和诚中学2018-2019学年度高一3月月考 英语试题 考试时间：100分钟 满分：150分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读短文，从所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填到相应位置。 A Unusual Ways to Ring In the New Year Denmark: Smashing plates If you came out of your front door to find a lot of smashed (破碎的）plates, you might be a bit confused. But that’s exactly what people in Denmark hope to find after midnight, as it means good luck. So, if you were Danish, you might go and smash a plate on a friend’s doorstep to bring good luck to him or her over the next 12 months. Finland: Fortune telling with metal In countries, including Finland, there is a tradition of melting a special metal and then dropping it into cold water. The metal will form a shape when it cools. People then try to read the shape of the metal that tells them something about their future. For example, if it makes the shape of a flower, it could mean the person will have an unknown admirer in the next year. Spain: Eating grapes When the clocks hit midnight in Spain, you'11 find people reaching for grapes. This is because there is a tradition of eating one grape each time the clock strikes at midnight. The idea is that this will bring you twelve lucky months in the year ahead. South America：Walking with an empty suitcase In some South American countries, on New Year's Eve you might see some people walking around with an empty suitcase. Some believe that taking what is called a “suitcase walk” means they will have a year full of adventures ahead. 1. What will the Spanish do when the clock hits midnight in the New Year? A. To walk with an empty suitcase. B. To eat twelve grapes. C. To melt a special metal D. To smash a plate on the doorstep. 2. Who will melt a special metal and drop it into cold water when the new year comes? A. Danish B. Spanish C. Finnish D. South Americans 3. What can we learn from the text? A. In the world, ways are various to welcome festivals. B. New Year's Day is a festival which is worth celebrating. C. People hope for luck when the clock strikes at midnight. D. There are some unusual ways to ring in the new year. B Bring blind is tough in any case. But things were even harder for Srikanth Bolla who was born in a small village in India, where the common belief was that kids with disabilities were “of no use” and therefore, better off dead. Fortunately, Srikanth's parents loved their son and refused to give him up. Instead, they encouraged the blind boy to dream big and reach for the star. Srikanth did not disappoint his parents. The now twenty-four-year-old is the founder CEO of Bollant Industries. Of course, getting here was not easy. Being both blind and poor meant that Srikanth had to face hard challenges. As a young boy, Srikanth attended a regular school near his home. Unfortunately, the students and teachers didn't quite like him because of his disability. As a result, the young boy was largely ignored and often s ... ...
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