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.docx

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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、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

HowtocelebratePurim

WhatisPurim?

Purim(whichmeans“lots”inPersian)isaJewishholidaythatcelebrateshowtheJewishpeopleweresavedfrombeingcompletelydestroyedinancientPersiaastoldinTheBookofEsther.

HowisPurimcelebrated?

Purimisanextremelyfestiveandhappyoccasionthatiscelebratedwiththecommunity.AfewofthewaysPurimistypicallycelebratedinclude:

ReadingtheMegilahor“scroll”（i.e.,TheBookofEsther）atnightandinthemorning

Makinglargesoundswithgroggers（noisemakers）wheneverHamansnameismentionedintheMegillahreading

Dressingupincostumes

Havingafestiveholidaymeal

Drinkingandmerrymaking

PuttingonahumorousplayincostumesknownasaPurimshpiel(whichmeans“play”inYiddish)

Givinggiftsofsnacksandotherfoodtofriendsandneighbors

Givinggiftsofmoney,foodordrinkstothepoor

HowtogreetsomeoneonPurim?

TogreetsomeoneonPurim,youcansay,“HappyPurim”oruseoneofthefollowing:

ChagPurimsameach!(“HappyPurimholiday”)

Purimsameach!(“HappyPurim”)

Chagsameach!(“Happyholiday”)

WhenisPurim?

Purimhappensonthe14thoftheHebrewmonthofAdar(duringleapyears，whichhappeneverytwotothreeyearsintheHebrewcalendar,anextramonth,AdarI,isaddedanditiscelebratedonthe14thofAdarⅡ).

Thisyear,PurimbeginsontheeveningofWednesday,March16andendstheeveningofThursday,March17.However,inJerusalemandotherwalledcities,itiscelebratedonthe15thofAdar,basedonpoemsfromChapter9ofTheBookofEsther.

1．WhatistheatmospherelikeduringthetimeofPurim?

A．Serious. B．Stressful. C．Scaring. D．Lively.

2．WhatdopeopleusuallydotocelebratePurim?

A．Giveahumorous