西藏日喀则区第一高级中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）

日喀则市第一高级中学16—17学年度 第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷 出卷人:王克弦 刘泽伟 卷面总分:100分 考试时间:90分钟 第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共10小题:每小题2分,满分20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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UK’s many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside. May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very