贵州省湄潭县湄江高级中学2018-2019学年高一下学期期中英语试题（无答案）

2018- -2019年度湄江高中高一英语第二学期期中考试 第一部分阅读理解(每题2分 ) What can you see? Mountains, volcanoes , rivers, lakes,waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat. The Maoris When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture (文化) and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life. Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders. New Zeala