河南省周口市川汇区周口恒大中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题（含解析）

2023-2024学年度（下）周口恒大中学高二期中考试 英语试题 考试时间：120分钟；满分：120分 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第I卷（选择题） 第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 How to celebrate Purim What is Purim Purim(which means “lots” in Persian)is a Jewish holiday that celebrates how the Jewish people were saved from being completely destroyed in ancient Persia as told in The Book of Esther. How is Purim celebrated Purim is an extremely festive and happy occasion that is celebrated with the community. A few of the ways Purim is typically celebrated include: Reading the Megilah or “scroll” （i. e., The Book of Esther）at night and in the morning Making large sounds with groggers（noisemakers）whenever Haman's name is mentioned in the Megillah reading Dressing up in costumes Having a festive holiday meal Drinking and merrymaking Putting on a humorous play in costumes known as a Purim shpiel(which means “play” in Yiddish) Giving gifts of snacks and other food to friends and neighbors Giving gifts of money, food or drinks to the poor How to greet someone on Purim To greet someone on Purim, you can say, “Happy Purim” or use one of the following: Chag Purim sameach! (“Happy Purim holiday”) Purim sameach! (“Happy Purim”) Chag sameach! (“Happy holiday”) When is Purim Purim happens on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar(during leap years，which happen every two to three years in the Hebrew calendar, an extra month, Adar I, is added and it is celebrated on the 14th of Adar Ⅱ). This year, Purim begins on the evening of Wednesday, March 16 and ends the evening of Thursday, March 17. However, in Jerusalem and other walled cities, it is celebrated on the 15th of Adar, based on poems from Chapter 9 of The Book of Esther. 1．What is the atmosphere like during the time of Purim A．Serious. B．Stressful. C．Scaring. D．Lively. 2．What do people usually do to celebrate Purim A．Give a humorous performance. B．Ask for snacks from neighbors. C．Say “Happy Purim” door to door. D．Have a holiday meal with the poor. 3．When is Purim celebrated in Jerusalem this year A．On March15. B．On a Tuesday. C．On the 14th of Adar. D．On the 15th of Adar. B People have grown taller over the last century,with South Korean women shooting up by more than 20 cm on average, and Iranian men gaining 16.5 cm. A global study looked at the average height of 18-year-olds in 200 countries between 1914 and 2014. The results show that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914. Dutch men have risen from 12th place to the top spot with an average height of 182.5 cm. Latvian women, meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later,with an average height of 169.8 cm. A little extra height brings a number of advantages says Elio Riboli of Imperial College."Being taller is associ ... ...