，people get together and have a lot of activities.They sing songs，dance to music，share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. United States Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US.They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year.It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. Australia The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia.Many people come to Sydney's Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne.They enjoy fireworks，lion dances，dragon boat races and many other traditional activities.The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non﹣Chinese. Singapore The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China.They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past.Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together.They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. （1）Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in . A.1890 B.1980 C.2000 D.2002 （2）Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except . A.enjoying fireworks B.lion dances C.sharing photos with friends D.dragon boat races （3）In Singapore，Chinese families don't hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because . A.they were born in Singapore B.they moved there from other places C.the restaurant is far away D.they want to keep Chinese tradition 2．（6分）①Some people live to climb the highest mountains.Some people only think about it while others avoid ever climbing at all.But one thing is certain – all people come across mountains in their life. ②When I was a little girl，my parents moved us to the tiny village of Otongo，Hidalgo，Mexico.This town was built at the bottom of a big mountain. ③One day after school，while exploring the green woods of this mountain，I saw a set of stairs.What could these steps lead to？Could this be the way to the top？ ④I climbed and climbed，but still there was nothing in front.It was getting really dark，and I wasn't even close to the top. ⑤A voice told me to hurry back home and try again the next day.I ran back home in the dark while trying not to get too frightened. ⑥I didn't tell anyone about what I ... ...
